My Little Prince Childcare

Thank you for taking great care of our Executive’s son on such short notice! Homa was accommodating, attentive, flexible, and very responsive. We needed a drop-​in service at very short notice (2 days notice). She replied almost immediately, emailed us forms, and scheduled a phone consultation.
The kids are on a schedule. Play area was tidy and clean. She allowed each child to learn, play, and grow at their own pace. We will definitely use your services again (if you’ll have us)!

Our son, Liam, started at My Little Prince daycare at the age of 3 months. Like other Unilocal posters, my wife and I were nervous about making sure to chose the right place for Liam, so we did a lot of research and visited several daycares before choosing My Little Prince. What was most important to us was that Liam would be loved by his caregivers and that the daycare would be like a second home. My Little Prince has satisfied both of these criteria. Homa, her husband and their assistants are smart and experienced caregivers who take excellent care of the children. For example, our son has had severe eczema since he was a baby and they spent a lot of time every day putting the necessary lotions on him. Homa also had several very helpful suggestions that helped to improve his itching. We were also happy that Liam has a male role model in Homa’s husband, who is also involved with taking care of the children, as our son has really bonded with him. Homa’s team also prepare healthy lunches for the kids everyday which is great given our busy schedules and limited time to prepare meals. Our son is a picky eater and he eats better at the daycare than he does at home. For Liam’s 1^st birthday, the daycare threw him a party and made a DVD movie for us of many photos of Liam over his first year.
On a side note, My Little Prince offers more reasonable prices than many other daycares in the area, and they also offer part-​time schedules.
Sadly, we are leaving the Bay Area, and one of our biggest regrets is that Liam will be leaving Homa. We even seriously considered staying in the Bay Area just to keep Liam in the daycare even though both our families live on the east coast and there are no other real reasons to stay here. We feel grateful though that our son was able to spend his earliest years with Homa. Thank you, Homa!

My husband and I were very nervous about enrolling our daughter in daycare and were so delighted when we found Homa. She and all her staff are so loving and kind. Her home is like an extension of our own and my daughter has flourished in her care. She has a genuine love of what she does and you can see this in the love she gives to all «her“children. Her home is a safe and structured place for little ones to learn and grow. It is such a relieve to go off to work each day knowing your child is well taken care of… it is a priceless gift that we can never thank Homa enough for.

I started sending my daughter a month ago to Homa’ s place for 3 days a week. It’s a nice homely environment for the kids. The couple do a good job of taking care of the kids and they have a helper who is there full time. We were new to the Palo alto area and after sending my daughter for 3 weeks when I talked to her about switching full-​time I was quoted a price close to 2 grand and I was shocked. I knew living in CA is expensive but the rate she quoted seemed too high to me and then when I told her that she said she can give a discount. At that point I started to realize may be she’s taking advantage of the fact that I recently moved to PA. Not having a standard rate for everyone was a no-​no for me so I decided to discontinue. Wish there was more transparency.

I am a happy parent with a happy child, and I attribute much of that to Homa and her team. I did my research before choosing My Little Prince Childcare by Homa Fard for my son, Tavil. The factors that went into my decision were:
(1) background and experience of the daycare provider (s),
(2) philosophy of care,
(3) referrals from my mother friends who have children in daycare,
(4) connection with my son, my husband and myself,
(5) cleanliness/​quality of the facility, and
(6) proximity to my home.
Every time I drop my son off, the other kids are always smiling and the ones that can talk, greet me. Homa’s philosophy of care is to respect the child, to provide a consistent routine the child can rely on, and to provide clear rules and boundaries for safe play, social development and respect of others. They do this with gentleness, flexibility and a great sense of humor. My son has learned so much in her care.
Here is the most important part: I was raised as an independent child by my parents. At an early age, I have known that freedom equals responsibility, and «one man’s liberty ends where another man’s begins». I trust Homa with my child’s development because I know that she has the similar philosophical approach when raising a child; she promotes self-​reliance and self-​respect. (You can find more about her philosophy here:
) In Homa’s care, my child is taught to practice using utentils when eating, tidy up after playing, put on/​take off his shoes, get potty trained, wash hands, share toys, stand up for himself as well as show respect to others. Again, Homa and her team do all these with wisdom and flexibility. They pay individual attention to each child and let him/​her express his or her unique personality.
Homa really has a passion for what she does and treats all the children like they were her own. She is very hands on, and gives me guidance and advise when challenges arise. Overall, her childcare is a warm, nurturing, safe environment where the kids thrive.

This is best day care one can choose and we feel very lucky to be sending our son here. Homa is a great person and uses a very balanced approach to raising kids. She is disciplined but love them at the same time, believes in independence of kids but works with them to learn things. She balances well between play and learning.
Our son joined her at age of 15 months and she patiently worked with us to transition him from home to day care environment. It included eating habits, sleeping routines, and social transition. Our son loves going to «homa house» and during vacations missed it a lot. It is a great environment for kids to make friends as well and our son loves his friends. She regularly organizes activities (halloween etc), day trips to zoo, etc. Another critical factor — she is very flexible and very unlike the big — organizational day cares.
Few others things — she is a clean freak, which was critical for us as it results into less sickness as well as good for young kids. She has a great team of helpers and her husband helps very often — who is equally a great person. She is obviously very knowledgable and experienced in raising kids.
Overall, best decision made to send our son here and highly recommend her.

Daycare is such a deeply personal decision! After all, this is not about deciding where to eat or buying a dress that you later want to return — this is about the happiness and safety of your beloved child! I can’t recommend Homa highly enough!!! I decided to meet with her after reading her rave reviews on Unilocal and couldn’t be more impressed with the nurturing environment that she creates not only for the child but for the parent. She has a second sense on what is going on with the kids and is able to anticipate their move before they are — Haha. She runs her daycare with efficiency and compassion and I truly believe she makes each child feel special! Thank you Homa!

For me deciding on a daycare location for my child was one of the most stressful decisions in early parenthood. My husband and I had narrowed our selection down to Homa/​My Little Prince Daycare and a small respected local center and have not once second guessed our decision. From day one I’ve felt very comfortable with her ability to provide loving, engaging, nurturing and SAFE care. It is clear she has a strong passion for providing excellent care and loves children. She has the experience, education and necessary patience to tackle any challenges and has been fantastic about helping with developmental milestones and routine. When there has been a challenge or concern regarding my child I have found her very proactive and she always presenting the concern along with several solutions on how to best resolve. I consider myself to be very selective and I’ve never once had a problem or concern I needed to address with Homa.
One thing that speaks loudly is the visits from children and families who she cared for years ago that have since grown and moved on but come back to visit because they are so fond of Homa and her family. Upon meeting and getting to know the other current families (who are all well screened and also lovely) I learned that Homa is the second or third provider for several of the children (because the parents had negative experiences elsewhere).
There are so many reasons I would recommend this daycare — the top one for me is the affectionate and well supervised care — my son is THRIVING! It’s a true family atmosphere with fresh cooked meals and a clean child focused environment. I do not hesitate to recommend Homa and her extraordinary care. Lastly, please don’t let the name defer you if you have a «princess» — girls are welcome too!

Homa was the best thing that ever happened to our family. I know it sounds too good to be true, but it is so true. My son started there when he was 9 months old and left when he was three and a half to attend a preschool. As a new parent, I was very worried about finding the right place for him. We were fortunate enough to have family around us for the first 9 months, but since we are both working parents, we needed to put him in a full-​time day care. We looked around forever, interviewed so many places and then picked a day care that looked the best of all of them (and most expensive). However, after a couple of months we realized that day care was not right for him. He was a happy boy when he started, excited about meeting new people and playing with everyone but then I noticed a change in him, he was crying most of the time and just didn’t seem happy. I went to the day care, observed him and figured out that the real issue was that they simply didn’t have enough time to give him much attention. It was a pipeline of kids, at this age they needed to be changed, fed, etc and simply not enough time to play and interact. So I started looking around again, and a friend of mine recommended Homa. We went to visit her and it was one of these things were it felt right the second I walked through the front door. Clearly, I had heard so much about her from my friend but Homa was just amazing. We talked to her about our concerns and the fact that he already had a bad experience, and she suggested trying this for a week and see how he blends in. I dropped him off the first day and I could feel the difference right away, kids were signing, playing, music was everywhere. A completely different environment from what I had seen at the day care. I stayed in a nearby Starbucks in case he got really fussy and unhappy. Homa called me at Starbucks and gave me updates on how he was doing, he was happy, playing with the kids. She really understood how worried I was and went out of her way to keep me updated. He only cried briefly when I dropped him off then he was a happy camper. It was like magic, we really didn’t need to transition him gradually, he just felt right at home there.
A few more specific things, Homa’s experience and education has really been quite instrumental in creating a great experience and making this place magical. She understands the needs of everyone and works very closely with the parents to ensure that the child is happy, thriving and learning. She has a great mix of love and discipline which is just right. The diversity in kids ages has been great for my child. As he transitioned from being the youngest to the oldest in this group, I have seen him learn how to be loving and caring of babies around him and learn from older kids how to be more independent and hold his own. Since my son is an only child, this was really important since he doesn’t experience this at home. Homa’s focus on healthy food is clear in the amount of effort she puts in making wonderful meals, getting great ingredients and making the whole process fun and engaging for the kids. I was lucky to sample some of her food over the years. Homa also took the kids on field trips and made sure they spent a good amount of time outside either in the backyard or at the park. Finally, I was quite concerned about my son’s transition to preschool given the larger classroom (at Stratford) and the fact he’s been in a small setting, but it went very smoothly. Even though it is a home care environment, the discipline and structure at Homa’s helped bridge that gap and the love that he was surrounded with helped grow his self confidence.
I could go on forever about how great this experience has been, but suffice it to say we kept my son there as long as possible even though we were commuting for an extra hour twice a day to get him to Homa, with two very hectic schedules, yet we thought it was absolutely well worth the effort. We don’t really think of Homa as a day care provider, we think of her as family and even now, more than a year after my son left, we still get together and send my son there on school holidays. We were just very lucky to have met Homa.