Our Green Little Village

I love OGLV. The women who work there care about each child and do what they can to help them thrive developmentally. Blanca is the landlord/mentor and is always peeking her head in to see how the kids are doing and to play with them and cuddle them for a minute. She has extensive experience as a trainer at a non-profit child care referral and support agency serving the diverse families in Northern Alameda County, California. She is super useful if you have any random parenting questions. Flor, Claudia, and Laura take care of the kids day-to-day. They are all enthusiastic, energetic and great cooks! OGLV provides organic food, they encourage outdoor play in the patio, they also have dance time and music time. They often take stroller walks to local parks and the library for story time. My toddler is THRIVING at OGLV. He is always so happy to be there. The only bad thing is that the street it's located on is busy so backing out of the narrow driveway and trying to turn can be stressful. Some parents opt to park on the street instead of the driveway or to park on San Carlos street, half a block away. I'm willing to deal with the minute of stress of parking my car to know that my child is in a loving, caring, safe environment daily. I tell all my friends how lucky I am to find a great daycare with wonderful women caring for him.

We've been at OGLV since April 2016. Our two girls love it and look forward to school in the morning.

It was difficult to find a place that would take both infants and toddlers, and provide meals, much less ORGANIC meals. Add to the fact that it's Spanish immersion and it's a great find. The staff are very loving and obviously care for our children quite a bit. They also do their best to accomodate parents' commutes. They encourage the children to paint, sing, tell stories and so forth. 

The only downside for me is the location on High street. It's a high traffic area and sometimes difficult to park and deal with the flow of traffic. We're quite happy with them.