Best Toddler Daycares in Palo Alto, CA
Challenger School has been inspiring children to achieve since 1963. Challenger School Middlefield is a Palo Alto private school with unmatched academic results. Our students scored in the top 10%...
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Bilingual family child care near Stanford University campus. Children are encouraged to learn through play, interaction, and participation. Curriculum focuses on preparing children socially,...
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Tikiland offers a variety of programs for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, including our Drop-In Program & bilingual English-Spanish curriculum. Our highly trained staff fosters a love for...
Toddler Program (Tikiland Daycare & Preschool)
Our Toddler Program (1–2) nurtures independence through music, movement, outdoor play, and hands-on learning. Toddlers explore sensory stations, build with blocks, sing in English & Spanish, and enjoy PE, puppet shows, parachute games, and nature walks—all in a loving, bilingual environment.
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Also offers: Preschool Program (Tikiland Daycare & Preschool)
Speaks Spanish
Little Ducks Daycare has been serving the community for over 20 years. We offer full-time and part time childcare and early education for children 6 weeks to 5 years of age, in a safe and nurturing...
Speaks Spanish
Award winning facility houses this preschool program located in the Cubberly Community Center. Curriculum focuses on Kindergarten readiness by learning through play.
Speaks Spanish
Co-op preschool offering learning-through-play experiences for young learners. Program features a parent education component and is organized and administered by parents under the direction of trained...
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Montessori preschool program located at a Child Development Center in Palo Alto. Children gain independence by participating in child-led activities. Language immersion programs are also available.
Speaks Spanish
Inclusive preschool program offering balanced, developmentally curriculum to help children learn and grow socially and academically. Program emphasizes inclusion, acceptance, play, and creativity...
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Infant and toddler care center near the First Baptist Church of Palo Alto. Provides care for newborns through 3-year-olds.
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Structured preschool offering early learning services to preschool-age children. Curriculum promotes learning through play and offers an educational environment for children to learn and grow....
Speaks Spanish
Preschool program follows multiple educational theories while keeping children's interests in mind and allowing for hands-on, experiential learning. Program goal is to prepare children for the next...
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Imaginemos Oruguitas is a Spanish immersion preschool and daycare in Palo Alto, offering a nurturing environment where children can learn and grow through imaginative play and interactive learning....
Speaks Spanish
Welcome to Learn & Play® Montessori in Palo Alto, offering full-day care and early learning for toddlers through kindergarten-aged children. This school provides a calm, structured setting where...
Toddler
Our Toddler Montessori Program is a fun, loving, and respectful place for our youngest students to become independent and self-confident individuals. Our daycare and childcare programs are Montessori-inspired, and offer best-in-class daycare and childcare for toddlers. We encourage them to explore their rich classroom environments by making their own choices from among a wide variety of developmentally appropriate materials. Our resourceful Toddler classrooms promote language, math, practical life exercises, science, and the arts as well as fine and gross motor activities. Individual attention is paid to promoting each child’s emerging language skills and each child’s curiosity to explore all of the learning materials and the outdoors. The primary goal is to support the children’s physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth and to nurture their sense of being in a secure and stimulating environment.
Preschool
Our preschool program provides an enriching hands-on learning experience with specially formulated Montessori materials for math, language, sensorial exploration, practical life activities, art, science, second language, music, history, and geography. Our preschool children develop observation and problem-solving skills. They are able to achieve this by manipulating, experimenting, and discovering through Montessori materials and prepared environment. Children begin to move from the concrete to the abstract as they prepare for the more complex studies used in our Montessori Kindergarten program.
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Established, nurturing childcare facility. Children learn through curiosity and exploration and parent participation is encouraged.
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Non-profit, part-time nursery school on the site of the Friends Meeting House, near Ohlone Elementary School. Modified parent co-op program, requiring 3 workdays per year and participation in...
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Cooperative preschool and nursery school program for children. Play-based curriculum encourages children to learn through hands-on experiences. Lessons are designed to develop independence and social...
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A warm and loving facility providing care and educational experiences to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Children are grouped by age with a low child/adult ratio to promote social, mental, and...
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Gan Preschool is a Jewish, Reggio and Montessori inspired preschool where each child is individually nurtured and celebrated! Learning is experiential, and your child will love learning their aleph...
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Multicultural international preschool and elementary school providing child-centered Montessori education to young children. School is committed to providing a carefully planned environment to help...
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Comprehensive arts-integrated program using creative philosophy specifically focused on "whole child" development promoting six key areas of development including emotional, social, cognitive,...
Young Toddlers
Our classroom provides an ideal environment to foster individual development and self-help skills. We use a scaffolded approach to learning through systematically building on students’ experiences and knowledge as they are acquiring new skills in order to enhance learning and aid in the mastery of tasks. Their curious minds are exposed to an enriched curriculum focusing on language development by using pictures, books and basic academics in their environment. Following simple instructions is implemented through circle time, story time, art, and curriculum projects. Besides the social, emotional development, we also focus on developing fine motor skills through fun and sensory activities. Our Little Explorers are ready to put to practice their newfound independence by exploring their surroundings as they come with a Brighter understanding of their world around them.
Older Toddlers
Our classrooms are filled with endless learning opportunities to enhance children’s cognitive and language skills with basic academics through small-group activities that encourage investigation, exploration, and discovery. Our scaffolding approach is a critical component in teaching new tasks with multiple steps where our teachers provide support for students. Our children that are now engaging in short sentence conversions are able to absorb information within our curriculum that is designed to support creative expression, literacy and music by fostering their curious minds. By introducing skills that enable independence through enriching art projects and hands-on activities, we are ensuring they are able to expand concepts that were developed in Little Explorers.
Also offers: Preschool
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Childcare center and preschool program for infants through Pre-Kindergarten. Site utilizes a play-based curriculum focused on inspiring a love of learning through a combination of early academics and...
Toddler Daycare
Toddlers are on the go, exploring and learning new things throughout each day. Classrooms are kid-size in design, allowing children to do more things independently, building their self-confidence. Photos of the children’s families cover the walls of the classroom, creating a sense of community. Daily routine includes: outdoor play, circle time, dance & movement, reading, art, music, and free play.
Preschool Program
Hands-on preschool program with a strong focus on school readiness. Children are encouraged to think independently and express their individuality. Your child’s day is filled with creating, experimenting, and imaginary play. Curriculum includes: math, science, language, and spanish. Children begin to expand social skills and build friendships.
Also offers: Discovery Preschool
Speaks Spanish
Non-profit early childhood center offers infant care as part of a larger program for children up to age five. Program is located at Palo Alto VA Hospital and reserves 70% of enrollment for families...
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We are thrilled to be part of the Building Kidz Worldwide family of campuses, providing local Palo Alto families a plethora of services including toddler care, preschool, after-school for children up...
Older Toddlers
Our classrooms are filled with endless learning opportunities to enhance children’s cognitive and language skills with basic academics through small-group activities that encourage investigation, exploration, and discovery. Our scaffolding approach is a critical component in teaching new tasks with multiple steps where our teachers provide support for students. Our children that are now engaging in short sentence conversions are able to absorb information within our curriculum that is designed to support creative expression, literacy and music by fostering their curious minds. By introducing skills that enable independence through enriching art projects and hands-on activities, we are ensuring they are able to expand concepts that were developed in Little Explorers.
Young Toddlers
Our classroom provides an ideal environment to foster individual development and self-help skills. We use a scaffolded approach to learning through systematically building on students’ experiences and knowledge as they are acquiring new skills in order to enhance learning and aid in the mastery of tasks. Their curious minds are exposed to an enriched curriculum focusing on language development by using pictures, books and basic academics in their environment. Following simple instructions is implemented through circle time, story time, art, and curriculum projects. Besides the social, emotional development, we also focus on developing fine motor skills through fun and sensory activities. Our Little Explorers are ready to put to practice their newfound independence by exploring their surroundings as they come with a Brighter understanding of their world around them.
Also offers: Preschool
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OFJCC Leslie Family Preschool is a Jewish, play-based preschool located in Palo Alto, inspired by a constructivist and innovative approach to education. We are an inclusive, warm, and nurturing...
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Preschool program near Mitchell Park where children learn through curiosity and play. Ample outdoors time is available for students.
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An eclectic, Waldorf-inspired preschool focusing on the growth and development of the whole child. This hands on environment strives to build community and empower children.
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A holistic preschool that focuses on promoting curiosity and seeks to instill a love of learning. Community oriented, this facility strives to create a larger family so that each child feels supported...
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Non-profit infant and toddler care center near Robles Park. Experienced staff provide lots of individual attention to babies in well-equipped indoor and outdoor play areas.
Speaks Spanish
Warm environment where children are engaged in activities that stimulate all their senses and provide a platform for independent learning.
Speaks Spanish
Play-based in-home daycare for infants through 5 years old. Located near Mitchell Park and across the street from the Palo Alto Junior Museum. Children spend part of their day playing outside in the...
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Montessori preschool for older toddlers the Palo Alto, Stanford, and surrounding communities since 1977. Program and curriculum are designed to encourage imagination and self-confidence while offering...
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Spanish-immersion preschool across the street from Escondido Elementary School and Stanford University. Program is designed to include children who do not speak any Spanish at enrollment; curriculum...
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Beginning in Preschool, our teachers create an encouraging learning environment that allows students to flourish. Stratford’s curriculum is designed to develop the cognitive, social, emotional, and...
Early Preschool
Between the ages of two and three brain power increases at an astonishing rate. Maximizing on this formative year, our Early Preschool teachers create a joyful and nurturing learning environment in which budding academic and social-emotional skills flourish. Early preschoolers grow in their independence, language, and thinking skills through a predictable and supportive daily routine which includes preparing them for the next chapter — Preschool! Note: Part-time programming is subject to availabilty.
Preschool
Our teachers provide a warm, caring, joyful environment that encourages preschoolers’ natural curiosity, and instills confidence in their innate abilities. By balancing traditional instruction in reading, writing, and math with art, music, and foreign language, the Stratford preschool curriculum teaches 21st century skills of communication, collaboration, and problem solving. The open, caring, family-oriented atmosphere at Stratford School helps preschoolers feel safe – physically and emotionally – and nurtures the whole child, both mind and heart. Note: Part-time programming is subject to availabilty.
Also offers: Mandarin Bilingual
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Infant center at Bright Horizons, a large backup daycare center in Palo Alto Square. Program provides close supervision of babies in an environment filled with music, books, sensory toys, and soft...
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Daycare providing daily hugs and healthy meals. Quality care in a loving nurturing environment.
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Academic-based preschool program providing opportunities for development. Self-help skills, social skill growth, language development and academics are promoted through age-appropriate curriculum....
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Mandarin immersion school providing a multicultural learning environment for preschool, pre-kindergarten, and transitional kindergarten students. Facility strives to build language proficiency as well...
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Childcare and early learning services are provided to children in home-based environment. Numbers, letters, colors and shapes are introduced in preparation for Kindergarten and beyond. Science is...
Speaks Spanish
Large daycare center and preschool near Briones Park. Curriculum includes language, math, science, music, and art; program fosters social and intellectual growth and readiness for kindergarten.
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Play-based daycare where children learn and play in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. Hands-on learning is encouraged through various games, toys, art, music, and more. Indoor and outdoor play spaces...
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Preschool located in Palo Alto. This preschool offers an innovative curriculum that involves science experiments, creative projects, and singing and dancing.
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Small, nurturing preschool program near the Stanford University campus. Curriculum includes art, music and movement, outdoor play, dramatic play, and circle time; program fosters self-confidence and...
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Well rounded Preschool program that educates not only on the core subjects but incorporates computers and different software for maximum growth and development. Imagination and creativity also...
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Childcare facility offering daycare services for children and families in the Palo Alto community. Teachers provide a balance of academic and recreational activities to prepare children for school....
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Little Angels is a licensed child care home offering daycare programs located in St. Claire Gardens in Palo Alto, CA. Contact this provider to inquire about prices and availability.
Speaks Spanish
Esther Corona & Mohamed Chakmakchi is a licensed child care home offering daycare programs located in Crescent Park in Palo Alto, CA. Contact this provider to inquire about prices and availability.
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Sojourner Truth Child Development Center Infant Toddler is a licensed child care center offering daycare programs located at 3990 Ventura Ct in Ventura in Palo Alto, CA. Contact this provider to...
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Sojourner Truth Child Development Center (Preschool) is a licensed child care center offering preschool programs located at 3990 Ventura Ct in Ventura in Palo Alto, CA. Contact this provider to...
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Maria Heredia Anton & Karla Infante Lopez is a licensed child care home offering daycare programs located in Downtown North in Palo Alto, CA. Contact this provider to inquire about prices and...
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Sorina Prisacaru is a licensed child care home offering daycare programs located in Palo Alto, CA. Contact this provider to inquire about prices and availability.
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The Cost of Childcare in California
Curious how much daycare or preschool really costs in California? We break down average childcare rates by city, age, and program type—based on real data from local providers.
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What Parents Need to Know About Toddlers and Daycare
The childcare experts at Winnie answer some of the most common questions about toddlers and daycare.
FAQs About Palo Alto Toddler Daycares
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How many Palo Alto daycare programs accept toddlers?
- Based on current daycare data, 9 daycare programs in Palo Alto accept toddlers (1 - 2 years old) and 10 daycare programs in Palo Alto accept toddlers (2 - 3 years old)
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What is the weekly cost of daycare for a toddler in Palo Alto?
- The average weekly cost of daycare for a toddler between the ages of 1 and 3 is $544. This is based on provider cost data for daycares listed on Winnie.
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What type of daycare schedules are available for toddlers attending daycare in Palo Alto?
- Out of 66 daycares that accept toddlers, 94% offer full time, 62% offer part time, and 9% offer drop-in.