Emma's Day Care

Emma is to daycare what Michael Jordan is to basketball--an absolute legend. She's born to do this. Running a daycare isn't just her job, it's her art form. She creates this magical, loving home-away-from-home where kids not only feel safe and cherished, but also get to experience nonstop joy, creativity, and sunshine. For the past three years, my kid has grown into someone deeply rooted in the warmth of community and absolutely lit up by fun and curiosity. I truly believe that wouldn't have happened without Emma.

Drop-off and pick-up have become something unexpectedly healing for me. Watching little kids of all ages run to greet my child with hugs and smiles, seeing the way my kid bolts joyfully toward Emma and Popo (Emma's mom)--honestly, it helps me rewrite parts of my own childhood.

Some people say you shouldn't send your kid to a daycare where the caregivers also live. But they'd think twice if they spent even ten minutes watching what happens at Emma's. The play structures? Designed by Emma and built by her dad. The food? Home-cooked by Popo. The garden? Full of happy, well-loved plants thriving under the same magical care Emma gives the kids.

At this incredibly tender age, there is no place I trust more to nurture my child--to surround them with real love, friendship, all the pure and lovely things life has to offer.

Emma’s Daycare is a gem. We could not believe our luck when we found Emma—she is kind and creative and incredible with children of all ages. Our son started when he was 2.5 and stayed with her until the Friday before his first day of kindergarten. Because of Emma’s loving care and engaging curriculum, he is going to an immersion Mandarin school—something that would not have happened without her teaching my son Cantonese and Mandarin and encouraging his interest in the language. We are happily sending our second child to her daycare in a few months and recommend her without hesitation.