When our plans for daytime child care unexpectedly fell through a year ago, Christina stepped in to help provide interim care in our home for our 7-month-old son. We are so grateful to her for restoring a bit of normalcy during this challenging time. Not only was she very attentive and loving to our son, she was also a very helpful resource to us, coaching us through sleep training, sharing her child development expertise, and establishing more consistent routines for him that have served our family well ever since.

We were new to the area and did not have any idea where to go for daycare. Through a few fortunate circumstances, we were introduced to Christina at Little Palms. Right from the start, the connection between our daughter and Christina was clear. Christina became a very important part of our daughter's early growth and development and we could not have asked for a better person to do that. All the kids there had fun, played and explored but underneath was a schedule that meshed with ours making pickups and drop-offs a breeze. I would strongly recommend Christina and Little Palms to anyone looking to put there precious wee one in daycare.

My husband and I stumbled across Little Palms Daycare while we were looking to quickly move our daughter, Lula, from the daycare she was in. Although it had only been a few days, she was having a terrible time adjusting, crying all day, not sleeping and terribly depressed. Naturally, we were not sure if it was just our daughter having a hard time in a group setting or if it was the daycare itself. The minute that we met Christina James, we knew that this place was different. She is very grounded, approachable, calm and caring. From the very start, there was much less energy placed on trying to impress us, and more focus on establishing a real connection with Lula. During her transition, she made sure to send photos and updates, reassuring us that she was doing well, and always responded immediately to my calls and texts. From our daughter's first day she was calm and happy in her presence, even napping with ease. I now know that the other daycare was absolutely a poor fit for Lula, and that Little Palms is just exceptional with children.

It is no exaggeration to say that the hardest thing that I've ever done in my entire life was to go back to work and have to find a suitable replacement, (for myself) to care for my daughter. I thank my lucky stars that I found Little Palms Daycare. I have not spent a single minute in worry since my daughter has been in Christina's care. Little Palms is certainly the best-kept secret in all of Marin.