Best Preschools in San Francisco, CA

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50 Fell St Civic Center
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Mission Montessori in San Francisco provides a warm, authentic Montessori environment where children feel known, supported, and inspired to learn. Through hands-on Montessori experiences, children...

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1 Miley St Cow Hollow
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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,...

10 STARS. As a first-time mom, I truly had no idea what to expect from a preschool program — and Hola Kids completely exceeded all my expectations. The program behind it is incredibly strong and thou…

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2042 Clement St Richmond District
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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...

Bambini has been wonderful for my son and for us. We've been there for almost 6 months now and we are so happy with the choice. Hassle-free (good hours, meals served, reasonable tuition) and a warm a…

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Sunnydale
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Seeking a nurturing childcare option? Our licensed home daycare offers a structured yet flexible daily schedule with age-appropriate activities designed for healthy development. Located in a...

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Inner Sunset
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Home-based English and Russian bilingual daycare in the Inner Sunset. Program utilizes a holistic approach with educational activities that foster social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth....

My son has been going to Ella's for about 14 months. (As I am writing this, it is his last week as he is moving on to pre-K.) I was super worried about leaving my son with someone I didn't know, so d…

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Golden Gate Heights
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Golden Gate Heights Mandarin Daycare is a small Mandarin family daycare committed to providing a nurturing and immersive environment where young children can explore and learn through play-based...

My kids absolutely love staying at Golden Gate Care. He told me he really enjoys the design—it feels welcoming and comfortable. He also appreciates how well Mr. Zhao takes care of him and how attenti…

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Ingleside Terraces
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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...

Our experience at Hearts & Minds Pre-K has been absolutely wonderful. What truly stands out is the beautiful and consistent emphasis on social-emotional learning from all the teachers. They are warm …

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1520 Pacific Ave. Polk Gulch
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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...

Our daughter has been attending Russian Hill Academy for almost ~2 years. We were very worried about the transition from being at home with our nanny to school, but it has been nothing but smooth. Sh…

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Parkmerced
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Little Sea Turtle Academy is a welcoming and nurturing space where children can grow, learn, and thrive. Our daycare is designed to provide a safe and engaging environment that inspires creativity,...

Our son has been attending Little Sea Turtle Academy for the past month and we could not be more grateful to have found this little gem! We were nervous first time parents sending our baby to daycare…

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Inner Richmond
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Creative Valley program provides a home-feeling atmosphere to enrich children’s learning as well as to help children explore new, exciting learning experiences. CV believes that every child is unique...

We are very lucky to have found Mrs. Joie at Creative Valley. She is very professional with her skills and experiences, and you can immediately see how much the kids love and trust her. As a parent, …

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2425 19th Ave Parkside
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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...

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Golden Gate Heights
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Home-based bilingual daycare offering infant and toddler care, nursery, preschool, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten programs. Center dedicates entire floor of home to daycare. Curriculum is...

Absolutely wonderful experience having my son there! The staff at World of Learning and Fun are exceptional; they're super caring and attentive. My child has flourished here, developing both academic…

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2358 24th Ave Parkside
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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,...

Rainbow Montessori brought back hope to my child who was overwhelmed by a TK program. Candace taught social-emotional and conflict resolution skills - beyond a simple 'be kind' message. She teaches…

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Outer Mission
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Warm, play-based daycare with a small group setting where each child is cared for as an individual. Led by a teacher with 19 years of early childhood experience. We support social-emotional growth,...

My son has been attending Happy Raindrops Daycare since they opened (he was almost 8 months old and is now almost 2 years). We are so happy and feel lucky that he is able to attend full time with suc…

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Outer Sunset
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Chinese immersion family childcare and preschool offered in home environment. Caring for the children with love, heartfelt education, and patient guidelines, to develop the potential of children and...

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Outer Mission
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Happy Panda is a large family child care with CPR & First Aid certified teachers and experienced caregivers in early childhood education. For classroom and outdoor activities, Happy Panda has its full...

Without exaggeration, Happy Panda is my dream daycare. If I had known how incredible it would be, I would have spared myself the time visiting other daycares, including the commercial ones. My son ha…

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Presidio Terrace
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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...

Our son attended Nature Kidz for a year and when he first started barely spoke at all. All the great activities and out door learning experiences was incredible how quickly he started advancing and s…

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2140 Pierce St Pacific Heights
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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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Mission District
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Laura Cumes Perez is a licensed child care home offering daycare programs located in Mission District in San Francisco, CA. Contact this provider to inquire about prices and availability.

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Pacific Heights
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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...

Our son attended PHP starting at 18 months, and our experience with Emily and the entire staff was simply wonderful. The level of care and attention they provide to the children is truly exceptional.…

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3435 Geary Blvd Inner Richmond
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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...

I've been sending both my kids to RA/RHA since 2018 because Jiali and her team have been so wonderful. This review is specifically for my daughter, who has been attending since 2022. First and foremo…

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Little Russia
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Child care center offering care and early learning to infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children. Program goal is to provide a safe and healthy environment for children to learn. Outdoor activities...

My son started at FeiFei when he was 4 months old and from day one it was a fabulous experience for him and our family. My son thrived there under their care! Feifei makes every child her number 1 pr…

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Parkmerced
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Home-based daycare and Spanish immersion language program. Small group setting allows curriculum to meet every child's individual needs and interests while daily activities focused on developing...

We’re so glad My Peke Care was recommended for our young toddler. Mirza and her helpers were so loving, caring, and accommodating to our family. Mirza’s curriculum and Spanish immersion program were …

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Cayuga Terrace
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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...

We absolutely love Cielito Lindo! Karla and her helpers are kind, engaged, and clearly are passionate about what they do. The facility is inviting and filled with educational toys and games. They tak…

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Lone Mountain
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Forest-based preschool offering a French immersion curriculum through exploration. Children participate in daily outdoor excursions and indoor activities.

If you are looking into preschools, we would highly recommend Les Petits Canards. We were seeking a French-immersion program from the start. But more importantly, we found a fantastic place for our k…

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Dolores Heights
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Child-centered, play-based program offering care and educational experiences to families in the Bay Area. Location offers an extensive outdoor area with activities including a helicopter play...

I cannot recommend Kiddie Corner enough. Denise and her team have cared for two of my kids, and both have thrived under Denise's watchful eye. The activities and meals are planned so thoughtfully and…

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984 Dolores st. # 1 Dolores Heights
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Welcome to Valle de Niños, a magical, bilingual (Spanish/English) nature play-based sanctuary nestled in a spacious Victorian home at 984 Dolores St. #1 in San Francisco, CA! Founded in 2013 by expert...

We could not imagine a better place for our son. Aida and the other teachers are passionate, kind and patient. They do many activities with the kids related to nature discovery and art, which we …

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Parkside
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Program provides high-quality child development and language learning, top-notch care, and stimulating setting for children over nine months old. We offer an emergent, interactive and content-rich...

My son just graduated from Panda Garden (3yo) and we were so sad to leave! He is currently at a new preschool and keeps telling us how much he misses his "old school". He started at 14 months old and…

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Portola
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We combine play-based and nature oriented philosophy, provide a multiple language (Immersion Chinese, English, Spanish) environment for children to explore indoor and outdoor through hand crafts,...

My husband and I toured a few daycares for our 8 month old and Lili at Flying Heron was indisputably the best. The daycare is very organized and clean. There is a schedule of what a typical day looks…

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Cayuga Terrace
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Home-based childcare program for infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children. Home offers learning environment designed to cultivate children's mental and physical development. Program offers early...

So happy to have found Mary and her daycare for our little one. She is our first child and we were nervous to send her to daycare at 3 month old. Mary told us to start the first week in hourly increm…

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Ashbury Heights
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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,...

We loved our time at Cole Valley Gan. It is an incredibly thoughtful, intentional program, and it’s clear how deeply the teachers care about the children as whole humans. My son's teacher, Elishev…

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Portola
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Colby Daycare accepts children from infancy up to five years old so that children of different ages can learn from each other and grow together. Facility has eight indoor areas and a large outdoor...

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Outer Richmond
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Rimma's Day Care is a licensed home-based daycare provider in the Outer Richmond district of San Francisco. The daycare operates in a residential setting.

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Central Richmond
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At our home daycare, we create a warm, loving, and safe environment where children are cared for with patience, kindness, and attention. We believe every child deserves to feel comfortable, secure,...

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1019A Leavenworth St Nob Hill
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Happy Day Care is a licensed child care home offering daycare programs located at 1019A Leavenworth St in Nob Hill in San Francisco, CA. Contact this provider to inquire about prices and availability.

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1647 Valencia St Bernal Heights
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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...

We had a really positive experience with Sweet Peas for our 4 year old. The staff are all very caring and dedicated and they are tuned into the social and emotional needs of all their students stude…

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2730 17th St Mission District
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Infant and toddler program in Potrero Hill with a family-like environment. Curriculum offers a variety of engaging hands-on activities and supports social growth in a developmentally appropriate...

We've been sending our child to Sweet Peas Too since he was 7 months, he's about to be 2 years old now. We have had an excellent experience with this daycare. The environment is welcoming and safe, a…

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734 Arguello Blvd Inner Richmond
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Small in-home daycare just north of Golden Gate Park in the Inner Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco. We have been in service since 2012 with over a decade of experience.We offers a music based,...

Our daughter has been with Tuul for a year and we feel so lucky to have found this daycare! She is always so happy to run in every morning, and even excitedly says “Daycare!” on the way there. We lov…

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Portola
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Family child care that aims to provide various learning experiences for children. Features a home-like learning environment inspired by the Montessori and Reggio Emilia approach and carefully designed...

The best daycare experience we could ever ask for Our daughter was at this daycare for almost two years, starting at 6 months, and it truly became her second home. What made it so special was Pyre…

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Inner Richmond
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Bilingual home daycare provides childcare and early learning services for infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children in a play-based learning environment. Colors, shapes, numbers. The daily...

I highly recommend Ms. Buugii (Bulgan Ganbold) at Smily Kids Day Care! She has been the absolute greatest thing that came into our lives since we had our children. I was apprehensive to send my babie…

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Parkmerced
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At Erika's Daycare in San Francisco, we nurture the whole child in a warm, loving home environment — with organic meals, enriching activities, and attentive one-on-one care. Now licensed for up to 12...

One year update: can't believe it's already been a year! We're still sending our daughter to Erika's and seen so much great progress in her growth and learning. Erika creates a fun and caring environ…

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Union Street
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I believe that small class size and the development of a strong community allow me and my team to really know each child as an individual and to provide a solid and supportive foundation in the early...

This was our first experience with daycare and we started sending our son at about 5 months old. It’s hard to understand what’s going on inside during the day but the best indicator was that as our s…

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Central Richmond
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Wang Mama’s Daycare is a small home daycare. Exploration and discovery are encouraged for interactive learning. Daily routine features dramatic play, storytelling, art projects and circle time. We...

We felt so lucky to find Lenora for our 8 month old at the time. She typically accepts up to 3 kiddos and one baby, and it was important to us that our little one have that dedicated attention. She a…

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2710 Pine St Lower Pacific Heights
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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...

Pac Heights Kidz was our first daycare experience for our daughter, who started when she was about 2.5 years old, and it was wonderful - all of the teachers and staff were so friendly, caring and wel…

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Central Richmond
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Mandarin immersion home daycare in the Richmond District, San Francisco. Program offers care for infants, toddlers, preschool, and school-age children. Curriculum includes an introduction to letters,...

Amazing experience with Golden Baby! Ms. Nancy and her helpers always took such good care of my daughter from 6 mos old to 20 mos old. They went to the park and played in the back yard and even went …

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274 4th ave Inner Richmond
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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...

Our family has been with TeddyCare since 2022, when Ethan was just 8 months old, and we truly couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Danielle and her team are a caring family with years of expe…

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Outer Sunset
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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...

Our son started at LWM "little school" when he was 3 years old. He loved every day there. Mr Michael and the teachers make learning fun with crafts, art, sensory, and outdoor play, and gardening. Mon…

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Mission Bay
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Tracy Child Care A trusted early childhood education provider with over 14 years of experience. Our bilingual (English/Mandarin) program naturally integrates language learning through daily...

Our family feels incredibly grateful to have been part of Tracy’s daycare from January 2024 until August 2025, when our son was just 9 months old until he was 2 years and 5 months. In that precious s…

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FAQs About San Francisco Preschools

How many preschool programs are in San Francisco?
Based on Winnie provider data, there are currently 443 preschool programs in San Francisco.
How much does preschool cost in San Francisco?
The average monthly price for San Francisco preschools is $2434. This is based on provider data for preschools listed on Winnie.
How many programs in San Francisco accept preschoolers aged 3-4 years?
Based on Winnie provider data, there are 386 preschool programs in San Francisco that accept kids ages 3-4 years old.
What types of preschool curriculums are offered in San Francisco?
The 10 most popular preschool curriculum types in San Francisco include: Play-Based, Bilingual, Mixed Age, Arts-Based, Academic-Based, Language Immersion, Creative Curriculum, Project-Based, Reggio Emilia, Blended Curriculum.

More About San Francisco, CA

San Francisco is Northern California's second largest city and a major technology hub, with many of its residents employed in the tech and startup industries. The city is also in close proximity to many institutions of higher education including Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley along with its own San Francisco State University and University of San Francisco. Despite its high cost of living, San Francisco is considered one of the best cities for young professionals with many choosing to rent in popular family-friendly neighborhoods including Noe Valley, Cole Valley, Bernal Heights, NoPa, and Potrero Hill.