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Preschools in Palo Alto, CA

Downtown Children's Center

Downtown Children's Center

555 Waverly, PALO ALTO, CA

PACCC’s preschool centers offer enriching and engaging care for children ages 2 until entry into kindergarten. Our experienced educators are passionate about combining social and emotional growth with age-appropriate academic experiences using a holistic approach (read more about our child...

College Terrace Children's Center

College Terrace Children's Center

2300 WELLESLEY STREET, PALO ALTO, CA

PACCC’s preschool centers offer enriching and engaging care for children ages 2 until entry into kindergarten. Our experienced educators are passionate about combining social and emotional growth with age-appropriate academic experiences using a holistic approach (read more about our child...

Club J At The Oshman Family Jcc

Club J At The Oshman Family Jcc

3921 FABIAN WAY, PALO ALTO, CA

We offer 5 days a week program for children 5 to 12 years of age in the Palo Alto School District, Bullis Charter schools, Los Altos and Mountain View school districts. We offer transportation for several schools in the area. Please also check out our website at www.paloaltojcc.org/clubj to see...

Au P'tit Monde

Au P'tit Monde

1980 Clarke Avenue, Palo Alto, CA

Au P'tit Monde de San Francisco and Au P'tit Monde de la P ninsule are two French Immersion Preschools for children 2-5 year olds. The lessons in the "Petite Ecole" and "Grande Ecole" take place entirely in French. Because of the way the brain develops in a child's early years, children are able to...

Located in 450 W Charleston Rd Palo Alto, California, Growing Tree Preschool was established in 1988. It serves children ages two to six years old. The preschool offers a year-round program for kids. It provides learning opportunities through sensory play. It operates Monday through Friday, 8:00...

The Wonder Years Preschool

991 Commercial St, Palo Alto, CA

The Wonder Years Preschool is a play-based preschool that offers an age-appropriate academic program for children ages two to five years old. The school provides a nurturing environment with caring staff to guide and encourage children and bring out the best in them. The school also offers...

Sora International Preschool of Palo Alto

701 E Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, CA

Sora International Preschool of Palo Alto is a child care center that maintains a positive and understanding learning environment that helps in improving literacy and numeracy among their little students. Their facility at 701 E Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, CA is driven to shower their students as much...

Hoover Kids' Club (HKC)

445 E Charleston Rd, Palo Alto, CA

Palo Alto Community Child Care is a non-profit organization that provides child care services and educational programs to children. It has infant and toddler centers, preschool centers, after-school kids' club that are situated in different locations. Additionally, PACCC offers summer fun camps to...

ESCONDIDO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

890 Escondido Rd, Palo Alto, CA

Escondido Elementary School is located at 890 Escondido Road, Palo Alto, California. The school offers after-school programs with a wide range of activities that build self-esteem and promote physical, social, emotional and intellectual development. The programs are offered to kindergarten and 5th...

PreSchool Family

4120 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA

Located in Palo Alto, California, PreSchool Family is a parent education program where they are provided with an opportunity to learn parenting and to actively participate in their child's education. The program serves families with children ages from birth through five years. It offers a...

Whistle Stop Child Development

3801 Miranda Ave Ste P6b, Palo Alto, CA

The Whistle Stop Child Development located at 3801 Miranda Avenue Suite P6b, Palo Alto, California, offers basic childcare and learning services. It also offers programs for infants, toddlers, preschooler and kindergarten prep. It also offers before- and after- school programs, including summer...

Palo Alto Friends Nursery School

957 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto, CA

Friends Nursery School is committed to nurturing the spirit of each child while cultivating a life long love and passion for learning. Our fully qualified teachers plan a well rounded, play based program enabling children to explore the world through all their senses, stimulating their creativity...

First Congregational Church Nursery School

1985 Louis Rd, Palo Alto, CA

The First Congregational Church Nursery School offers parent-participation childcare and preschool for two to four year old children in Northridge, California. The children are given individual care and attention in an environment that also allows them to start and nurture friendships. Their...

Sunshine Preschool

3711 Ross Rd, Palo Alto, CA

Sunshine Preschool in Palo Alto, 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 preschool kids.

Jardin de Mariposas

935 Addison Ave, Palo Alto, CA

Our play based Spanish immersion school focuses on Art, Creativity and Science. We provide an innovative environment with flowing indoor/outdoor classrooms where curiosity is valued and children are allowed to explore and experiment. We provide language by engaging with the children as they grow and...

Jardin De Mariposas Preschool

258 Waverley St, Palo Alto, CA

Jardin De Mariposas Preschool is a licensed child care facility in Palo Alto, California that offers early learning programs geared towards preschool children. The company admits kids between the ages of two to five years old. The company’s programs focus mainly on children’s language and social...

HeadsUp! Child Development Center

2800 W. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA

HeadsUp! Child Development Centers follow an eclectic approach to early learning. borrowing from the best model programs and making use of the most recent educational research. The infant and toddler programs are based on the innovative HeadsUp! Approach, which makes use of play and learning games...

The Children's Pre-School Center

4000 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA

The Children's Pre-School Center childcare facility located in Palo Alto, CA, which offers child care and early education to children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. Their child development curriculum emphasizes learning using play and exploration, as well as tolerance, through interaction with a...

Stratford School

870 N. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA

Stratford School is a daycare facility located at 870 N. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA that emphasizes a developmentally-appropriate curriculum to eliminate learning struggles. Their child care center adopts various teaching strategies that enable analytical and critical thinking development...

Good Neighbor Montessori

4000 Middlefield Rd K4, Palo Alto, CA

Good Neighbor Montessori is one of the leading Montessori schools in Palo Alto, CA that serves children between the ages of two and six years old. Programs aim to assist the children in developing self-confidence, concentration, independent and a love of learning in a developmentally appropriate...

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Ratings for Palo Alto, CA preschools listed on Care.com

Average Rating4.7 / 5

Preschools in Palo Alto, CA are rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 27 reviews of the 60 listed preschools.