Busy Bees Academy (aka Fun Garden Childcare)
Open today 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Description provided by the business.A bilingual English & Mandarin childcare in the Oceanview neighborhood. Our Early Childhood Education (ECE) pedagogies are grounded in the Program for Infant and Toddler Care (PITC) and the Creative Curriculum. Our childcare philosophy focuses on creating a stimulating environment that fosters young children's discovery and exploration through hands-on activities.
Location Info
Oceanview
San Francisco, CA 94112
| Monday | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Financial Aid
- Free Meals
- Sibling Discount
- Subsidies & Vouchers
Languages Spoken
- English
- Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese)
Location Details
- Staff are CPR certified.
- Staff are first aid certified.
- Health screenings are available at this location.
- Outdoor play space is available.
- Program includes field trips.
- Meals are provided.
Programs Offered
Daycare
Licensing
Busy Bees Academy (aka Fun Garden Childcare) is a licensed child care home.
Type
Licensed Child Care Home
Identifier
384004061
Capacity
14
Issued
01/19
Parent Reviews
My daughter has attended this daycare for over two years and has been incredibly happy. The teachers are truly caring and patient. Each month brings a new learning theme, and the children get to explore nature and enjoy many wonderful sensory experiences. It's been a joyful and enriching place for her to grow. I was recommended by a parent and now I recommend to other parents too.
Our time with Teacher Alyssa at Busy Bees Academy (Fun Garden Childcare) has been unforgettable!! This is now my second time having children in her academy, and even with a lengthy time in between both children she has been a great teacher and provided many learning experiences to my children. Her academy is setup perfectly for children to explore and learn new skills. We are truly grateful for our time at Busy Bees Academy!!
Dear Beatriz, I feel very grateful for the trust you’ve placed in me with both of your children, and it’s been such a joy to watch them learn and grow. Your kind words encourage me to continue creating a caring and engaging environment for all of our little ones!!
My friend's children went to this preschool here. She recommended me. My son came here when he was one year old. Now he is three years old and transferred to preschool. teachers are very friendly and patient.they taught my son learned eating by himself and potty training themselves. and there are lots of outdoor activities. There are many photos and videos to record what he is doing every day and teach different things at different ages. My son has just transferred to preschool for two weeks. He still misses Alyssa and his other two teachers very much. Alyssa also welcomes him back to visit his friends and teachers. he feels like his home,I highly recommend this place, The children are having a good time and learning fun here.
This family daycare provides an excellent environment for children. The spacious backyard is perfect for outdoor play, allowing the kids to explore and enjoy nature. The teachers are incredibly patient and attentive, ensuring that each child feels supported and engaged. I also appreciate the effort they put into creating different themed activities every day, which makes learning fun and stimulating for the children. It’s clear that they genuinely care about the well-being and development of every child in their care.
Pacey,, what a professional review! I love it. Thank you so much for supporting my small business!
My daughter just graduated from fun garden childcare and preschool. As a parent. I highly recommend this daycare. It’s very clean and a lot of space for kids to promote their sports abilities. Teachers are very kind and patient, really really appreciated all the wonderful work they have done with my daughter !
Thank you, Kay!🙋🏻♀️❤️
If I could give this school 10 starts I would !! This is the FIRST school I have seen my kids happy at in Fun garden preschool. Fun Garden preschool is Amazing place. Very clean Amazing teachers with so much heart and caring mindset. It's wonderful seeing our daughter get excited about going to Fun Garden preschool. The teachers really make an effort to engage the kids and develop them in a very individual way. The management is really committed to providing a safe, fun, and loving environment and we're very thankful to Alyssa and the whole team at fun garden preschool.
My son has been in this daycare for about one and half years. Alyssa and her staff take very good care of the kids and are super nice and patient. They create a clean, safe, friendly and creative learning environment for the little ones. My son had so much fun and made good friends here. Highly recommended!
Tracy, thank you for the review. Hope Cody grows up happily and healthily.
My children, no 6 and 4 years old, both went here from ages 1-3. Alyssa and her staff and so wonderful to work with! Both my kids learned so much Mandarin (not spoken at home), and loved going to daycare every day! Very clean, organized, and professional daycare. Highly recommend!!
XieXie , Emily!I am very proud of India's standard Mandarin pronunciation.
I highly recommend your kids choose Fun Garden children care! They are teachers are really patiently, really take good care of my kids. My two daughters are graduated from them. They have clean environment, a good enough backyard for kids play at outdoor.
Vienna, thank you for giving me Chance to take care two sisters. They have different personalities. The older one is active, the younger one is smart. Keep in touch.💕
I honestly can't think of many other things that are more important than the care of your children. We were overly cautious with our first born, bringing check lists, making sure to inspect the indoor/outdoor spaces, asking about routines and schedules, looking at permits, doing test runs, asking the important questions! We looked at a total of 10 day cares (our short list) in varying neighborhoods in SF, 90% mandarin speaking (all tracked in Excel with ratings and categories). Our first child has been going to Alyssa's since early 2016 and we are completely happy. In fact, we also sent our 2nd to Alyssa's and I waited until she got in before writing the review to ensure her spot.. jk... sort of :) In total, we had 2 children in Alyssa's care between 2016 through 2019 until they attended a Mandarin elementary school. - Alyssa is a great teacher. She is thoughtful, trustworthy, loves children, organized, and many other great qualities. She truly cares about your child and comes up with great methods to communicate with children while also enforcing rules/structure children need. I believe she is the best mix of professionalism, compassion, and understanding the needs of each individual child. When my son went through a clingy phase, Alyssa was so compassionate and was SO great and patient about understanding his fears but at the same time, convincing him to say good bye - Her space itself is wonderful. It's recently renovated, very clean, spacious for 6 children, and plenty of engaging toys. It's connected to the backyard, which also is very spacious, great toys, and both are on the ground level. - They have a great schedule with a mix of library time, nearby playground, inside time, occasional field trips too - Mandarin speaking. Alyssa is a native mandarin speaker and also communicates well in English. My son previously had a mandarin speaking nanny and can speak chinese. It's something very important to us and his chinese has continued to improve at Alyssa's, he teaches me new words occasionally too - My son loves school, the other children there, Alyssa and his teachers greatly and has learned a lot while there. (There was one specific teacher that was especially caring and wonderful that has left but I trust Alyssa to find good staff) I'm so grateful for everything Alyssa has taught him and prepared him for the next phase in his education Overall, we saw many other good day cares (and many bad ones), but Alyssa's style and philosophy fit ours the best and we have been extremely happy with the decision. I have recommended her daycare to many other families and also have made friends with many of the other daycare families that we still keep in contact with many years later. Alyssa's is the best and she genuinely cares about the children and cares about continuously improving. I consider her a friend to our family and have total faith and trust in her.
Leslie, all your words are the best encouragement and reward! Thank you!👩🏻
My son stay there for almost 3 years. Alyssa is not just as a owner of this day care, as well as my son’s teacher and friends . She is not only spends lots of time taking good care of them also spread lots of love into every little one. A person who really loves kids can’t be pretending. I really appreciate that my son can meet so much good teacher also thank you for everyone who works there to provide nice, clean and warm environment for every child who is there. A place full of love, much as a sweet home. As a parent I highly recommend this place.
I love your warm words and the photo!To me, there is no best childcare only trying doing better…❤️Thank you, Rita!