Harbor-UCLA KinderCare

“ My son has been going here since the beginning of the year. This school is very convenient for me, as it is walking distance from work. You need to be buzzed in to gain entry into the school, a nice safety measure. Overall, the school is bright and colorful, everything is nicely labeled, there are family pictures everywhere and, most importantly, the children are happy and well-mannered!!! This is a nice, clean facility, and the teachers are all really nice and easy to talk with.

“ I want to take this time to express how grateful I am for my daughter’s education. My daughter began at Harbor UCLA Children’s Center KinderCare on March 9, 2010 she was only three years old. My daughter loved going to school on a daily basis and would miss her teachers during the weekend, it means a lot to a parent who has to work everyday and feels comfortable leaving their child with these gentle, loving and educated women.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> The whole staff has been amazing and a special thank you to Ms. Monica in the Kindergarten class. My hat goes off to you; my family and I are extremely satisfied with the style, quality, and consistency you have in teaching young children. Today was our daughter’s first day of school, my wife and I were extremely nervous. Our princess had always been in a smaller learning environment and here she was going, to this huge new school. Luckily, today was a short day and she was going to be off from school early. When we picked her up my wife and I walked over to her teacher and introduced ourselves. The teacher then asked us, what school she came from?” my wife said from Harbor UCLA Children’s Center KinderCare. The teacher then said “your daughter is really smart, keep up the good work and do not stop doing what you have been doing.” As my wife and I are walking through the huge playground, tears began coming down her face she was saying “omg what are we going to do without Ms. Monica, and the rest of KinderCare?…look at how much they have helped us with our daughter. I could not wait to come back to work and tell someone about this incredible experience.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> I whole heartedly know that KinderCare is the best thing that has happened to our family, I truly recommend this school to all my friends and family.

“ Being provided the opportunity to have our daughter Ellie at KinderCare was a key factor in my decision to work at Harbor-UCLA. Ellie has been with the center since she was 3 months old. She is now 3 and a half. These last three years have been wonderful. The amount of care that we have received, you can’t place a dollar figure on. There is a level of comfort and stability having her at my job that is unmatched. The staff at every level truly gives their all. Staff actively shows a genuine interest with an outpouring of love to all the children at the center. Over time not only have they formed bonds with the children but the parents also. It is truly a family environment; we have shared birthdays and family outings together. Ellie looks forward to seeing her teachers every day. Her face lights up and runs to them for a hug. Academically I am so impressed with what the center provides. Ellie comes home and has conversations with us about things that she has learned, or she will say something about animals or the stars and I’m like, where did you learn that from? KinderCare! We are confident that Ellie is getting the foundational work to make her successful in the next steps of development. We are very happy as a family with the center, kinda sad that she will have to leave in the next year or 2. 

“ My daughter, Lauren, started at HarborUCLA KinderCare in June 2023 in the infancy classroom. She had just turned 1 and I had just returned to work full-time as a single mother. I made the switch from another daycare center to KC because of the cost and location, plus the hours and curriculum was not much different from our previous center. At first, I was hesitant to start at a new place, with no cameras, and just overall concerned about leaving my child as long as I needed to on a daily basis. Quickly, I got to know the staff, received regular updates on the app, and KC became our new home. My daughter is now in Discovery Preschool, moving up the Preschool soon. We love the various activities that go on at school, especially the family-friendly ones, and my daughter looks forward to going to school every day. I am grateful to have KC to entrust my daughter with. And the staff are phenomenal. We have become a family over the last two years.