A Wee Li l Tots Daycare

Our initial visit when we entered seemed… descent, until the owner, or whoever she is, opened her mouth. She was extremely unwelcoming and unresponsive to typical questions. We immediately did not like the vibe. I find it so hard to believe she has any good reviews. Apparently, her cats are not kid friendly but she’s running a day care full of kids… She refused to show us the areas that my son would be in. First, she said the kids will only be in the play area so there’s no need to see the rest. But on the other end she mentions that the kids will be watching tv in the living room and eating in the kitchen. I just simply wanted to see the areas. After explaining to her that my work schedule did not allow me to go through her website, she became frustrated on explaining her curriculum. When asked about who would be coming in and out of the home she was immediately offended. I have a right to know who is around my kid. Her attitude and personality is despicable and I would never allow my son to be around such a disgusting person like that.
To sum it all up, our meet and greet was a terrible experience. In her defense, she may or may not have been in a good mood but either way my money will be going elsewhere.

My son has been with Margaret since January 2010, one month before he turned 2. When we first moved back to TX, we were living and moving in Plano, about 15 minutes from Margaret’s daycare. Having had my older child in both in-​home and daycare centers, I wanted the closeness and «family feel» of an in home daycare for my son. From the moment we went to meet with her, my son took to her.
Over the years, we have moved twice (to McKinney and Frisco) and now work in Irving, and while there is no shortage of daycares closer to us, at no point was it a considerable option for us to move him to something closer to home, until he started kinder. Now that he is in school full time, he spends all holiday and school breaks at her house. This is how much we love her– that we are willing to drive an extra half hour plus every day because we couldn’t imagine taking him anywhere else. Eventually (soon!), he will grow too old to spend breaks at the day care and will start going to a standard camp, but in the meantime, he loves going back to see Margaret and «Margaret’s kids». the other kids at daycare are like brothers and sisters to him.
Margaret invests so much of herself into every kid that she takes care of– she goes beyond being a «daycare lady» and really does become like a member of your family, as cliché as that may sound. If your child is going to be with someone full time, you want to go beyond a «daycare», which is why we were drawn to Margaret’s place to begin with. I saw her more as someone that I co-​parented with, that helped me raise my son, since I don’t have the option of being home with him full time. This is quite honestly the best possible scenario if you do have to entrust your child in someone’s care.
When my son started Kindergarten last August, Margaret already had him reading, and doing math easily at a 1^st or 2^nd grade level (my SIL is an elementary principal, and showing her what he could do, this was her assessment, not mine :)). Margaret doesn’t just watch kids. she teaches them and nurtures them and loves them and becomes emotionally invested in them and grooms them for what comes next in their life.