10/07/2026
They were the very first baby class at Fundamentals... then they came back dressed for their freshman homecoming ❤️
(And, yes, they are banging on the door to be let back in in one of the pictures 😂)
These girls started at Fundamentals as babies the day we opened our doors in 2013. They grew up here together, became some of each other's very first best friends, and all these years later, they're still friends.
When it was time to take pictures for their freshman homecoming, they came back to where their story together started.
MJ's mom, Katrina Ward, shared this with us:
“Fundamentals will always hold such a special place in our hearts. It was so much more than the place I trusted with my baby girl, MJ, it became part of our village.
The staff loved my baby. They truly knew her, her personality, her moods, what made her smile, and even when she just wasn’t having a good day. They knew when she needed a little extra love, a different approach, or simply someone who understood how to refocus her and help turn her day around.
And Fundamentals gave her something else that has lasted far beyond her time there: some of her very first best friends. These girls started out as babies growing up together, and all these years later, that friendship continues.
Fundamentals helped raise our babies. They loved them, taught them, redirected them, celebrated them, and gave them a place where they belonged.
It really does take a village and I will forever be grateful that Fundamentals was part of ours.”
As we celebrate 25 years since Wyatt first stepped into childcare, these are the stories that put those years into perspective.
You can count years.
You can count classrooms.
You can count how many children have walked through the doors.
But then the first babies you cared for show back up as high school freshmen, still best friends, suddenly you can SEE what all those years mean.
We couldn't think of a better picture of the legacy we're celebrating this month. ❤️
