Hi, I'm Shadi 👋

For me, caring for children isn't a job — it's who I am. Every child who walks through my door becomes part of the family.

I studied child behaviour in Melbourne, Australia, and trained as a Montessori teacher before relocating to Irvine, California. That background shapes everything we do at Happy Palm — from how we set up the rooms to how we respond to a toddler's big feelings.

I opened Happy Palm in 2018 with one goal: to give Irvine families a place that feels like home, where children are safe, happy and genuinely loved. Years later, parents still bring me baby after baby — and many children stay until they start kindergarten.