Testimonials

It is hard to believe that 4 years have gone by as it seems like yesterday when we brought our son to the new infant wing when he was 4 months old. We have grown up at Happy Faces and have always felt safe and secure leaving our son when we went to work. He has developed positive relationships with the teachers and made lots of friends; which will be a building block for him throughout his life. We are sad to leave as we are moving to the next step in his education. We wish you and your school many years of positively affecting children’s lives as you have done.

We LOVE Happy Faces and are sad to leave, but we can’t take Ms. Nayana and her whole center.

Our son has been at HF since he was six weeks old and now he is almost 2 and a half! He loves going to “school” and seeing all of his friends. Despite some tears on grumpy mornings, the staff are always cheerful and determined to set him at ease with spending the day at HF. I have never seen a child at HF that is screaming as if he can’t stand to be there -as I’ve witnessed at other day The staff is caring and friendly, and genuinely concerned with the welfare of the children. When he was an infant, I got calls during the day to simply give an update of how he was doing, especially if he was teething or recovering from a cold or whatnot.

Ms. Nayana and her staff work hard at making everyone involved comfortable with the daycare situation, which can be hard for first time parents who both work. We’ve never had a moment’s unease leaving our son in the care of HF. Our son loves it there too because he always says “bye friends!” with a huge grin and high 5’s when we pick him up at the end of the day.

My son has been going to happy faces since he was 3 months old and he has always loved it there. He started bringing home “art” projects as young as 4 months and he has learned so much. He loves all of his teachers and always blows them kisses on the way out. He also had a health scare there and the staff was amazing. They even offered to come to the hospital with me since I was by myself and have since kept a close eye on my son. I feel like he is taken care of just as I would do at home or if I had a family member watching him and that means the world to me. When he had a slight fever the other day, they called me right away and by the time I got there he was up in the directors office with both the director and the assistant direction taking special care of him! Again they went above and beyond and Nayana the Director offer to help me in any way that she could. My son runs into the room each morning and is always happy.

Happy Faces is truly like family to us. We have been here for 4 years! We have a 4.5 year old daughter and a 2 year old son that have been going there since they were infants. What attracted us to Happy Faces was the small, “homey” feel that you don’t get at a large center, the structure that Ms. Nayana believes in, and the loving teachers and management. I love that we can take the kids, drop them off and not worry a bit about what’s going on, who they are with, or what they are doing. It’s so refreshing and comforting as parents to have that trust in a daycare center. Every teacher we have come in contact over the years has been wonderful and we have always felt that they genuinely love our kids! Ms. Nayana hires only the best and has very high standards for the employees she brings in. What more can you ask for!

Unfortunately our time has come to an end with Happy Faces, but only because we are relocating. I wish we could move them with us!! I only hope that the relationships that we have all developed with Ms. Nayana and the rest of the staff will be ones that we will continue to hold onto as our children grow. We will definitely be back for visits! I would (and will continue) to recommend Happy Faces to anyone looking for a one of a kind center in Centreville!

Happy Faces is truly like family to us. We have been here for 4 years! We have a 4.5 year old daughter and a 2 year old son that have been going there since they were infants. What attracted us to Happy Faces was the small, “homey” feel that you don’t get at a large center, the structure that Ms. Nayana believes in, and the loving teachers and management. I love that we can take the kids, drop them off and not worry a bit about what’s going on, who they are with, or what they are doing. It’s so refreshing and comforting as parents to have that trust in a daycare center. Every teacher we have come in contact over the years has been wonderful and we have always felt that they genuinely love our kids! Ms. Nayana hires only the best and has very high standards for the employees she brings in. What more can you ask for!

Our son enjoyed the first 3.5 years of his life with a wonderful in-home caregiver. The decision to switch to a daycare setting was hard, but necessary. We felt as though he needed structure to his day, social interactions with children his own age, and an age appropriate learning curriculum. We did online research and visited countless daycare centers. Nearly every location was the same- glassed display cases of overcrowded classrooms and stressed out teachers. We just didn’t feel comfortable anywhere. When we pulled into Happy Faces, which looks like a house, I felt a bit unsure about the place and a tad bit relieved at the same time.

Mrs. Nayana greeted our unexpected arrival with a warm welcome. She was pleasant, honest, and sincere. We could tell immediately that she genuinely believes in raising happy, healthy, well-mannered and educated children in a fun and safe environment. (Either that or she??s a good salesman! Kidding!) She cheerfully showed us around while also greeting and acknowledging each child by name. It was obvious that she loves each child in her program and they love her. We knew immediately that we could stop searching. Happy Faces felt like home.

We have been at Happy Faces now for about eight months. Our son has grown more than I ever imagined he would in such a short time. His vocabulary and speech have greatly improved; he’s enthusiastic about learning- writing, reading stories, solving puzzles and much more.

Unfortunately our time has come to an end with Happy Faces, but only because we are relocating. I wish we could move them with us!! I only hope that the relationships that we have all developed with Ms. Nayana and the rest of the staff will be ones that we will continue to hold onto as our children grow. We will definitely be back for visits! I would (and will continue) to recommend Happy Faces to anyone looking for a one of a kind center in Centreville!

We have just moved our two-year old to a different (closer) school, but still enthusiastically recommend Happy Faces. Our son was a part-timer, but still enjoyed the full and affectionate attention of staff in a warm and supportive environment. Staff was exceptionally flexible with us about accommodating our schedule and working with us to transition him from the one- into the two-year old group. He had an extremely positive experience and made many friends. Happy Faces never had anything but my full confidence that he would be in safe and caring hands.

We’ve had our daughter enrolled at Happy Faces for 2 years and absolutely love it. When I arrive at night to pick her up, I usually have to drag her out of there, because she is having so much fun playing. At one point, we had decided to bring her to a school closer to our home, for logistical reasons only. After one week at another school, we brought her back to Happy Faces. Happy faces is clean, organized, scheduled and loving. I feel comfortable knowing that my baby girl is being taken care of by such great people.