This child care center is one of Claremont's three affiliated East Bay locations. Tuition includes a hot homemade lunch and transportation from neighboring schools for school-aged children. Activities include science, art, language development and dramatic play. Full-time and part-time schedules are available. The center is located just west of Claremont Avenue in South Berkeley's Elmwood district. Call for rates and availability.
This Berkeley center was designed for the needs of kids with hearing impairment and offers a preschool in which instruction is given both in English and in sign language; there are also programs to teach "total communication." This approach involves the use of speech, sign language and hearing aids and develops a customized education for each child based on their needs and learning style. See the website for more information or for information about donations and volunteering.
On the winding Sterling Avenue just before it circles Miller Avenue in t heavily treed area is the home of the Berkely Hills Nursery School. Founded in 1938 as one of the first parent cooperatives in the country Berkeley Hills Nursery School is a small, private, non-profit pre-school dedicated to the total development of your child. Allowing children to develop at their own pace Berkeley Hills Nursery School offers emphasis on social skills along with emergent and enriched curriculum to ceate an environment tialored to the growth of your child.
Woolly Mammoth Child Care is a preschool in Berkeley. It accepts children from one month old to five years. The center focuses on fun, play-based learning methods. Its goal is to provide a safe and fun environment where children can learn and build the skills needed to take that next step into elementary school.
Duck's Nest is a day care center with locations in Berkeley, Piedmont and Oakland. The Berkeley location on 4th Street offers a variety of safety features, including high fencing, key coded entry systems and security cameras. Duck's Nest also provides a large outdoor playground and attentive and professional staff members.
This new teen center resides in an 8,000 square-foot, LEED-certified building on Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The YMCA provides academic assistance, career planning and leadership development as well as a safe community for Berkeley youth.
This Montessori school has two campuses: one in Oakland and this one in Kensington, which is housed in Arlington Community Church. The school serves children between the ages of 2 and 8, offering a stimulating learning experience through the use of creative materials, social interaction and a supportive environment. Call the school for class times and enrollment information.
St. John's Child Care Center is a multicultural and nondenominational program for infants and young children. Its curriculum is largely play-based and includes plenty of art, music, finger plays, language development and storytelling. The center provides breakfast, lunch and two nutritious snacks for all of the children in its care at no cost. There is a one-time enrollment fee of $150, and a $200 annual supply and equipment fee. Tuition assistance is available to some eligible families.
Founded initially in 1978, Cedar Creek Montessori School has operated in its current location, in the Berkeley Friends Church building, for more than 20 years. Working under the principles of Montessori education, which include fostering children's natural curiosity and environmental exploration, the private preschool takes in about 40 students a year, which they break up into two separate classes of mixed age and gender children. Its site features a large playground and high surrounding fences. School days are broken up into two sessions, and parents can choose how often they want their children to be in school. Admissions information can be found on the school's website.
