Client Testimonials

Lori Is a Child Care Expert

Our son Julian has been attending Tender Blossoms since he was 8 months old. He’s currently two-and-a-half, and he’s quickly growing into the type of loving, active, healthy, smart boy that we could have only dreamed of.

Lori and Tender Blossoms are a big part of this development — and she is now like family to us.  Put simply, Lori is a child care expert, is incredibly kind and nurturing, and has a wealth of knowledge on everything from eczema to sleep training.

The environment at Tender Blossoms is loving, safe, and friendly — with a great combination of indoor activities (story time, puzzles, naps) and outdoor activities (gardening, feeding the chickens, jungle gym). We could go on and on, but suffice it to say that we know our son Julian is very good hands with Lori, and is becoming a beautiful little human.

We owe Julian’s deep fascination with nature to his many hours exploring the garden, discovering roly-polies, caterpillars, worms, and lady bugs. And we owe his wonderful manners — saying “please” and “thank you” since he could talk — to Lori and her staff.

Rest assured that Tender Blossoms is a wonderful daycare / preschool for your little one to grow up.

So Grateful To Have Found Lori

Our daughter had a bad experience at a larger daycare in Santa Cruz and it definitely wasn’t a good fit. I found Tender Blossoms preschool and owner Lori through a friend and knew immediately that our daughter would love her and it would be a better fit for us.

The beautiful garden, chickens, healthy snacks and projects provided for the children are amazing. Lori has such a kind calm and intuitive demeanor, I feel so grateful to have found her and so relieved that I never have to worry about our sweet girl in her care!