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Preschools in San Francisco, CA

Buen Dia Family School

589 Guerrero St, San Francisco, CA

The Buen Dia Family School in San Francisco, California offers childcare and preschool education for toddlers to preschool-age children. Their multicultural and bilingual curriculum celebrates the unique heritage of each child. Age-appropriate techniques and activities are facilitated in a warm and...

The Forest School

Stern Grove, San Francisco, CA

We are a Reggio preschool operating out of the beautiful Stern Grove Park.

Apple Tree Day Care

1096 Howard St, San Francisco, CA

Apple Tree Day Care located at 1096 Howard Street, San Francisco, California, offers childcare and learning. It offers programs for infants, toddlers, preschool and prekindergarten prep. It provides before- and after- school programs, including summer camps and winter breaks. The school operates...

Haight Ashbury Community Nursery School

1180 Stanyan St, San Francisco, CA

Haight Ashbury Community Nursery School is a parent run cooperative school located in San Francisco, CA. It was established in 1974 and they offer a secure and nurturing environment. They provide age-appropriate programs that help your child reach their fullest potential. They are open on weekdays...

St. Paul's Littlest Angel Preparatory Preschool

221 Valley St Ste X, San Francisco, CA

St. Paul’s Littlest Angel Preparatory Preschool is an early childhood education and care provider for children ages 2 years and 9 months through 6 years. The school provides a developmental program filled with stimulating activities, in a safe, clean, and nurturing environment. The program focuses...

Little People's World

1268 Sanchez St, San Francisco, CA

Little People's Workshop was founded in 1975 by local parents who sought an alternative to institutional and traditional daycare, originally relying on a seed grant from the Mayor's office of Community Development. Since 1976, LPW has operated solely on member dues. As a parent-run, parent-staffed,...

Delta Preschool

548 Delta St, San Francisco, CA

Delta Preschool located in San Francisco, CA is one of the childcare programs offered by the Economic Opportunity Council of San Francisco. It is a private, nonprofit corporation that aims to address the problem of poverty in San Francisco by focusing resources towards eliminating the causes,...

Starseeds Preschool

599 3rd St Apt 206, San Francisco, CA

Starseeds Preschool is an early childhood education provider that offers its services to children and families living in San Francisco, California. The company admits children ages two and three years old. The company’s curriculum follows the theories of Piaget and Reggio Emilia to provide children...

Clarendon Second Community

500 Clarendon Ave, San Francisco, CA

Clarendon Second Community located in San Francisco, CA offers excellent and high-quality on-site childcare services from 7 AM to 6:30 PM, including Before and After School Care program. The school also offers enrichment programs for Art, Music, Italian Language Instruction, Computer Skills,...

Monica's Learning Center

1333 Noriega St, San Francisco, CA

Monica's Learning Center has been serving the families in San Francisco, California since 1996. It offers an environment filled with learning experiences that enhance the children's academic performance. The center provides child care and preschool in a comfortable, creative, nurturing, and...

Mission Kids

1050 S Van Ness Ave #104, San Francisco, CA

Mission Kids is a state-licensed cooperative preschool that offers year-round early care and learning programs geared towards young children. Located in San Francisco, California, the company admits children between the ages of three to six years old. The company implements a play-based curriculum...

PLAYMATES INC

2340 42nd Ave, San Francisco, CA

Playmates Inc is a child care facility based in San Francisco, California that offers early care and learning programs geared towards preschool children. The company admits children ages two and a half to five and a half years old and uses the Creative Curriculum with a strong emphasis on...

Angel Childcare For Infants and Toddlers

1591 Hudson Ave, San Francisco, CA

Angel Childcare has been providing quality care services for infants and toddlers since 1999. It is located at 1591 Hudson Avenue, San Francisco, California. Angel Childcare also offers after-school program for children up to thirteen years old. The center is open from Mondays through Fridays, 7:00...

The Ucsf Marilyn Reed Lucia Child Care Study Center

610 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA

The UCSF Marilyn Reed Lucia Child Care Study Center located in San Francisco, CA provides high-quality child care and early education and offers Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool programs. The center operates on weekdays from 7 AM to 6 PM and strives to meet the various and diverse needs of UCSF...

Bessie Carmichael School/Filipino Education Center located in San Francisco, CA offers Book Club, Garden Club, Homework Club, and Mentor programs. The center specializes in children from Kindergarten to Grade Five and focuses on rigorous and engaging learning for all students.

Kai Ming Inc Head Start-North Beach Center

1170 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA

One of the childcare centers under the Kai Ming, Inc. agency and supported by the "Head Start" program, the North Beach center Kai Ming branch is a dual-language site. To develop bilingual ability, both English and Chinese are spoken in class. The center also offers special services for parents,...

Kai Ming Inc Head Start-Geary Center

6221 Geary Blvd # 1, San Francisco, CA

Located at Geary Boulevard, the Kai Ming, Inc. Geary Center branch provides free pre-school services for children 3 to 5 years of age to eligible families, recieving funding from the Head Start. The Kai Ming, Inc. Geary Center offers cognitive, linguistic, and social activities. It has two,...

Kai Ming Inc Head Start-Sunset Center

2800 Taraval Street, San Francisco, CA

Kai Ming Inc Head Start-Sunset Center is a state-licensed facility in San Francisco that provides a preschool program for children ages 3 to 5 years old with flexible schedules. The company implements a multi-cultural learning program that focuses on preparing children for formal education by...

Bridges to Communication

3514 Geary BlvdSte 316, San Francisco, CA

Bridges to Communication offers play-based speech and language intervention to children and families living in San Francisco, California. It provides comprehensive enrichment programs that focus on specific concerns experienced by children. The center ensures that children under the program will...

Paloma's Nest

2530 Francisco Street, San Francisco, CA

Paloma's Nest offers part-time care to infants and toddlers ages 6 months to 3 years. We are located in the Marina district near the Palace of Fine Arts. Paloma's Nest strives to create a nurturing "home away from home" for infants and toddlers. Authentic, trusting, and respectful relationships...

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Preschools in San Francisco, CA are rated 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 28 reviews of the 260 listed preschools.