Happy Minds Kids Academy - Mission Viejo, California

Anne Hollman

Placing our two daughters in Happy Minds is one of the best decisions we have made in their childhood. Ms. Fashana and Ms. Yvonne run a wonderful program and they have amazing, loving teachers who treat your child like their own. I left our girls there every day, confident that they were in great hands and having the time of their lives. Throughout 2020, they continued to make their school a safe place for all children and kept parents updated on any changes. Our girls were there from 12 weeks to 2 years old and 2-4 years old and an out of state move is the only reason why we left the school. Our girls were beyond ready for their next level classes and the teachers in their new school comment on specifically trying to keep class challenging for both of them. It has been almost a year since leaving and our girls still talk about their teachers and memories at Happy Minds. If I could give more stars, I would!

Lea Stoehr

My 2.5 year old and 4 year old have been going here for a little over a year and a half now and I have been so happy with this child care facility. The teachers are loving and genuinely care about my kids. Both of them come home and tell me about their teachers and they love the time they spend with them and their school friends. The owner fashana takes security very seriously and has established a very professional care center. The programing during the summer is impressive and the kids have so much fun. Even through the pandemic they were still able to offer the same level of care while also implementing ways to keep everyone safe. I would highly recommend this for care of children of all ages.

Erika Chico

Both my kids went and are going to Happy Minds for preschool/daycare. The school is super organized and always puts the kids first. They have lots of play time but also time for learning and crafts. They put on events for the family and for holidays like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. At the end of the school year they have a great performance where all the classes have a song/dance routine and the preschools graduate with caps and gowns.

Ms Fashana is the owner and does a great job with her staff, the kids, and communicating with the parents. She puts out a monthly news letter to tell everyone what is going on for the month. At the end of the school year the children have a binder of art and memories that they take home and get to keep.

In the summer, they have a summer program with weekly themes and they also go out on field trips to places like Tanaka farms and pretend city.

The facilities and always clean and well kept. Everything is very secure with keypad access for the front door and security cameras to keep and eye on the kids.

They are always willing to work with the parents for what is best for the child.

Lisa Schock

Our kids early education has been an important factor since the day they were born. We came from Las Vegas and our now 2 and almost 4 year old has been in daycare since they were 3 months. Having moved to so cal we were starting from ground zero with adjustment with work, life, and finding the perfect school for our kids with a reasonable tuition because let's face it, we live paycheck to paycheck. We toured happy minds and Fashana was welcoming and informative on how things operated and what was unique was the binders she makes for each kid to store their art and academic work for us to take home each school year! We signed up and could not be happier. Fashana made herself readily available from all means of communication whenever I had a question and was open minded to suggestions. All the teachers are nice and care about our kids. The school also has a lot of extracurricular activities that involves parents: ie Mother's Day, Father's Day, picnics, holiday potlucks, concerts etc etc. their summer program is exceptional with field trips and community people coming in such as fire fighters, cops, dentists, petting zoo etc etc. thumbs up to the staff and school. We love it!

Becca Moegling

I've got two children (3 & 18/mo) at this school. We started when my son was 20 months and my youngest started when she was 14 weeks. We absolutely love this school. It is so hard and nerve racking to find a place that you are comfortable leaving your children all day / 5 days a week. I toured 7 preschool/daycares in the area prior to choosing Happy Minds Academy. When I toured this school I immediately got a good feeling when I walked in the door, it was clean and organized. I was created friendly and professionally by the assistant director and then met with the director in her office. When we toured the school she explained all the different rooms and classes, it was really neat to see the kids in their element and how much fun they were having. I also really like how the ages are split up in the classrooms, while mixed ages play together outside, the class rooms are primarily split by age, with the 2 year olds having 2 rooms, one for older 2's and another for the younger 2's. After my tour I visited the school twice to sit in the toddler room with my son and get to know the teachers. I loved what the teachers had to say about the school, the other teachers, the director and the students.

My kids absolutely love this school and so do I! In a home where both parents work full time it's a necessity to be comfortable and confident in the school you choose for your littles. I highly recommend this school, I can't imagine being anywhere else.

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