Safari Kid Hayward

I love the staff at this school! They are attentive and caring. My children have had a positive experiences here. For me, safety is number 1. I appreciate the attention to details, the diversity, and positive staff communication. I notice that the games and activities allow for children to quickly build friendships. I like that Safari Kid knows the importance of hands on learning and movement in education!

I want to start by saying, Thank You! My husband and I are two full time working parents with very limited outside help, The director and her teachers has treated my child as their own! It is a great feeling knowing your child is being properly cared for while you’re at work. My daughter (2 1/2yrs) old is very clingy to me, very spoiled as she is the youngest, so I thought it would take her awhile to adjust, but, to my surprise she absolutely LOVES going to school!!! She say’s “bye mommy” anytime I am dropping her off with a huge smile on her face! This review is long overdue as my child has already been attending for a few months now and she has already advanced to the next level! Thank you for the continue love and care that you all have giving to my child, words cannot express my gratitude!

I have a 3 year old and he is in Pre-K Safari Kids Hayward. It is a diversified school with great teachers who not only looks after toddlers but also works on them individually per the child’s need. Seema who is the owner/director is continuously working on improving the overall environment for kids.

I want to start off by saying I am a very understanding person but somethings are just not acceptable. I enrolled my 2nd grader in Safari Kid afterschool program because I needed help with afterschool care. The place was nice and lots of happy kids I saw, however I’m not sure what happened yesterday that caused such negligence. I spoke with the director last week we outlined details for pickup and I felt comfortable. My sons first day, I prepped him to look out for the director (she told me she would be getting him on the first day so she would be able to give instructions to the following teachers that would do it thereafter) and he was excited. I didn’t hear anything from her that first day and I called to see if she needed anything and basically just to confirm. But no answer, I did leave a message though. At 2:51 - 6 minutes after school let out I got a call from them saying they went to school and school had let out hours ago. Confused -I said excuse me ? She proceeded to confirm the school and said the wrong school ! I work in SF it’s up to an hour drive that’s why I needed their help. So now I’m upset because I’m in traffic and who knows when she will be there to get my son, I had to call the office to inform them of the mess up. And after all this I finally get back to Hayward and go pick up my baby, the director didn’t mention anything, not an apology or anything. Just pulled out papers prepared for me to pay tuition and I had to stop her there. NO APOLOGY NO EXPLANATION NO NOTHING? won’t be back don’t take your kids here I know they child care subsidy helps a lot of parent pay for this child care but keep looking. They don’t REALLY have a heart or I feel like I would have at least gotten a heartfelt apology. Seemed more upset she was losing $650 a month for my kid. Distasteful! Negligent! UNACCEPTABLE!

My child had a wonderful time at Safari kids. Seama and the staff are incredibly caring, attentive, and accommodating. I love the pictures they share of the kids celebrating holidays and participating in various activities. I’m grateful to have found such a fantastic place for my little one to learn and grow, and would highly recommend this daycare.