Kidango Early Learning Programs
Kidango, 44000 Old Warm Springs Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
About
Kidango Early Learning Programs serves more than 4,000 children each day through a range of early learning and care services. The program offers preschool, infant and toddler care, Head Start and Early Head Start, family childcare homes, a nutrition program, early intervention and inclusion services, behavioral health intensive services, and early childhood mental health consultation. Kidango operates through more than 50 child care centers and a team of 500 staff members.
• Ages: 0–5 years old
Kidango has been serving Bay Area families for 40 years. Its mission states that Kidango wants every child to reach their full potential and provides high quality early learning services to the children who need it most. The organization reports that 98% of the families it serves receive free or reduced-cost childcare, and that it prepares nearly 6,000 meals every day. Family advocates and enrollment specialists at Kidango help families access services such as affordable health care, dental care, housing, job training, and other supports, and the organization describes its approach as holistic in supporting each child’s development.
The 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 Cabrales Garcia, Vice President of Professional Learning. Staff credentials noted include that Ernesto An has 30 years of combined experience in for-profit and non-profit agencies and holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree, major in Accounting, from the Adventist University of the Philippines, and that Marc Baker has BS and MS degrees in Family and Consumer Science.
Kidango states that it is proud to support Bay Area families and is committed to closing the school readiness gap before it becomes the school achievement gap. The organization also has a team of early intervention and early childhood behavioral health specialists who work in a child’s classroom or home.
Parent testimonials include one from a parent named Alajandra, who said she would like to find all the nice words in the world and give them to Kidango. Another parent, Lissa Brown, described herself as a single mother of four children, three of whom she adopted, and shared that her youngest child, Christopher, attends Kidango and that specific teachers there made his transition into the program smooth and structured after a gap in daycare.
Last updated March 23, 2026.
• Ages: 0–5 years old
Kidango has been serving Bay Area families for 40 years. Its mission states that Kidango wants every child to reach their full potential and provides high quality early learning services to the children who need it most. The organization reports that 98% of the families it serves receive free or reduced-cost childcare, and that it prepares nearly 6,000 meals every day. Family advocates and enrollment specialists at Kidango help families access services such as affordable health care, dental care, housing, job training, and other supports, and the organization describes its approach as holistic in supporting each child’s development.
The 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 Cabrales Garcia, Vice President of Professional Learning. Staff credentials noted include that Ernesto An has 30 years of combined experience in for-profit and non-profit agencies and holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree, major in Accounting, from the Adventist University of the Philippines, and that Marc Baker has BS and MS degrees in Family and Consumer Science.
Kidango states that it is proud to support Bay Area families and is committed to closing the school readiness gap before it becomes the school achievement gap. The organization also has a team of early intervention and early childhood behavioral health specialists who work in a child’s classroom or home.
Parent testimonials include one from a parent named Alajandra, who said she would like to find all the nice words in the world and give them to Kidango. Another parent, Lissa Brown, described herself as a single mother of four children, three of whom she adopted, and shared that her youngest child, Christopher, attends Kidango and that specific teachers there made his transition into the program smooth and structured after a gap in daycare.
Last updated March 23, 2026.
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