Angie's Little Hearts Daycare

 

 

Prior to opening Angie's Little Hearts Daycare, I worked in Auto Claims for a large insurance company. I worked there full-time until my daughter was born 5 years ago. At that point, my husband and I decided that we wanted to spend as much time with our daughter as possible, while still earning an income. I changed my schedule so that I could work part-time and put Isabel in part-time daycare in the early evenings. 2 years later, I had my son Antonio and continued with part-time daycare. My children had wonderful providers that cared very much for them and they had a great time playing with the other children. Still, I wanted something more for them. I wanted not only a safe, caring & fun environment, I was also looking for a learning environment. I had considered daycare centers, but felt my children would be better suited for a small home daycare.  I just felt that home daycares seemed more warm & inviting. These factors played a major role in my decision to open my own home daycare.

 

In 2006, we built a 6 bedroom home with 2 downstairs bedrooms that are joined by French doors. Those 2 rooms are devoted solely to the daycare.  One room is pastel green with a Sesame Street Alphabet border and the other is pastel yellow with a Sesame Street Numbers border. The floors of both rooms are covered with padded squares in primary colors. Both rooms have numerous activities for the children including a train table, book corner, and drama center with a play kitchen and dress up clothes/props. We also have a good size backyard with plenty of ride-on toys, a kangaroo climber, swingset, large patio & lots of grass. During the summer, it is filled with water activities such as splash pools, slip & slides, and this year a giant party water slide!