Best Part Time Preschools in San Francisco, CA
We strive to help your child become a passionate learner who is confident and creative; flourishing through Montessori's unique approach to education. At our school, you'll find a home away from home...
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Serra is a developmentally appropriate, play-based preschool with a spiritual framework. We believe that play – spontaneous, self-initiated, and joyful – is at the heart of a child’s development,...
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Our program consists of experiential learning designed specifically to enhance a child's social skills and growing autonomy. Field trips take our children into the surrounding forests. We delve further into social and emotional development with deepening friendships and collaborative play.
Pre-Kindergarten Program
Our teachers create a stimulating, challenging environment that fosters self-competence and supports the child’s developing self-image. Because children need to experience success, we work within each child’s developmental ability. Children learn to clarify, organize, and extend their exploration.
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Montessori Children’s Center is a classical Montessori school offering a Toddler Program (ages 2–3) and a Preschool and Kindergarten Program (ages 3–6), where each student’s evolution is nurtured...
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Give them the BEST start in life. Authentic MONTESSORI education, HIGH ACADEMICS, and hands-on STEAM in a warm, NURTURING environment where your child is seen and supported. Our school is TOP-RATED...
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Preschool follows Dr. Maria Montessori’s comprehensive approach to early education. Program is based on the principle that every child can learn in an environment that is both engaging as well as...
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We offer bilingual nature play-based program for children under six years old. Waldorf-inspired curriculum incorporates nature into daily lessons along with art, music, and dance activities. Children...
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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.
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Jewish preschool program offering a curriculum that encourages learning through play. Teachers provide children with the tools necessary to build confidence, kindness, innovation, critical thinking,...
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Nature Kidz Preschool is an outdoors-only or forest preschool program. With nature as our classroom, we build our student's focus, curiosity, and intuition as we encounter The Presidio's natural...
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Nestled in the heart of Lower Pacific Heights, Pac Heights Kidz is an exceptional in-home preschool program that provides a nurturing & stimulating environment for children ages 1 to 5. PHK is...
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Spanish immersion preschool program for toddler and preschool-age children operating as small neighborhood campuses throughout the Bay Area. Teachers provide early childhood education in a multi-age,...
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Year round, preschool program that offers a play & project based curriculum that encourages school readiness and cultivates a life-long love of learning. Developmentally appropriate environment...
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Home-based preschool with a traditional Montessori-style curriculum. Two educational programs are available: early preschool for children under 3, and kindergarten prep for 3 to 6 year olds. Daily...
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A warm, home-based preschool where children learn, play, and grow in a small, nurturing environment. We provide a structured daily routine with engaging, hands-on activities using the Experience...
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Play based preschool that strives toward a child-centered curriculum. Teachers put play at the heart of curriculum and help support children through activities, materials, and thoughtful teaching....
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In-home center offering care in the Pacific Heights neighborhood. Curriculum is play-based with an emphasis on developing early literacy skills. Children are offered age-appropriate toys and...
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Preschool program offers full curriculum of Dr. Maria Montessori's philosophy and principles of education for older toddlers and school-age children up to age 6. Activities encourage curiosity,...
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Mandarin immersion preschool Center located Russian Hill.. Children enjoy a learning environment with an engaging preschool curriculum that emphasizes kindness and personal responsibility in addition...
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Chinese immersion preschool center located in the heart of the Inner Richmond District. Program offers developmentally based Mandarin immersion preschool while providing children with an educational...
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Specializing in infant care starting at 3 months, TeddyCare offers a warm, nurturing home-based daycare in. We provide full-time indoor and outdoor care for children ages 3 months to 4 years, with a...
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TeddyCare Preschool/Pre-K
At age 3, children transition into our focused preschool program led by a dedicated teacher. In a small group setting, we focus on school readiness through early academics, writing skills, counting, and sensory learning. Also, daily routines such as brushing teeth, garden, cooking etc.
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Storyland Family Child Care is a warm, home-based daycare in San Francisco where children feel safe, loved, and inspired to learn. As a mother of two who truly loves working with children, I provide a...
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Dolphin Stars Childcare is your trusted destination for exceptional early education and care. The director and teachers have over decade of experience working in childcare field. We specialize in...
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Early education program serving infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children. Program is divided into five age-appropriate classrooms and derives its philosophy from three core values which are...
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Childcare program where kids learn through play. Children explore the environment through self-direction and teacher-directed projects and games. Students learn in a mixed-age environment and program...
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Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School, founded in 1970, is a private preschool located within San Francisco’s only natural canyon in Glen Park. Our school provides child-centered, naturalistic, and...
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Preschool in Bernal Heights with a family-like environment. Curriculum promotes social and emotional development through age-appropriate activities and mixed-age peer interactions. Daily routine...
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Preschool welcoming children to learn, play, and grow since the program’s founding in 1952. Curriculum supports learning through play experiences in an environment where children are free to explore...
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Preschool provides a developmentally-based curriculum that focuses on socialization, self-esteem, and learning through play. Program caters to toddlers and preschool-age children and each day follows...
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Seabird Preschool is conveniently located a short walk from the Transamerica building (entrance next to 750 Pacific Ave). It has a modern facility with an integrated sound system and air conditioning....
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Spanish Immersion program is designed to meet the developmental needs of young children. It provides experiences that enrich and enhance each child’s cognitive, language, social, emotional, and...
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We embrace a philosophy rooted in play-based learning and bilingual education. Our program is designed to provide children with a rich and immersive environment where they can develop essential motor...
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A large home-based childcare and preschool in the Parkside/Sunset district. The curriculum focuses on age appropriate developmental skills, circle time, literacy, scientific exploration and social...
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In-home Spanish immersion daycare and preschool adjacent to the Presidio. Children learn naturally in a small group environment through various inquiry-based activities such as gardening, cooking,...
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Mandarin-immersion preschool and daycare program where children develop skills in critical thinking and problem solving in preparation for kindergarten. Children are encouraged to make discoveries and...
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Gwiggles is a Reggio Emilia- inspired early childhood education program providing In-Home Preschool and Pre-K services for children 2.5 years and older. Daily activities introduce children to art,...
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Private, non-profit preschool founded to provide young children with a developmental, child-centered preschool experience. Program is committed to providing individualized, quality attention to...
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Mandarin-immersion preschool and daycare program where children develop skills in critical thinking and problem solving in preparation for kindergarten. Children are encouraged to make discoveries and...
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Bilingual preschool providing education in both English and Russian. Children are encouraged to progress at an individual pace through structured curriculum and hands-on learning activities. Lessons...
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Accredited as an IB-World School, our preschool offers a program of International Baccalaureate PYP program, Reggio Emilia Pedagogy, and Language Immersion, focused on educating the whole child...
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Large in-home daycare in the Parkside neighborhood. Follows a child-centered curriculum that tailors classroom goals and learning to the individual needs and interests of each student. Daily...
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Small home-based preschool in the Outer Sunset. Emphasis is placed on language, arts and crafts, dance, and music. The curriculum also features reading, math, and science. Outdoor play sessions offer...
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Preschool and daycare center offering Catholic preschool and Pre-K programs and an early education journey. Academic programs, including Spanish, Chinese, and soccer lessons, ensure a well-rounded...
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Montessori preschool serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
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Little Foot is a play-based program located in the Mission Terrace neighborhood that focuses on art, movement, and hands-on learning to teach weekly theme based topics. Program offers enrichment...
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Play-based preschool providing the opportunity to connect with nature. Program focuses on the belief that children have the capacity to learn and develop through play, sensory experiences, and...
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Preschool community rooted in Jewish values and San Francisco culture. Curriculum provides children with the freedom to discover surrounding world through play. School features spacious classrooms,...
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Completely immersive Montessori preschool and pre-kindergarten program in the Presidio Terrace area. Children are encouraged to independently pursue learning activities while building important...
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Parent cooperative nursery school providing children with an environment that encourages learning through play and connection. Members gain parenting support by working with early childhood educators...
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Preschool program encouraging children to learn through direct, hands-on experiences with people, objects, events, and ideas in Spanish and English. Children impact personal learning by interacting...
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Part-day preschool program offering an enriching curriculum that includes art, music, dance and movement, science and nature, occasional walks and neighborhood field trips, and pre-math and...
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