Best preschool programs in Oakland, CA

Broadmoor Preschool is a play-based, parent cooperative preschool where children take part in activities such as art, cooking, science, math, games, and outdoor activities. The curriculum includes Cooking, Art, Outside play, a Fairy Garden, Science...

East Bay United Soccer Club offers soccer for children and young adults. The club includes competitive, recreational, and early childhood soccer programs under different program names within the organization. • Ages: 3–18 years old East Bay United...

Bay Island Gymnastics offers preschool gymnastics, recreational gymnastics, competitive team gymnastics, Ninja Warriors classes, summer camps, and birthday parties. The facility includes equipment specialized for all sizes and skill levels, from...

Bay Island Gymnastics offers preschool gymnastics, recreational gymnastics, competitive team gymnastics, Ninja Warriors classes, summer camps, and birthday parties. The facility includes an indoor playground with multiple trampolines, a foam pit,...

Happy Day Montessori School follows Dr. Maria Montessori’s method, with children engaging in practical life, sensorial, language, math, culture, and geography work. The multi-age classrooms encourage children to move, touch, manipulate, and explore,...

Bay Area Kinderstube is a full-immersion German-language preschool in a mixed-age environment that uses play- and theme-based learning. Children take part in arts and music activities, and the program includes an annual celebration of Laternenfest...

Kai Ming Head Start offers education, play, and inquiry activities that include speaking and listening (language), early reading, early writing, math, science, social studies, creative arts, and technology. The program also includes weekly home...

campCDS offers activities such as tasting and cooking up local flavors, creating art inspired by Bay Area activists, and hopping on Muni to uncover hidden landmarks. Campers take part in hands-on exploration in the farm and garden, the rooftop...

Kiddie Kampus Cooperative Preschool includes activities such as morning yoga and local field trips. The program uses a play-based curriculum in which play takes the form of self-satisfying activity through which the child gains control and comes to...

Little Butterflies Preschool offers a sensory play-based program where children take part in activities such as drawing, handwriting, letter and number identification, counting, basic addition with pictures, sight word practice, patterns, and...

Golden Bay Preschool includes sensory play, songs, art, first language practice, friendship practice, early literacy, problem solving, Mandarin, music, math confidence, STEM curiosity, climbing, bikes, library walks, art and building, and play with...

Little Lion Preschool and Childcare is a home-based preschool and childcare program. The program offers care for a small group of children with a teacher-to-student ratio of 1:4. Tours of the program are offered on Fridays by appointment only. •...

Yu Ying Learning Center offers activities such as Fine Arts, Chinese folk dancing, Martial Arts, Coding and Computational Thinking, Circuits & Movement, Yoga, weekday and weekend Chinese classes, and weekend painting and drawing. The program...

Neptune Nature School offers a preschool, TK, and kindergarten program where children spend their days in a completely outdoor setting, engaging in exploration, play, negotiation, art, and social-emotional development. Daily activities include a...

Summer at CSB is a co-educational summer program run by Cathedral School for Boys. The program offers many unique programs for girls and boys in PreK–8th grades. Campers immerse themselves in engaging and inspiring programming that keeps their minds...

American Gymnastics Club offers preschool motor skills classes, girls’ and boys’ gymnastics programs, ballet, a competitive gymnastics program, a gymnastics camp, Tots classes, and a Parent Participation class. Classes are structured around the USA...

JAMaROO Kids offers classes and programs that include Dance, Music, Yoga, Art, Bilingual classes, and an Introduction to Creative Movement and Dance class. The program also offers Outdoor Music & Movement Classes in the Park, music in the park...

Cornerstone Children's Center offers blocks and construction, cognitive skill games, dramatic play, science discoveries, process art, music, puppets, and storytelling as part of its daily activities. The program operates as a Christian nursery,...

Child Education Center is a Reggio-inspired preschool that offers licensed daycare and preschool services. The program uses play as the main method of learning, with playwork that is child-initiated and teacher-framed. Learning is driven by...

Mustard Seed Preschool is a small Christian preschool that treats each child as a unique individual created in the image of a loving God. The program respects children’s individual needs, skills, and interests and allows them to explore, create, and...