October 14th, 2010

My two children started going to Mrs. Terri’s house in 2008 when Kelsey was 18 months old and Andrew was 3.5 and stayed there for two years. My children had never gone to daycare before and I was a nervous wreck about someone else having my babies. Mrs. Terri is an unbelievably fantastic person. I called a few times the first day to check on them and when I picked them up they didn’t want to come home! I never once had crying children when I dropped them off in the mornings which says a lot about the daycare in my opinion.

If you were to ask my children right now what they think about Mrs. Terri they both would say , without a second’s thought, that they love her and miss her. We recently relocated across the country and that’s the only reason Kelsey is still not with Mrs. Terri.

Daycare aside Mrs. Terri’s expertise as a preschool teacher is remarkable. My son’s teachers are constantly telling me that he is so smart and does great in school and must have had an amazing preschool teacher. Andrew was reading before he even started kindergarten. I think the only thing she didn’t teach him was to tie his shoe! Even Kelsey at the age of two, could tell you what the sound of each letter of the alphabet was. And then there’s the crafts. Mrs. Terri has the most unique ideas of fun stuff for the kids to do. I had a hard time deciding what to keep and what not to keep when stuff was sent home from school! I wish I could have kept it all but that’s not very realistic!

And then there’s the summers! Full of lots of fun! Field trips to Kenny’s Corral, picnics at the park, water days, painting, exploring, and enjoying being friends.

If you child is lucky enough to get a spot in Mrs. Terri’s daycare you won’t regret it. We miss her every day. We’ve been gone over a month and my kids STILL have stories and memories to share about their time with her. (and have asked if they can go to Mrs. Terri’s house to say hi!). My daughter is in a new daycare and does not like the lady. Ask her why and she says “because I want Mrs. Terri”/

Melissa Hammons