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Forest Garden Day Care

5.0

I currently have my 7 month old baby girl at Forest Garden Day Care and we love it! Emma (owner) and Norie are very hands on, caring, and trustworthy. My baby who is very picky only took a couple of days to adjust to her new care providers. The place is very neat and tidy, with a beautiful...

- Lucia

Thomas Family Child Care

5.0

We had an excellent experience with Shereé Thomas daycare. This was my first experience with a home based daycare and it was a great one. Shereé is very caring with the kids and always keeps good communication with the parents. The kids are constantly exposed to learning activities which they love...

- Marian

Uptown Little Birds Micro School & Day Care

5.0

I highly recommend this school and day care. I know when I drop my son off, that he is in great hands. He receives healthy home cooked meals, a tailored bilingual education, exercise and fresh. When we're home, he will often tell me that he misses/loves his teachers and school and I know the feeling...

- Luna

iBlossom Daycare

5.0

An exceptionally clean and loving environment. My son absolutely loves going here every day, and I never worry about him. Yasuko, Coco, and Grandma are so loving and caring. Grandma cooks homemade, fresh meals for the kids. I'm so happy we found this place. It truly is a gem!

- Amanda R

Little Star Daycare

5.0

I can not say enough wonderful things about Maritza and Boris. My son loved coming here, and we loved having him here. You could tell he was taught so much and he was well cared for. Unfortunately we had to move out of state, and 4 months later my 2 year old still says daily that he misses Boris...

- Nicole T

Before school programs in Alameda, CA

Forest Garden Day Care

Forest Garden Day Care

81 Sea Bridge, Alameda, CA

Starting at $1200/mo

5.0

(1)

A place in Alameda where you can rest assured that your children are in good hands while you are away at work. In our home day care, we encourage children of all ages to practice their cognitive, social, and motor skills, while making sure they continue to learn while playing.
5.0
"I currently have my 7 month old baby girl at Forest Garden Day Care and we love it! Emma (owner) and Norie are very hands on, caring, and trustworthy. My baby who is very picky only took a couple of days to adjust to her new care providers. The place is very...

Lucia


Thomas Family Child Care

Thomas Family Child Care

833 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda, CA

Starting at $350/wk

5.0

(1)

My name is Sheree Thomas and I am the child care provider for Thomas Family Child Care in Alameda, CA. Thomas Family Child Care is now enrolling for the Spring and Summer. I have space for three children between the ages of 20 months - 4 years old. What I can offer: I will provide a safe...
5.0
"We had an excellent experience with Shereé Thomas daycare. This was my first experience with a home based daycare and it was a great one. Shereé is very caring with the kids and always keeps good communication with the parents. The kids are constantly exposed to...

Marian


Kiddie Kampus

1711 2nd St, Alameda, CA

Starting at $200/mo

Kiddie Kampus located at 1711 2nd Street, Alameda, California, offers basic childcare and learning services. It offers learnings for infants, toddlers, preschooler and kindergarten prep. They offer before- and after- school activities including summer camps and winter breaks. The school is open from...

Alameda Islands Kids At Lum Sch

1801 Sandcreek Way, Alameda, CA

Starting at $240/day

Alameda Island Kids at Lum School located at 1801 Sandcreek Way, Alameda, California, offers basic childcare and learning services. It also offers learnings for infants, toddlers, preschooler and kindergarten prep. They offer before- and after- school activities, including summer camps and winter...

Alameda Island Kids At Edison School

2700 Buena Vista Ave, Alameda, CA

Costimate: $328/wk

Alameda Island Kids At Edison School is an extended day child care facility that offers before and after-school programs geared towards school-age boys and girls. Located in Alameda, California, the company is open to kindergarten kids and elementary students from grades one to three. The company’s...

Peek-A-Boo Preschool

3112 Windsor Dr, Alameda, CA

Starting at $685/mo

Peek-A-Boo Preschool is a child care center in Alameda, California that offers early learning programs for toddlers and preschool children. The company admits kids between the ages of two to five years old. The company’s programs are structured to promote sequential child growth and development.

Luna's Montessori Bilingual School

1247 Park Ave, Alameda, CA

Starting at $1225/mo

Established in 1988, Luna's Montessori Bilingual School in Alameda, California offers educational services for children ages two to six years old. It provides activities that aim to optimize children's social, emotional, language, cognitive, and fine and gross motor development. The school has a...

BAYSIDE MONTESSORI ASSOCIATION

1523 Willow St, Alameda, CA

Starting at $565/mo


Yu Ying Learning Center

500 Park St, Alameda, CA

Costimate: $360/wk

Yu Ying Learning Center located in Alameda, CA offers programs for Mandarin Immersion Summer Camp, After School Care, Weekday/Weekend Mandarin Program, and more. The center specializes in children from Prekindergarten to Eighth Grade and provides a safe, supportive and stimulating environment to...

Uptown Little Birds Micro School & Day Care

Uptown Little Birds Micro School & Day Care

500 William Street 123, Oakland, CA

Costimate: $307/wk

5.0

(1)

Uptown Little Birds Micro School and Day Care provides a safe learning environment in a small, safe, warm family environment that promotes creative exploration of the world, education, health, nutrition, and safety along with individualized attention from experienced professionals. We are a small...
5.0
"I highly recommend this school and day care. I know when I drop my son off, that he is in great hands. He receives healthy home cooked meals, a tailored bilingual education, exercise and fresh. When we're home, he will often tell me that he misses/loves his...

Luna


iBlossom Daycare

iBlossom Daycare

1126 Munich Street, San Francisco, CA

Starting at $2200/mo

5.0

(1)

iBlossom Daycare is a family owned daycare. We provide a safe, clean and healthy environment for children between 3 months and 5 years old.
5.0
"An exceptionally clean and loving environment. My son absolutely loves going here every day, and I never worry about him. Yasuko, Coco, and Grandma are so loving and caring. Grandma cooks homemade, fresh meals for the kids. I'm so happy we found this place. It...

Amanda R


Little Star Daycare

Little Star Daycare

222 Athens St., San Francisco, CA

Costimate: $415/wk

5.0

(3)

We are a licensed facility that has transformed one of our units into a Little Star Palace for your little ones. Check us out at LittleStarDaycare.net. Mrs. Maritza Aiello is our head care provider with over 15 years of childcare experience from Montessori schools to working as a nanny. She...
5.0
"My 10 month old daughter is here with Mrs. Maritza and LOVES it. As a mother it is such a piece of mind knowing my daughter is safe and comfortable while I am away at work. Since the moment we toured we fell in love with the place and the care provided. Natalia has...

Jazmin M


BubblyTots Learning Center

BubblyTots Learning Center

963 Manor Blvd, San Leandro, CA

Costimate: $229/wk

5.0

(4)

Bubbly Tots Learning Center in San Leandro, CA serves ages 18 months to 6 years. Our goal is to provide a safe, fun and educational environment. Our Preschool is an academics based center and focuses on providing children with an age-appropriate curriculum. Our Preschool building is fully...
5.0
"We love Bubbly Tots! Last year my daughter did the 3 day program, and this year she is doing the 5 day. My daughter is growing so much academically, and I love how the letters and words they are working on is specific to each child's level and they work on what...

Michelle


Happy Child Family Daycare

Happy Child Family Daycare

730 Paris Street, San Francisco, CA

Costimate: $400/wk

5.0

(4)

Happy Child Family Daycare is a licensed and insured, bilingual childcare provider in San Francisco. We offer early childcare programs for 3 months to 3 years old children. We teach Mandarin and English. Children are encouraged to learn from a variety of play activities, dance and music classes, and...
5.0
"My daughter joined when she was 4 months old. I was very skeptical especially since this was a new daycare in the area. But in a couple of months I was put at ease with Gloria's sense of discipline, focus on respect & empathy and emphasis on arts and crafts. Its...

Soham K


Little Explorers Preschool

Little Explorers Preschool

68th Ave, Oakland, CA

Starting at $1300/mo

5.0

(2)

Warm greetings, Little Explorers Preschool focus is to provide a stimulating, diverse, safe, nurturing environment that builds lifelong skills that encourages each child to ask questions to set children up for success in kindergarten and beyond for all children ages 1 to 6 years of age. Little...
5.0
"Our family has been lucky to have had Teacher Tara a part of our every day lives for the past 3 years, one year when she was lead teacher at Oakland Garden School and two years at Little Explorers. Little Explorers has been integral in helping our eldest daughter...

Lara K


Sharon's Daycare

Sharon's Daycare

14230 Outrigger Drive, San Leandro, CA

Costimate: $238/wk

5.0

(4)

Licensed Daycare provider for 25 years. I have had this Business in the same location for 25 yrs. I accept ages 0 to 12yrs. I love Children, this is why I have been in this Business for such a long time, I really enjoy working with Children. I transport to and from the local schools. I prepare meals...
5.0
"Me and my kids LOOVE Sharon. She provided care for my three kids for three years. They still ask me to this day (today as a matter of fact) to go over there - even when I'm off! That alone shows me that they are in great hands. I really feel blessed to have found...

Shanae C


Frog Hollow Nursery School

Frog Hollow Nursery School

1635 Jaynes St, Berkeley, CA

Starting at $1630/mo

5.0

(1)

Frog Hollow is a small neighborhood home based preschool of twelve children per day, dedicated to creating a warm, caring community for both children and their families. We offer an emergent curriculum with long periods of time for social play, along with the structure of daily art experiences,...
5.0
"My daughter went to Frog Hollow for 3 years and we love everything about it. Ellen, Robin, and Kimi are amazing with kids, and I saw all the kids thrive with them. The preschool is a play-based one, and it feels and acts as one big family. They make art, yoga,...

Alok S


C5 Children's School

C5 Children's School

525 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA

Starting at $2290/mo

C5 Children's School is an innovative leader in world wide best practices in providing expert nurturing and optimal early childhood learning and development. We feature a program that is a child-centered, teacher facilitated, family and community supported, inquiry based, as an emergent curriculum,...

Pamela Jordan (iona's Lil Dreamers Daycare)

Pamela Jordan (iona's Lil Dreamers Daycare)

7800 Sanford Street, Oakland, CA

Starting at $380/wk

Evening Care Monday through Friday from 3:00 PM to 2:00 AM and Weekends from 6:00 AM through 2:00 AM.

Shining Star Bilingual Montessori

Shining Star Bilingual Montessori

610 20th Street, San Francisco, CA

Costimate: $357/wk

Our school is located in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco. It is the only authentic Montessori preschool and one of the best bilingual Montessori preschool in the Potrero Hill area. Our unique educational program for young learners encourages exploration, both independently and in a group...

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