Latchkey Alternative Center
Latchkey Alternative Center, 1200 Skyline Drive, Daly City, CA 94015
About
Latchkey Alternative Center offers art, music, play, science projects, sports, group games, creative classes, and outdoor activities. The curriculum offers an immersive day of learning, play, and exploration and integrates play with learning opportunities, with a focus on creating meaningful experiences. The summer camp emphasizes both educational enrichment and recreational enjoyment and includes chances to learn new skills, make friends, and enjoy exciting adventures.
• Ages: 2–13 years old
Latchkey Alternative Center provides preschool daycare for ages 2–4, TK daycare for ages 4–5, and daycare options for ages 2–3 years (potty trained), 3–4 years, 4–5 years, and 5–13 years. It also offers before and after-school care, school holiday break care, summer camp, and full-day care during school breaks and holidays for ages 5–13. Daycare options are available full-time and part-time for daycare age groups, including a full-day daycare program and part-time daycare with flexible scheduling.
The center is a licensed daycare facility with state-certified programs and operates as a licensed center with secure entry points. It is staffed by experienced, trained, and licensed professionals who are described as passionate about childcare. The program states that its daycare services emphasize safety, fun, and holistic child development and that it offers engaging and educational activities in an enriching environment that cultivates curiosity and creativity. It describes its care as attentive child care services that foster growth and confidence, with a caring environment where children can form meaningful friendships and develop critical social skills, and warm, welcoming spaces where every child feels valued and loved.
Latchkey Alternative Center notes that it has been providing quality year-round care since 1984 and describes itself as a beloved local daycare with a long-standing presence in the community, a trusted choice for families, and a beloved daycare in Northern San Mateo County. It states that it offers affordable daycare services without compromising standards. For daycare age groups, the stated state requirement ratio is 1:12, while Latchkey lists its own ratios as 1:9 for ages 2–3 years, 1:10 for ages 3–4 years, 1:10 for ages 4–5 years, and 1:14 for ages 5–13 years.
Last updated June 28, 2026.
• Ages: 2–13 years old
Latchkey Alternative Center provides preschool daycare for ages 2–4, TK daycare for ages 4–5, and daycare options for ages 2–3 years (potty trained), 3–4 years, 4–5 years, and 5–13 years. It also offers before and after-school care, school holiday break care, summer camp, and full-day care during school breaks and holidays for ages 5–13. Daycare options are available full-time and part-time for daycare age groups, including a full-day daycare program and part-time daycare with flexible scheduling.
The center is a licensed daycare facility with state-certified programs and operates as a licensed center with secure entry points. It is staffed by experienced, trained, and licensed professionals who are described as passionate about childcare. The program states that its daycare services emphasize safety, fun, and holistic child development and that it offers engaging and educational activities in an enriching environment that cultivates curiosity and creativity. It describes its care as attentive child care services that foster growth and confidence, with a caring environment where children can form meaningful friendships and develop critical social skills, and warm, welcoming spaces where every child feels valued and loved.
Latchkey Alternative Center notes that it has been providing quality year-round care since 1984 and describes itself as a beloved local daycare with a long-standing presence in the community, a trusted choice for families, and a beloved daycare in Northern San Mateo County. It states that it offers affordable daycare services without compromising standards. For daycare age groups, the stated state requirement ratio is 1:12, while Latchkey lists its own ratios as 1:9 for ages 2–3 years, 1:10 for ages 3–4 years, 1:10 for ages 4–5 years, and 1:14 for ages 5–13 years.
Last updated June 28, 2026.
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