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Silvia's Family Daycare

5.0

Silvia and her staff are wonderful, caring people who take excellent care of the children, as if they are their own. The kids are kept occupied with art projects, cooking, plenty of play time, and I love that they are exposed to the Spanish language throughout the day. I am happy to recommend...

- Michelle R.

Citikids Childcare

5.0

I'm almost hesitant to give Shayna a good review for fear of her getting popular!!!! I admit, its selfish, but she has been caring for my daughter for over a year now and we have never been happier! Having some trial and error with other caregivers, Shayna hit the mark on so many levels. From one...

- Maria P.

Mo Mo & Abba's Nursery

3.0

We were going to use them full time, but it was clear it was not a good fit after two half days. They seemed like very sweet people, but they are set about your child following their schedule rather than allowing a baby-led schedule, even for a 5 month old. Also, they were not very sympathetic about...

- Susan P.

Discovery Land Family Care & Preschool Program

5.0

Marina and her team took in my son in the early stages of the pandemic, and cared for him from four months until he was 3.25. I was initially drawn to Marina's warmth, dedication, and the lovely space, complete with an ocean-view outdoor play area. It's a special feature that there are side by side...

- Care member

Drop-in daycares in San Francisco, CA

Building Blocks Daycare

2233 Leavenworth Street, San Francisco, CA

We are located Russian Hill and offer a safe, secure and clean environment that is warm and inviting to children between the ages of 0 to 4. We provide carefully planned activities throughout the day where play and learning are the most important ingredients. We focus on social relationships,...

Pacific Heights Prep

1735 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, CA

Pacific Heights Prep is a Preschool and Family Daycare Center dedicated to preparing your child for academic success. We use play, art, and music to bring out the joy in learning, with fun and stimulating activities. When a child feels that learning is an exciting adventure, school becomes...

Little Munchkins Learning Center

391 Haight St, San Francisco, CA

Little Munchkins is a fully licensed family daycare that offers continuous care for children between the ages of 3 months to 5 years old. We believe that this affords our children the opportunity to develop deep, trusting relationships with our teachers, as well as the chance for our families to...

La Foret Enchantee

461 Belvedere St, San Francisco, CA

Clean, safe and nurturing environment for babies and preschoolers Developmentally appropriate activities: circle time, music, dance, games, puzzles, art projects Daily outdoor activities ~ 1 1/2 hours of outside time daily! Healthy and nutritious snacks Potty training Staff works carefully to...

Superkids Preschool & Childcare

159 Granada Ave, San Francisco, CA

Superkids Preschool & Child Care is a mandarin immersion program, we provide quality mandarin education to young children.. Teachers promote physical, social, emotional, cognitive and language development in a stimulating setting using developmentally appropriate learning activities and verbal...

Happy Garden Child Care Center

18 Day St, San Francisco, CA

We are located in beautiful San Francisco between Noe Valley and Bernal Heights. Happy Garden is a Mandarin immersion play-based program, it's fairly structured with a change in activity about every 30 minutes. My staff and I hold 2-3 classes per day to instruct language, counting, object...

Aunt Ann's In-House Staffing

2722 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA

Since 1958, the San Francisco Bay Area s leading Nanny, Housekeeper, Baby Nurse, Butler, Estate, and Private Office Staffing Agency.

We offer Mandarin Immersion to children, ages 3 months to 5 years old. We accept Early Learning Scholarship (ELS) vouchers.

Clovery Family Childcare

60 Alder St., San Francisco, CA

Hi, we are a small family childcare that is committed to give your child a healthy, fun and safe environment to grow and develop. We provide quality care and attention for children as early as 3 months old to 6 years old. Every staff from Clovery Family Childcare is dedicated to work closely with...

Sharebear's Daycare Wonderschool

340 South Hill Blvd, San Francisco, CA

We are now having 50% off on your first week if you enroll for a whole month! Infants are $1800 and toddlers (over 2) are $1500. Rates are negotiable! We will try our best to accommodate as much as we can! We serve breakfast, AM snack, lunch, and PM snack. No frozen food, and mostly organic...

Stella Care

567 Ivy Street, San Francisco, CA

I am the oldest in my siblings, therefore have helped-out since I was young. Children are like sponges and I truly believe it's important what you expose them to. I am a happy and positive person, that has the energy to keep your child stimulated. I am perfectly bilingual in French and English and...

Inspire Productions

1531 18th Ave, San Francisco, CA

We are Inspire Productions. A brilliant team of passionate, wildly creative individuals who invest time strategizing, branding, and designing so your vision comes through, larger than life.

Elsy's Daycare

6518 3rd St, San Francisco, CA

Elsy s Day care is a small bilingual (Spanish and English) licensed family based childcare serving the San Francisco area. Currently I have space for kids from five months old to five years old. My hours of operation are 7:00 am to 6:00pm. I provide daily activities that teaches color, shapes,...

Maker Studio

3749 Buchanan Street, San Francisco, CA

Maker Studio is a creative space for kids to bring their creativity to life through engineering and design projects

Happy Feet

28 Silver Ave, San Francisco, CA


Nonna's Fcc

19th Ave., San Francisco, CA


Silvia's Family Daycare

646 Lombard St, San Francisco, CA

5.0

(1)

Greetings, Are you looking for quality Day Care for your toddler? At Silvia's Family Day Care, we currently have a couple of openings available for toddlers/ preschool age (2-4 yrs. old). We are conveniently located at Lombard and Powell st. Our Day Care is a safe, fun and educational place!...
5.0
"Silvia and her staff are wonderful, caring people who take excellent care of the children, as if they are their own. The kids are kept occupied with art projects, cooking, plenty of play time, and I love that they are exposed to the Spanish language throughout the...

Michelle R.


Citikids Childcare

4140 California Street, San Francisco, CA

5.0

(2)

I am a Childcare provider with 20+ years experience. The ages range from Birth to 4 years of age? I am certified in CPR and First Aid. Here at Citikids, we offer full service care, healthy meals, lots of learning and fun. Happy, healthy & a safe environment is my number 1 goal. Www citikidschildcare...
5.0
"Shayna has taken care of my son since he was an infant. She engages him in activities and play time, and guides and nurtures his independence and growth. He has a smile on his face from the moment I drop him off with her until I return. I hate to say it, but I...

Nuri R


Mo Mo & Abba's Nursery

829 29th Avenue, San Francisco, CA

3.0

(1)

Our goal is to keep enrollment limited, so we can ensure each child has individual attention. Our license capacity is for 6 to 8, but our approach to child care is quality over quantity. Child/Provider ratio 2:1. Our program emphasis on nurturing child's self esteem and confidence through the most...
3.0
"We were going to use them full time, but it was clear it was not a good fit after two half days. They seemed like very sweet people, but they are set about your child following their schedule rather than allowing a baby-led schedule, even for a 5 month old. Also,...

Susan P.


Discovery Land Family Care & Preschool Program

1615 38th Avenue, San Francisco, CA

5.0

(3)

I am a licensed family care provider with over 12+ years of experience. I established Discovery Land Family Care & Preschool in 2004. I am a Best of CitySearch.com Day care Winner! I am CPR and First-Aid certified, and our experienced pre-K teachers provide a stimulating curriculum. We have weekly...
5.0
"Discovery Land Childcare Review: I cannot express enough how grateful I am for Discovery Land Childcare, particularly for Marina, who has been an exceptional care provider for my son, Alex. From the tender age of 3 months until he transitioned to pre-kindergarten...

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Average Rating4.8 / 5

Drop-In Daycares in San Francisco, CA are rated 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 37 reviews of the 177 listed drop-in daycares.