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Child care that follows the school calendar!
Tustin, CA | Ages: Infants – Pre-K | Mon–Fri 7am–5:00pm
CalWorks & Dept. of Education Accepted | CA Facility 304204493UPDATE:After nearly 28 years of providing year-round care, Monica’s Day Care is moving to a school-year schedule. This change allows us to continue doing what we love while creating a schedule that better supports teachers, school employees, and their families, while also giving Leti and me a much-needed break.Our calendar will primarily follow Tustin Unified, while also welcoming families from Santa Ana, Orange, and Irvine Unified School Districts.We will be:Closed with no tuition due during summer vacation, Thanksgiving break, and winter break.Open during spring break and most regular school-year weekdays.Families receive dependable, loving child care when school is in session—without paying tuition during the long breaks when care is not needed.
Please note:
Another child care provider in Tustin is using the same business name.Monica’s Day Care, Inc. has been serving families since 1998 and is not affiliated with the facility on Browning Avenue.
A Little About Me
Nearly 28 Years of Loving What I Do
I know how hard it is to leave your child with someone you’re still getting to know. That’s why I want you to understand not only how I care for children, but why this work means so much to me.Child care has always been part of my life. I was raised in my mother’s home day care, surrounded by children and families who felt like an extended family of my own. As a teenager, I babysat for many of those same families and quickly realized I had found what I was meant to do.At 18, I bought my home and became a licensed child care provider. Nearly 28 years later, I still truly love what I do. Some of the babies I once cared for are now grown adults, and seeing them again is one of the greatest reminders of how special and lasting these relationships can be.I feel incredibly lucky to spend my days with such wonderful children and families. I genuinely look forward to Mondays—and I think that says everything.
To me they are family. They entrust me to care, comfort, feed, and teach the most important person in their lives. And for that, I will be forever grateful.
Life Outside of Day Care
My Family, My Favorites & A Few Sweet Moments
I don’t really have an Instagram for you to stalk, so here are a few random photos of my family and me throughout the years!
This Is a Real Home
With the Best Kind of Childhood Chaos
It’s not a classroom. It’s not a corporate child care center. This has been a second home to a couple hundred kids throughout the years! They play here, eat here, nap here, make messes here, and sometimes they’re not leaving without a negotiation. We play in the sprinklers, listen to great music outside, eat fresh fruit, collect eggs from the chickens, and spend a lot of time just being kids. It is warm, busy, and a little chaotic. It’s pretty magical.
Real, Whole Foods
I cook and provide simple, wholesome meals made with real ingredients—fresh fruit, vegetables, protein, and plenty of variety. The kids eat well here, and yes, they may still leave with a treat in hand because pickup snacks are serious business.The goal is simple: good food, full bellies, equals happy kids.
Better Than a Five-Star Review
Google and Yelp reviews are nice, but these mean more to me. These are real handwritten notes, cards, and messages from families who trusted me with their children—and took the time to tell me what that experience meant to them.
Check Availability!
Tell me your child’s age, the days and hours of care you need, your desired start date, and which school district your family follows. I’ll let you know about current availability and answer any questions about schedules, tuition, routines, or what a typical day looks like here.
Or you can call me!
I don’t love posting my phone number online because the bots find it before the parents do—and then the telemarketers move in.So here’s the slightly sneaky version:Seven ONE four • 804 • 5771