My daughter recently graduated from Miraloma having spent two years at the adorable little red schoolhouse. Our family really enjoyed the co-op experience and supportive parent community. We formed lifelong friendships and made many sweet memories. We enjoyed parent teaching and felt lucky to have the opportunity to watch our daughter explore, learn and develop new friendships. It felt wonderful to be a part of a collective community effort with the goal of providing children with a safe and nurturing space where they can learn, grow and have fun. Miraloma is such a warm and welcoming place! I highly recommend touring in person to really appreciate Miraloma's wonderful space. The school has so many unique assets that affords unique experiences for the children like dancing on stage under a plum tree, harvesting plums from the same tree and making jam! Digging for worms and roly polys in the garden. Planting seeds, observing the growth of plants, harvesting fruits and vegetables and eating your bounty! Cooking up soups and baking cakes in the mud kitchen. Getting cozy in the book nook. Building strength and having fun on the trapeze! Challenging themselves to be brave and finally go down that fire pole. The current Director Rose and Teacher Anne (both began at Miraloma in July 2023) are highly credentialed and have decades of early childhood development experience at preschools. I have seen the tremendous passion and care they have for the children that I have never experienced before. I wish our daughter was able to have spent more time with these amazing teachers before she graduated. The play based and child led approach was wonderful and empowering for our daughter. Every day the teachers set up new and fun experiences and activities for the children, but the kids decide what they want to do. The teachers then build on and adapt the curriculum to support the interests of the kids at any given time. Kids are given the tools and freedom to explore and develop their authentic selves while knowing a loving and supportive adult is nearby if they need help. Anne and Rose are often found on the floor engaging with and connecting with the children. I would venture to say that Anne is the best preschool teacher in all of SF and she shares her insight and wisdom with families in weekly detailed updates. Parents can learn alot from both Rose and Anne. We are forever grateful to Miraloma for providing our daughter with such a wonderful foundation for learning. Take a tour and you will also be wowed by how wonderful this place is!

We love Miraloma! My three year old has thrived since joining last Fall. The school is run by such capable staff. My son delights in breaking into songs and rhymes he learns at circle time. They provide true play-based, emergent curriculum- and we parents love learning from our experienced, passionate teachers. It is also a joy to team up with the other families to run the school. I feel so good about the modeling of collective care this provides to the children. If I could give six stars, I would!

I can't say enough good things about this school. As an elementary teacher myself, I have been beyond thrilled with the community and environment we have found at Miraloma for my son. All the families have been so warm and welcoming and the teachers are excellent at supporting these kids, helping them to grow, thrive, and build their social skills and self esteem. The school location itself is just darling; I'm excited for my younger son to attend as well.

We have a been a part of the Miraloma Community for over two years and both of my children attend preschool there. Not only is a warm, nurturing environment for the kids, but it's also a supportive community for the parents. The school embodies its mission fully (which is so powerful for the kids to witness!) and you can feel the sense of cooperation when you walk through the door. We got lucky in finding this place when looking at preschools because it's really shaped our lives in the best way possible!

We are a happy Miraloma family! My oldest is about to "graduate" as he's heading to kindergarten in the fall after 2 years at Miraloma and my second just started there and is doing very well. Miraloma is play-based and really prepares the kids on a social-emotional level. As far as parent participation, I've heard it's less than other co-ops but depends on your family job and involvement/commitment level. It's a fantastic community and we are so fortunate to have this home away from home. The strongest asset of the school is the space itself- so much room inside and especially outside to play!