Best preschool programs in Oakland, CA

Linda Beach Cooperative Preschool is a co-op preschool with small class sizes of up to 20 students, with 2 teachers and 2 parent volunteers in both the 2–3 Year Old and 3–4 Year Old programs. The program offers part-time, play-based classes called...

Colibrí Preschool is a Spanish immersion preschool that uses the Creative Curriculum® for Preschool as its learning framework. The program offers a child-centered and developmentally appropriate program for two- through five-year-old children, with...

Creative Montessori Preschool & Daycare offers Montessori-style activities with hands-on learning, sensory work, language work, and movement work. Children take part in outdoor playtime, group learning and play, pre-literacy, color and shape...

Gan Ilan Preschool offers play-based learning and a child-centered curriculum that includes children’s yoga, music, gardening, recycling, and specialized learning about Judaism. Children are exposed to Hebrew organically through learning some...

El Cerrito Preschool Cooperative Summer Camp includes a short opening group time, large group time with music, stories, and games, and small group time with one adult and 4–5 children playing games, making crafts, or reading. Children have free play...

Mi Mundo Preschool is an art school taught in Spanish where children take part in activities such as art, Spanish, culture, geography, family, science, and play. The program uses hands-on classrooms where children can express and develop cognitive,...

Children’s Community Center Preschool offers hands-on activities where children sew, cook and bake, create art, sing, and explore science, music and movement, sign language, and storytelling. Children spend time outdoors pumping water, building...

Oceanview Montessori is a year-round, full-day preschool program where children use various Montessori materials, books, and artwork in a well-organized indoor space. The program also includes outdoor time in a backyard that has tricycles, play...

St. John the Baptist School Preschool is part of St. John the Baptist School, a Catholic school that includes preschool through 8th grade and enrolls about 200 students. The preschool program welcomes children from 2 years to 3 years and 11 months...

The Good Earth School is a nature-based preschool in Northern California that follows a play-based, nature-inspired approach. The program uses nature-inspired learning and an emergent curriculum approach that emphasizes connecting children to the...

Little Lamb Bilingual Academy offers activities in performing arts, calligraphy, martial arts, and art, along with math and phonics. The program also includes bilingual reading and writing in Chinese and English within a theme-based...

Small Size Big Mind offers year-round infant care and preschool. The program enhances the learning environment with many curriculums, programs, classroom materials, and other essential resources. On average, it hosts about 60 students a day plus 11...

Albany Preschool Summer Camp is part of Albany Preschool, where parents and teachers work together in a cooperative setting. The program is built around play, with a focus on kids playing, learning, and enjoying school as part of a community of...

Little Seeds Children’s Center and Peter Pan Schools offer daily activities that include art, science, music, movement, language arts, and free play. Children take part in dramatic play, sensory activities, and perceptual motor skills, as well as...

Aquatics Offerings (Swim Lessons and Youth Swim Programs) includes the Beginners Swim Program, Kinderswim Program, Reds, Greens, Blues Novice Swim Program, Summer Swim Program, Advanced Swimmer Program, Senior Swim, Family Swim, Keyholder Swim,...

Aventuras Spanish Immersion Programs offers creative, interactive, and fun Spanish immersion experiences that include visual arts, music and movement, STEM, drama and storytelling, yoga and mindfulness, and culture and community activities. Children...

The Lake School offers a play-based preschool program with three separate classrooms and large outdoor play spaces. Each classroom and the outdoor areas include pets, such as fluffy bunnies, curious chickens, a gentle tortoise, and playful lizards....

Saint Vincent’s Day Home Early Learning Programs offers comprehensive early learning programs for toddlers and preschool-aged children, including a licensed full-day kindergarten and holiday care for older children. The program’s environment and...

Au Beau Séjour French Preschool offers daily activities in a 100% French immersion setting, including Social Emotional Learning, sports, music, open-ended art, games, and academics. Children take part in cooking activities, gardening, yoga, and art,...

Daisy Child Development Center offers activities such as yoga, soccer, Spanish, carpentry, arts and crafts, science projects, cooking, music, drama, and run around the yard fun. Children also use a gazebo in the big yard and an updated play...