Kidango Early Learning Programs

Kidango Early Learning Programs offers preschool, infant and toddler care, and family childcare homes, along with a nutrition program. The program also provides early intervention and inclusion services, behavioral health intensive services, and early childhood mental health consultation through a team of early intervention and early childhood behavioral health specialists who work in a child’s classroom or home. Kidango serves more than 4,000 children every day through over 50 child care centers in the Bay Area and prepares nearly 6,000 meals daily as part of its nutrition services.

• Ages: 0–5 years old

Kidango has been serving Bay Area families for 40 years and is the largest provider of preschool in the Bay Area, with a team of about 500 staff. Family advocates and enrollment specialists at Kidango help families access services such as affordable health care, dental care, housing, job training, and other supports, using a holistic approach to supporting each child’s development. The organization states that it wants every child to reach their full potential and focuses on providing high quality early learning services to children who need it most, with 98% of families receiving free or reduced-cost child care. Kidango is proud to support Bay Area families and is committed to closing the school readiness gap before it becomes the school achievement gap.

The Kidango leadership team includes Ernesto An, Vice President of Finance; Marc Baker, Vice President of Development and Communications; Dr. Hilaria Bauer, Chief Early Childhood Services Officer; LaShunda De Los Reyes, Vice President of Early Learning; and Viviana Garcia (also referred to as Viviana Cabrales Garcia), Vice President of Professional Learning. Staff credentials noted include Ernesto’s Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree with a major in Accounting from the Adventist University of the Philippines, Marc’s BS and MS degrees in Family and Consumer Science, and LaShunda’s Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Development from Pacific Oaks College.

Parent testimonials describe positive experiences with Kidango. One parent, Alajandra, said she would like to find all the nice words in the world and give them to Kidango. Another parent, Lissa Brown, shared that her four-year-old son Christopher attends Kidango and named Ms. Balwinder, Ms. Shou, and Ms. Sheila as some of the nicest, loving, and kind teachers, and described how her son enjoys getting up and going to school and how smooth his transition into the program has been.

Last updated June 21, 2026.