Play Garden Spanish Immersion Child Care

Our Teachers

Isela Hernandez, Owner

Isela — a proud mom of three (13, 3, 3-year-olds) and now a licensed child care provider. After spending the past three years as a stay-at-home mom, she decided to turn her passion for caring for children into a home-based child care service.

Isela was a long-time children’s ministry director in the Grand Rapids area for over a decade. Throughout these years, she created Spanish curricula for her programs, coordinated and provided direct care for children ranging from infants to 12-year-olds.

She is a committed lifelong learner. You will often find her taking a continuing education class. She strongly believes that those around her will benefit from her continued education. She is committed to growing and helping others grow.

As both a parent and provider, she understands the importance of a safe, nurturing, and reliable environment for your little ones. She is committed to offering a space where children can learn, play, and grow with personalized attention and loving care. She is a native Spanish speaker and loves her culture. She is excited to share this with the kids through conversations, meals, music, literature, and play interactions.

Philosophy

At Play Garden, we believe that children learn best through play and hands-on exploration. Our goal is to foster creativity, independence, and a love of learning in every child while immersed in the wonderful world of Spanish through literacy, music, food, and culture.

Play Garden prides itself on taking care of your children as if they are our own. We are a Spanish immersion-based program emphasized in play-based learning with self-directed play, hands-on learning. We believe in fostering creativity, independence, and social responsibility through a mixed-ages approach, where children of varying ages interact, learn from one another, and build a strong sense of community.

Location

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We are located in Wyoming, a quiet and safe neighborhood in a single-family home, with easy access to transit just off 36th Street, near West Elementary School and Oriole Park Elementary School. We are 3.8 miles from U.S. 131 and 15 minutes from M6.

About our program

At Play Garden, we believe that children learn best through play and hands-on exploration. Our goal is to foster creativity, independence, and a love of learning in every child while immersing them in the wonderful world of Spanish through literacy, music, food, and culture. We provide a secure, caring, and enriched environment that promotes learning and development of the whole child. Play Garden prides itself on taking care of your children as if they were our own. We are a Spanish Immersion, Reggio Emilia-inspired approach program that believes in fostering creativity, independence, and community.

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Admissions

Join the Play Garden community in three easy steps:

1. Explore our website We’ve provided information about our philosophies and offerings to help you decide if our program may be right for your family.

2.Families interested in enrolling their child at Play Garden must first complete an enrollment inquiry form.

3. After receiving the form, I will reach out to offer scheduling one 30 minute in-person tour. During the tour, we will review our policies and space. Parents/guardian will then be provided with the enrollment paperwork and program manual.

In order to start your child’s first day of care, the following must be completed. No exceptions.

-All required paperwork must be completed and submitted 48 hours before your child’s first day of care.

-Tour that includes parents/guardian(s) involved with the decision of care and child(ren)