Fanny’s Daycare

Fanny’s Daycare is by far the best Chinese-​English bilingual daycare that I visited in Fremont & Newark areas. Before I decided to choose a daycare for my baby, I visited quite a few places including the ones referred by friends but Fanny’s is the most clean, organized and baby /​kid –friendly. From the date that I sent my baby to Fanny’s, she kept asking to go there even at night and weekends! She kept telling us that she wanted to go to Fanny’s and play there. I can tell that Fanny and her helpers really love children, and take good care of the little ones. In addition, Fanny is very helpful and flexible in regards to the pickup /​drop off time. They also offer breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Less stress for parents who don’t have time to make breakfast or lunch!

I visited several day cares before deciding on Fanny’s. On the first visit, I could see Fanny’s was head and shoulders above the rest and she did not disappoint. My son was there from age 2 to 3.5 and loved every moment of it. Fanny and her staff are loving and the children are well behaved. Fanny is also really flexible when emergencies arise and you need to pick up late. The place is always clean and the kids well fed. In fact, my son still often asks for Fanny’s fried rice.

Ever since we found Fanny, we have been completely happy with our daycare. We had some trouble when our now nine year old son and seven year old daughter were younger. Often they cried when they were dropped off. Sometimes daycare providers were unavailable and we had to get last minute backups. And sometimes they came home with unexplained booboos. It’s hard to trust just anyone with your baby so when my son was first born, he stayed with family friends who werent licensed or trained. Then we had a daughter that also needed care and we ended up dropping the two kids off at separate locations. When we finally found Fanny, I pulled my son out of Little Mud Puddles preschool where he was perfectly happy because we were so impressed by her and so that both kids could be together.
Auntie Fanny and her mom Popo really care for the kids. My 18month old baby girl now asks to go to Fannys by saying «shoes» because she knows once she puts on her shoes she gets to go to Aunties house. She isn’t sad when Daddy drops her off, she happily walks to Auntie for a welcome hug.
We supply diapers but Fanny feeds our baby home cooked food. She lets all the kids nap in the afternoon. Theres no tv for the kids. They have large play areas with toys and musical instruments. The backyard also has a large play area. We arent Chinese but all of my kids learned Mandarin from Fanny. My older daughter tells me that the baby knows how to say older sister in Chinese along with a few other words.
I am so happy we found Fanny’s Daycare. She has been flexible with us and her rates have been reasonable but most of all we completely trust her. She is caring, reliable and has become a real Auntie. We didnt have to look for daycare when I was pregnant with the third baby. But Fanny was full when I was ready to go to work so I stayed home a few months to wait for an opening with her instead of trusting anyone else with my baby.

My son went to Fanny’s from age 2 to 3.5 from 2007 to 2008 and my daughter from age 4 months to 3.5 yo (2009 to 2012). My kids are now 7.5 and 4 (2^nd grade and preschool). My son went to an English/​Spanish speaking daycare from age 5 months to 2 yo. I was very unhappy before finding Fanny. The previous daycare was unreliable with many last minute closure days due to the owner’s inability to find reliable helpers. When they decided to close down, I looked around for another daycare. I found Fanny through Craig’s and visited a few others. She had just opened her daycare when my son joined. She struck me immediately as a trustworthy, nurturing caretaker. Her home is as described by the other reviews: large, clean, well organized, bright. Her back yard has many play toys.
Fanny cooked the best foods that both my kids ate. She makes health meals. She never closed the day care except for the usual holidays, and was very accommodating when I got stuck at work. She even took care of my kids one weekend when I had to attend a funeral. She speaks English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. I speak Mandarin with her even though I’m not that good, but I did so to learn since my husband doesn’t speak it. My kids still say they miss Fanny, and we are still like family. They come over to swim in our pool in the summer. Her prices are very reasonable. The number one thing a parent wants is assurance that their kids are safe, happy, and being well taken care of in a good environment. Fanny does that. I can say that I truly felt that Fanny loved my children. She took care of them as if they were her own. My husband and I have full time jobs, and with Fanny, we never worried about our kids while we were at work. She calls us only when the kids really needed to be picked up when they were sick.
When each of my kids started preschool, Fanny gave them a farewell party and gave us a brag book of photos she took during the time they were there. It was a nice touch and my kids still look at those and talk about the friends they made. Fanny is very personable and hospitable. She and her mom would always give us home made food that was so yummy. Or they’d give you their garden vegetables.
I also love that Fanny is not your typical Mandarin/​Chinese daycare. She is fully licensed, and follows her ratios as required by law. She is always good with helping us with filling out our Flexible Spending Account papers or what not. I love that she has a huge room for the kids to take naps, each in their own crib.
The families that we’ve met through Fanny are now a new circle of friends. We have play dates and we call ourselves the «Fanny Gang.» It’s been great to know Fanny and her family. She has two kids of her own now about 8 and 6 and they are very well behaved children. We think of Fanny now as part of the family and refer anyone without hesitation who is looking for a daycare.

Before I sent my son to Fanny’s, I visited at least 5 other home day cares (3 Mandarin speaking and 2 English only). Fanny’s day care has a variety of toys for different aged children which are well organized. Some of the other day cares I visited seemed like toys might fall on the children if there were ever an earthquake, and other day cares didn’t seem like they had as many toys and books as Fanny’s. The children at Fanny’s also seemed calmer than some of the children at the other day cares. Fanny herself is pretty calm and I’m sure it makes the children feel calm. It’s also nice that there are two, sometimes three adults there, so if one child needs something, an adult can attend to him or her right away.
When I took my then, almost one month old son to check out Fanny’s, she held him, made a noise, and my son instantly smiled at her. I’m pretty sure this was the first time I saw him smile at anyone! We started sending my son there when he was around 3 months old. She is really good with babies. She would sometimes give me advice to help my son sleep better and it worked! They gave him a lot of supervised tummy time. I’m sure this helped my son become an early crawler. She changed his diaper frequently when he was a baby and continued with the feeding pattern we had at home. When I asked her to do something or not do something, she would.
My son has been going to Fanny’s for over a year and a half. He loves it there. In fact, there have been a few times where he didn’t want to leave. While of course I want my son to want to come home with me, it made me feel less guilty for staying longer at work knowing he was happy there. Fanny is good with dealing with the children and helping them solve problems. She also helps to teach them good habits such as saying «thank you», apologizing or trying to make up if they do something they shouldn’t to another child, putting toys away when they are done with them, and coughing into their arm instead of the air.
Fanny is licensed, so there are people who visit to make sure she is following current safety guidelines.
I would recommend Fanny’s Day Care. I am pregnant and am planning to send my second son to Fanny once I go back to work.

My son went to Fanny’s Day Care for two years. I loved it! It is so important her day care gave me peace of mind knowing my child is in good hands. They prepare nutritious food. The house is always clean and tidy. They not only take care of children’s basic needs, they also teach them. Fanny is also very detailed-​oriented, she pays attention to your children. I felt guilty at times she knows more about my child than myself :) Parents send their second child there after the first. In short, I highly recommend Fanny’s Day Care to any parents who are looking for a loving and safe home day-​care.

Awesome daycare ! My daughter has been attending this in home daycare for about 2 years now. Good place if you want somewhere that is on the smallish side 5 – 8 kids, in a home environment vs giant places like kindercare. They teach arts and crafts, Chinese, songs. Very loving and I have to say my daughter behaves better there than at home ! Fanny is very flexible and I have a great rapport with her. Highly recommend.