Anthony Bonawit

To understand this letter, it is best to understand who I am as a person and father. I truly believe that the three biggest gifts you can give a child are love, time, and education. These pillars build a core foundation and allow a child the opportunity to grow into someone strong and successful in all aspects of their life. The hardest part of these three for me is the gift of education. Since I can control 100% of the time and love I share, I cannot realistically provide 100% of the educational needs of my child. My wife and I decided to put our trust into Tinker Bell Day Care, and especially the skilled teachers employed there; to provide my daughter with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed. Not only did they succeed, but also they SURPASSED our expectations.
Our toddler enrolled here at the age of two and we have witnessed her blossom into an extremely smart, independent, and well-rounded little girl. Through the years, they have challenged her mind and built her spirit, which has allowed her to grow in ways we did not predict. Even through times where her attendance struggled due to medical reasons, the support from the school helped our family and allowed our daughter the chance to continue to succeed.
When she enrolled into the Kindergarten program, I was a little apprehensive. She had missed 35+ days of school the previous year and she would be enrolling early, (4 years old the 1st day of school). Having a conversation with Ms. Marilyn (K5 instructor) allowed me to feel at ease with the process and understand the expectations of the program. Though I thought I had a good grasp on what this entire kindergarten program consisted of, I was BLOWN AWAY by how amazing it truly was.
We had been to three graduation ceremonies up to this point, have seen the kids’ reading at 1st and 2nd grade levels with ease, and I was still optimistic. The attention to detail and the enthusiasm that Ms. Marilyn puts into her teaching is remarkable. You can witness the bond she has with every single student within her classroom and you see that relationship grow in regards to respect, admiration, and love. She TRULY cares about every individual student and brings out the best in him or her.
This program has been paramount in setting up our daughter for future success. Regardless of her next school system (private or public), I feel that our daughter will be ahead of most children in her respective grade. She has learned so much in this school year and her reading skills and comprehension alone have FAR EXCEEDED our goals for her.
Would I recommend this institution to you? Without hesitation! It was the best investment we have made to my daughter’s educational success. We know she will go” far because of the core principles and lessons learned through this school.

Anthony Bonawit
Proud Father

October 23, 2019

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From Our Parents

I’ve been taking my children to Tinker Bell since 2003 and have only had positive experiences over the years. These teachers go above and beyond from dealing with seizures, speech delays, anxiety disorders to potty training. I recommend Tinker Bell to everyone that I know that has kids.

We started back in 2003 with my now 13 year old, she had seizures and her babysitter was having trouble with caring for her when she had one. To Ms. Pam & Ms. Lisa, it was second nature, they would keep calm and take care of her until the seizure was over and move on from there. We attempted to put her in public school for their FREE K-4 program to save some money, only to learn 2 weeks into the school year that she was going to the principal’s office to be taught and the superintendent of the city’s school system recommended that we put her back where we had her before.

So when I had my oldest son, it was a no brainer to take him there also. When he started there he was not speaking. Within 2 weeks, he was chatting up a storm and fully potty trained. He was released at the beginning of his kindergarten year from his IEP at the public school because his speech level had surpassed his age by 2-3 years.

My 5 year old is in kindergarten there now. He can be a challenge, but his teacher, Ms. Marilyn, is absolutely wonderful. She has patiently worked with him for the last 2 years and helped him learn to verbalize his anxieties and how to deal with them. We attended an IEP session together in early November at the public school and learned that their kindergarteners didn’t get to the level that she was teaching until the end of the year. She has taught him things like applying his phonics to reading, writing and writing in cursive. We were concerned about next year when he begins public school, but I rest assured that Tinker Bell was the right choice for us so far and will continue to be for our 4 year old.

Jason S.