“You are the BEST!! I cannot even begin to describe how
much you have done for our family. There is no one else I would want to take care
of and nurture my children and no one could do it the way you do. I still
remember meeting you for the first time and my sweet daughter felt safe
enough to leave my arms and play with your toys and then come over to hug
you. I smiled and immediately knew you were the one we felt
safe with too.
It is with unbounded enthusiasm that I recommend
the Village Kids Family Day Care facility. This is a home-based
daycare that is run under the loving care of Michelle DeJohnette. Michelle
is someone whose love of children has no constraints and this quality is an
integral part of who she is. She has an ingrained ability to sense what a child
needs and is very patient in allowing the child to become comfortable with new
surroundings. My daughter was two years old when she started and had
previously been at home with her great- grandmother. Therefore, it was
important to me that the daycare be an extension of a home environment and not
like an institution. Each day is highly organized, providing the necessary structure
small children need but cleverly disguised within an envelope of loving support
and run. The group is small allowing a large amount of attention to be lavished
upon each child.
Arts, crafts, counting and reading are among the
activities each day. When the weather is agreeable, they play outside in the
back yard. Additionally, the children are encouraged to and work very well
together. Driving to the daycare each morning is a pleasure as my
children are so excited to see their friends again. Smiling faces
abound; other parents are cheerful and friendly, their children are very
playful with me when I come and they rush to the door welcoming
my children when they arrive in the morning. It is without
exaggeration when I say that I can get my work done during the day as my mind
is at rest knowing my daughters Torri and Taylor are in the capable
hands of Michelle DeJohnette and her colleagues.”