L’Academy Kensington/Berkeley – Toddler Program
1550 Oak View Ave, Kensington, CA 94706
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L’Academy Kensington/Berkeley – Toddler Program includes Spanish and Mandarin immersion, art, music, storytelling, circle time, projects, painting, rhythm, song, sensory exploration, and outdoor play. The program also offers a Kung Fu enrichment class and Music/Performing Arts enrichment with hands-on experiences in music, movement, and imaginative play.
• Ages: 2–3 years old
• Schedule: Opening hours Monday–Friday, 7:30am–5:30pm
L’Academy Kensington/Berkeley – Toddler Program is part of L’Academy Language Immersion Infant Daycare, Toddler, Preschool, and Pre-K Programs in Kensington/Berkeley, CA, which feature spacious indoor and outdoor environments and warm, welcoming spaces with classrooms designed to foster independence, curiosity, and a strong sense of belonging. The program offers bilingual early childhood education through Mandarin and Spanish immersion, English language readiness, and a blended curriculum combining Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and play-based learning. It provides year-round, full-time care with fewer than 20 school closure days per year, full-day care with minimal closures, rolling year-round enrollment based on availability, healthy meals and snacks provided daily, and hot, nutritious meals made in-house, often with organic ingredients. Additional features include a low student-teacher ratio, potty training not required, and daily updates for parents on each child’s learning, progress, and classroom experiences.
The program’s mission states that it helps children build confidence, independence, and a lifelong love of language and learning, and that early language learning unlocks a world of potential. The mission also states that the Mandarin and Spanish immersion programs nurture cognitive development, cultural awareness, and whole-child growth from infancy through preschool through playful, meaningful experiences, and that children are guided to become confident, creative, and compassionate lifelong learners. The mission describes an approach built on love, language, leadership, and nourishing care, blending warmth with research-based practices in a bilingual, enriching environment, and states that the program provides a nurturing, high-quality daycare and preschool experience where children grow through language, love, and learning and are empowered through bilingual immersion and whole-child learning.
L’Academy Kensington opened on August 1, 2021. The Regional Director is Rachel Hendrix, who earned her B.A. in Sociology from the University of the Pacific and has over ten years of experience in Early Childhood Education. Tatiana completed her child development studies at City College of San Francisco, and Grace holds a Master’s degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and a Bachelor’s degree from the Communication University of China. The program operates under License Number 73409614.
Parent testimonials describe teachers as wonderful, caring, thoughtful, organized, and compassionate, and the staff as very welcoming, exceptionally clean and well-sanitized, and incredibly communicative and caring. Families report that their children are engaged in fun and educational activities, thriving in a play-based education program, and having a ton of fun in a safe and nurturing environment. Several parents highlight the strong focus on early language development, noting that this was the only preschool they toured that offers three different languages, each taught by professional and passionate teachers, and that children are picking up English, Spanish, and Chinese, including singing songs and naming colors in Spanish. Parents also mention smaller class sizes, a fun and welcoming environment, dual or Mandarin immersion programs, and say they are 100% satisfied, would give the program 10 stars if possible, and feel lucky and happy to have found the school. Multiple testimonials mention receiving daily or multiple updates and photos through an app, showing how happy the children are and helping parents connect with their child’s learning.
Last updated May 11, 2026.
• Ages: 2–3 years old
• Schedule: Opening hours Monday–Friday, 7:30am–5:30pm
L’Academy Kensington/Berkeley – Toddler Program is part of L’Academy Language Immersion Infant Daycare, Toddler, Preschool, and Pre-K Programs in Kensington/Berkeley, CA, which feature spacious indoor and outdoor environments and warm, welcoming spaces with classrooms designed to foster independence, curiosity, and a strong sense of belonging. The program offers bilingual early childhood education through Mandarin and Spanish immersion, English language readiness, and a blended curriculum combining Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and play-based learning. It provides year-round, full-time care with fewer than 20 school closure days per year, full-day care with minimal closures, rolling year-round enrollment based on availability, healthy meals and snacks provided daily, and hot, nutritious meals made in-house, often with organic ingredients. Additional features include a low student-teacher ratio, potty training not required, and daily updates for parents on each child’s learning, progress, and classroom experiences.
The program’s mission states that it helps children build confidence, independence, and a lifelong love of language and learning, and that early language learning unlocks a world of potential. The mission also states that the Mandarin and Spanish immersion programs nurture cognitive development, cultural awareness, and whole-child growth from infancy through preschool through playful, meaningful experiences, and that children are guided to become confident, creative, and compassionate lifelong learners. The mission describes an approach built on love, language, leadership, and nourishing care, blending warmth with research-based practices in a bilingual, enriching environment, and states that the program provides a nurturing, high-quality daycare and preschool experience where children grow through language, love, and learning and are empowered through bilingual immersion and whole-child learning.
L’Academy Kensington opened on August 1, 2021. The Regional Director is Rachel Hendrix, who earned her B.A. in Sociology from the University of the Pacific and has over ten years of experience in Early Childhood Education. Tatiana completed her child development studies at City College of San Francisco, and Grace holds a Master’s degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and a Bachelor’s degree from the Communication University of China. The program operates under License Number 73409614.
Parent testimonials describe teachers as wonderful, caring, thoughtful, organized, and compassionate, and the staff as very welcoming, exceptionally clean and well-sanitized, and incredibly communicative and caring. Families report that their children are engaged in fun and educational activities, thriving in a play-based education program, and having a ton of fun in a safe and nurturing environment. Several parents highlight the strong focus on early language development, noting that this was the only preschool they toured that offers three different languages, each taught by professional and passionate teachers, and that children are picking up English, Spanish, and Chinese, including singing songs and naming colors in Spanish. Parents also mention smaller class sizes, a fun and welcoming environment, dual or Mandarin immersion programs, and say they are 100% satisfied, would give the program 10 stars if possible, and feel lucky and happy to have found the school. Multiple testimonials mention receiving daily or multiple updates and photos through an app, showing how happy the children are and helping parents connect with their child’s learning.
Last updated May 11, 2026.
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