Adventure Time Extended Day Care
Independent Elementary School, 21201 Independent School Rd, Castro Valley, CA 94552
About
Adventure Time Extended Day Care offers Master Workshops, special events, visitors, and a learning specialist visitor program, along with arts, crafts, science, animal behavior, magic, and discovery activities. The program includes exciting science projects and a science component based on curriculum from the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California Berkeley, emphasizing hands-on experiments, practical learning, observation, analysis, and deduction. Children also take part in sports and physical activity programs, cooperative and non-elimination games that support team building and cooperation, dance and music from many cultures, gross motor development and skills, hand-eye coordination, language arts, music, art, drama, sports, games, cooking, academic enrichment, help with homework, relaxation and quiet activities, and an outdoor motor skills program with an emphasis on team effort and good sportsmanship. Summer Day Camp activities include Summer Camp Workshops, Summer Camp Field Trips, science, sports and games, arts and crafts, computers, swimming, special guests, learning specialists, weekly themes, Friday Chef Days, field trips and workshops, and special events.
• Ages: 4–12 years old
• Schedule: Weekly enrollment with options for 2, 3, 4, or 5 half-day or full-day sessions; for children entering kindergarten through sixth grade, with many listed school sites operating 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Adventure Time Extended Day Care is a before and after school day care and enrichment program that has been serving elementary school aged children and their families for over 38 years, is proudly described as serving families in the Bay Area for over 39 years, and is noted as California licensed for over 40 years. The program states a mission to provide a nurturing and welcoming environment for all children before and after school while offering academic enrichment, social development, creative activities, and fun, with a goal of creating a safe, inclusive, and harassment free space where each child feels valued and supported. The mission further states that the program works to foster academic and social growth through enriching activities and programs that stimulate creativity and critical thinking, build a community that celebrates uniqueness, and encourage the development of responsible, compassionate, and confident individuals, with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and an atmosphere where each child feels valued and respected. The program notes that it strives to empower every child to reach their fullest potential and to create an environment that reflects the rich tapestry of the community, with acceptance, encouragement, respect, and learning described as central to its mission.
The program reports that it is fully licensed, licensed by the State of California Department of Social Services, and that it exceeds the standards of the California Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing. It describes its staff as experienced, caring Adventure Time teachers who are well-trained, with many head teachers and all of the administrative team having been with the program for over thirty years, all staff members over 18 years of age, and an average teacher to child ratio of 1 to 10. The Director is listed as Mimi Albert, and Site Directors and lead staff include Lucy Macias, Jessica Andrews, Hiyas Kintanar, Amanda Faria, Ciara Woolery, Yessica Gonzalez, Mavi Govea, Sangita Shah, Valina Sanders, Janet Norris, Denise Juarez, Linda Santos, and Tammy Brewer. One parent testimonial states, “AT has got to be one of the best after school and summer programs I have either used, heard about or seen. I love the programs, teachers, director and everything about it. Thank you!”
Last updated June 13, 2026.
• Ages: 4–12 years old
• Schedule: Weekly enrollment with options for 2, 3, 4, or 5 half-day or full-day sessions; for children entering kindergarten through sixth grade, with many listed school sites operating 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Adventure Time Extended Day Care is a before and after school day care and enrichment program that has been serving elementary school aged children and their families for over 38 years, is proudly described as serving families in the Bay Area for over 39 years, and is noted as California licensed for over 40 years. The program states a mission to provide a nurturing and welcoming environment for all children before and after school while offering academic enrichment, social development, creative activities, and fun, with a goal of creating a safe, inclusive, and harassment free space where each child feels valued and supported. The mission further states that the program works to foster academic and social growth through enriching activities and programs that stimulate creativity and critical thinking, build a community that celebrates uniqueness, and encourage the development of responsible, compassionate, and confident individuals, with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and an atmosphere where each child feels valued and respected. The program notes that it strives to empower every child to reach their fullest potential and to create an environment that reflects the rich tapestry of the community, with acceptance, encouragement, respect, and learning described as central to its mission.
The program reports that it is fully licensed, licensed by the State of California Department of Social Services, and that it exceeds the standards of the California Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing. It describes its staff as experienced, caring Adventure Time teachers who are well-trained, with many head teachers and all of the administrative team having been with the program for over thirty years, all staff members over 18 years of age, and an average teacher to child ratio of 1 to 10. The Director is listed as Mimi Albert, and Site Directors and lead staff include Lucy Macias, Jessica Andrews, Hiyas Kintanar, Amanda Faria, Ciara Woolery, Yessica Gonzalez, Mavi Govea, Sangita Shah, Valina Sanders, Janet Norris, Denise Juarez, Linda Santos, and Tammy Brewer. One parent testimonial states, “AT has got to be one of the best after school and summer programs I have either used, heard about or seen. I love the programs, teachers, director and everything about it. Thank you!”
Last updated June 13, 2026.
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