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Orinda Afternoons
5.0
We love Orinda Afternoons! It gave my kids exactly the kind of summer that I dreamed of giving them. They got to spend the day in the great outdoors with a handful of other kids, which was exciting without being overstimulating. Bekki is wonderfully attentive to the kids' needs and moods, and tweaks...
- Dana S
St Mark's Nursery School
5.0
Amazing preschool. The director and teachers are true professionals, masters of their craft. The kids have fun and learn a lot too. And they learn not just academic things.... but more importantly, they learn how to handle social situations. The teachers are amazing and just by observing how they...
- Lisa B.
Ivette's Child Care
5.0
My child has been with Ivette for a little over a year. I love the structure of Ivette's program--she offers a different theme every week with relevant activities, books, etc. My child comes home every day with a project and surprising new skills (one day she started reading the numbers off of...
- Care member
GAN B'NAI SHALOM AT CONGREGATION B'NAI SHALOM
5.0
The campus is beautiful. Staff is just incredible! They are so well educated and caring. The campus is secure and safe. They truly do a great job keeping parents updated daily with what activities the children are doing and how they are doing. We highly recommend!
- Meg B.
Temple Sinai David Pregerson Preschool
5.0
My older daughter graduated from TSDPP and my younger son just finished his first year.
Both of my kids have had an incredible preschool experience. The teachers take their time to really know each kid, their interests and what they currently need from the classroom. They teachers and the director...
- Care member
Preschools in Orinda, CA
Orinda Afternoons
103 El Toyonal, Orinda, CA
5.0
(1)
Orinda Afternoons is a family daycare in the hills of Orinda, providing the highest quality care for children ages zero to three. Orinda Afternoons provides a warm and professionally staffed care environment - complete with a dedicated playroom and art studio, climbing gym, sandbox, thriving organic...
5.0
"We love Orinda Afternoons! It gave my kids exactly the kind of summer that I dreamed of giving them. They got to spend the day in the great outdoors with a handful of other kids, which was exciting without being overstimulating. Bekki is wonderfully attentive to...
Dana S
St Mark's Nursery School
451 Moraga Way, Orinda, CA
5.0
(1)
St. Mark's Nursery School in Orinda, California is a non-profit organization and dedicated to providing the highest quality services for children and families, and to demonstrating success in clear and measurable ways. The center provide care for families and kids from two to five years old.
5.0
"Amazing preschool. The director and teachers are true professionals, masters of their craft. The kids have fun and learn a lot too. And they learn not just academic things.... but more importantly, they learn how to handle social situations. The teachers are...
Lisa B.
FOUNTAINHEAD MONTESSORI SCHOOL ORINDA CAMPUS
30 Santa Maria Way, ORINDA, CA
Fountainhead Montessori School is dedicated to teach children through quality education programs and prepared, nurturing environment designed to stimulate and develop children’s love of learning. We are committed to putting children at the center of an interconnected circle of families, friends,...
Holy Sheperd Christian Preschool
433 Moraga Way, Orinda, CA
The Holy Sheperd Christian Preschool in Orinda, California is a child care provider for children from infants to pre-kindergarten age. Their age-appropriate play activities and Christian education allow the children to express themselves and stimulates their cognitive, social, emotional and physical...
The Orinda Preschool
10 Irwin Way, Orinda, CA
The Orinda Preschool located at 10 Irwin Way, Orinda, CA is a parent participation preschool and a transitional kindergarten that offers 2's, 3's, 4's, and Transitional Kindergarten play-based programs. The school provides comprehensive curricula focusing on children's physical, social, emotional,...
St. John Preschool
501 Moraga Way, Orinda, CA
The St. John Preschool in Orinda, California offers childcare and preschool education for young pre-kindergarten children. The program provides activities that stimulate the children's cognitive, social, emotional and physical growth. The activities teach the children through their own initiated...
5.0
(4)
Welcome to Ivette’s Family Child Care, where nurturing little hearts and minds is our passion! With over 33 years of experience, our licensed home daycare provides a warm, safe, and loving environment for your child to learn, grow, and play. With a focus on personalized attention, pre-school...
5.0
"Safe loving environment where children learn and grow in a peaceful home."
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5.0
(2)
Welcome to Gan B’nai Shalom Preschool - a preschool where children receive a stimulating, creative, and nurturing learning experience that provides them with the foundation to grow educationally, socially, and spiritually. Inspired by Jewish values, our program provides opportunities for children’s...
5.0
"The campus is beautiful. Staff is just incredible! They are so well educated and caring. The campus is secure and safe. They truly do a great job keeping parents updated daily with what activities the children are doing and how they are doing. We highly recommend! "
Meg B.
5.0
(4)
We are a Jewish preschool with a play-based, emergent curriculum. Teachers nurture exploration and interaction, fostering children's learning. Jewish values guide teaching and learning. Accepting 2-year-olds on rolling admissions through December.
5.0
"My older daughter graduated from TSDPP and my younger son just finished his first year.
Both of my kids have had an incredible preschool experience. The teachers take their time to really know each kid, their interests and what they currently need from the...
Care member
Uptown Little Birds Micro School & Day Care
500 William Street 123, Oakland, CA
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
The Children's Garden
1612 Morton St, Alameda, CA
5.0
(1)
A Bilingual Preschool Program (Spanish).
Established in Alameda since 1991.
School Hours - Monday thru Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
18 months - 4 years old.
Fresh, hot, nutritious meals daily.
Beautiful home setting with extensive organic gardens.
Excellent references.
Testimonials on Berkeley...
5.0
"As parents, we are incredibly grateful to have found a school/childcare as loving as Mary's school--The Children's Garden. Our daughter has been attending for almost a year now. We have witnessed how much she has grown emotionally, mentally and socially. We most...
Troy C.
Wonderland Daycare
3232 Sun Valley Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
5.0
(2)
The Wonderland Daycare offers a safe clean environment for children 3 months to 5 years old, age appropriate toys, games, and development. Large backyard, separate bedroom and homemade from scratch 3 hot meals a day. My goal is creating a home away from home for your child, and keeping them happy...
5.0
"Elena has been caring for our daughter for the past year and we couldn’t recommend her more. She offers a loving and safe environment and gives each child the individual attention they need. Not to mention she knows everything there is to know about babies! Our...
Care member
Soana Lauti Daycare
3735 Laguna Avenue, Oakland, CA
5.0
(3)
I have been a licensed daycare provider for over 10 yrs. I do offer a preschool curriculum in a small learning pod environment for ages 2-4 yrs old. This allows children to have a personal learning experience and plenty of 1 on 1 time with staff. We also do arts and crafts on some days, take walks...
5.0
"Soana and her family are simply the best! My baby girl started at Soana's when she was 1 year old and only left because we moved out of the area when she was almost 2.5 years old.
She loved Soana's! She would get so excited in the car ride there, jump out of my...
Jessica C
5.0
(1)
Established in 1981, we've spent the last 40 years creating a truly diverse environment where all children feel safe and are loved. We hire and retain amazingly talented, educated and inspired teaching staff and have over a 1/3 of an acre of outdoor space (including organic gardens and water...
5.0
"The teachers and staff are amazing. They care very much about the children. It's a special place and special environment! "
Anne P.
Keishna's Kiddie Corner
8220 Golf Links Rd, Oakland, CA
5.0
(7)
Keishna's Kiddie Corner 24/7 Childcare and Transportation Program offers a safe, nurturing environment where your child will get the attention and care that he or she deserves. We provide a home away from home and strive to make sure each child's individual needs are met. We provide childcare and...
5.0
"My daughter is 19 months and has only been at Keishna's Kiddie Corner for a little while but I am already seeing improvements in her speech . She is putting together sentences and holding conversations well at not even two years old . I truly Thank God for Keishna...
Jashanae H.
Sunshine House Martinez
4950 Pacheco Blvd, Martinez, CA
5.0
(1)
Thanks for Choosing Sunshine House Preschool
Brentwood, Oakley, and Martinez CA!
3 things parents say they like most about Sunshine House:
1. Our teachers and their longevity
2. Our cleanliness and systematic organization
3. When their child's kindergarten teacher says, "I love it
when I...
5.0
"My family has been at Sunshine House for 2 years now and I have not had one regret leaving my child with them. They have wonderful, caring teachers. Their center is always clean. They offer fabulous activities both structured and unstructured. The kids are...
Genny M
OPEN MINDS PRESCHOOL AND AFTERSCHOOL
2162 MOUNTAIN BLVD, OAKLAND, CA
5.0
(3)
Open Minds draws inspiration from the renowned Reggio Emilia approach, aiming to create a nurturing and stimulating environment that caters to the individual strengths and needs of each child. Our approach is deeply rooted in the belief that children are capable, resourceful, and full of potential,...
5.0
"I definitely give them 5 stars. My eight year old attended from 18 months until 4 and a half. Currently my 3 and a half year old attends for at least another year. They are great! "
Jenna P.
Little Explorers Preschool
68th Ave, Oakland, CA
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
"We have worked with Teacher Tara since about 2018, when she was the lead teacher in the 4-5 year old classroom at Oakland Garden School.
Since then, our girls have attended her Little Explorers preschool throughout the pandemic, and although we changed schools...
Joel F.
Kids Konnect Preschool
8800 Fontaine Street, Oakland, CA
5.0
(3)
Kids Konnect offers fantastic childcare in Oakland for children aged 2-6. We have two other awesome preschools in the Bay Area: Pacifica and San Mateo.
Our emergent play-based curriculum for pre-kindergarten, and preschool children is highly rated by our parents and allows us to ensure every child...
5.0
"Great staff and facilities. Very happy with Kids Konnect!"
Catherine
Jumping Lollipops Infant Care
3001 Woodlawn Dr., Walnut Creek, CA
5.0
(4)
I am a certified preschool teacher with years of experience in Art and working with children in many different areas. I opened my own preschool with the mission of creating an environment that ONLY focuses on transparency and giving love to the kids and their families. Unlike other daycares that...
5.0
"We absolutely loved our time with Delaram. She was so loving and attentive to our daughter. I interviewed so many people before committing to Delaram. All the children in her care adored her, and she truly has their best interest in heart. She was so great about...
Emily W.
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FAQs for finding preschools near you in Orinda, CA
In 2025 what types of preschools can I find near me in Orinda, CA?
There are two main types of preschool programs near you in Orinda, CA. The first is a full-time program that usually works best for parents working full-time shifts, and the second is a part-time preschool where your child would attend only two to three days per week and typically choose between a morning and afternoon shift. A part-time preschool can be a great option if you want to ease the transition of this new learning experience for your child! You can also check your options in Orinda, CA for traditional preschool centers, or private home-based preschools.
What should I look for in a good preschool program near me in Orinda, CA?
When you begin looking for preschools near me in Orinda, CA, consider your priorities and ask administrators about their philosophies and approach to common child care issues or occurances. You may also want to ask about the ratio of learning time to supervised play time so you can get a good sense of whether you believe your child's needs will be met. From there, ask about what a typical day consists of, what the safety protocols are and how discipline will be handled. Also, make sure to check directly with the preschool for information about their local licensing and credentials in Orinda, CA.
How can I find a preschool near me in Orinda, CA?
When looking for a preschool near you in Orinda, CA on Care.com, you'll be able to review preschools by distance from you ZIP code. From there, you can compare between preschool programs by traditional facility-based preschools and private, in-home preschools. Be sure to check any reviews from other families in Orinda, CA who have previously sent their kids to any of the preschools you are interested in.