Early Learning Centers, Private Elementary Schools in Bay Area, CA: Elementary School San Francisco, Preschool, Child Care Service - Infant Care, Toddler Program, Kindergarten in Mission District
Katherine Michiels Elementary School: Located on Guerrero Street between 25th Street and 26th Street in San Francisco's Mission District, Katherine Michiels Elementary School (KMS) is taking the lead in developing a progressive curriculum where art, music, dance, Spanish, language, outdoor education and creative writing are core to an academic program that is project based and specific to each of our learners. Our unique curriculum takes inspiration from Mel Levine, Slingerland, Reggio Emilia Project Based Learning and similar techniques. Our program places a strong emphasis on social, academic and emotional development. We encourage children to take responsibility for themselves and others; and allow them freedom to develop a strong sense of self. KMS owns a camp outside of Yosemite where it offers outdoor education instruction to students. Scholarships are available.
We are easily accessible from both the 101 Freeway (via Cesar Chavez St.) and from the 280 northbound (via the San Jose exit).
Education Programs:
- Infant Program (ages 24 months to 3 years)
- Preschool (2 - 4 years).
- 2 Year Kindergarten (4 - 5 years)
- Elementary School (1st through to 5th grades).
In addition to a rigorous academic program, the arts have been integrated into the curriculum:
* Students learn healthy, organic cooking in our state-of-the-art kitchen.
* A Spanish language and culture component is provided which offers educational travel immersion trips to Mexico.
* Students benefit from a variety of dance opportunities including instruction from professional dance troups in the San Francisco area.
Discovery Montessori Preschool in Sacramento, CA, is a private Preschool offering programs to children ages two 1/2 through to five years. Our small size and home-like facility (maximum 24 students at one time) encourages community. Our teachers offer warm and loving attention, providing the intimate feel of extended family. We offer a teacher-child ratio that exceeds state standards. Our program and philosophy build continuity between school activities and home life.
Children ages two 1/2 through to five years may enroll. Each child's readiness best determines his or her eligibility for Discovery Montessori Preschool. Children needing toilet training and children with special needs are considered.
We employ people who are warm, nurturing, understanding, and educated in child development. They each apply their knowledge in the classroom and respect the child as an individual. We seek employees who value working as a team with the children, parents, colleagues, and volunteers. The school is operated by an Early Childhood credentialed Teacher / Administrator.
Some of our activities include:
- Circle and Share time
- Songs and Poems
- Story Time and Imagination
- On-Site "Field Trips"
- Special Guests
- Art and Craft Projects
- Water Play and Painting
- A Wide Variety of Seasonal Projects
- Outside Play and Gardening
Education is provided through a wide variety of playtime and educational activities. Our curriculum is specially designed to stimulate and entertain children.
Delphi Academy of Los Angeles is an independent, coeducational, non-sectarian day school offering a preschool through high school program on one campus.
The campus is located in the foothills of the Angeles National Forest in the equestrian community of Lake View Terrace in the San Fernando Valley region.
Academics focus on providing students with a solid grounding in the basics, a rich and challenging hands-on curriculum, and the ability to study purposefully and independently.
The Delphi program includes a fully rounded curriculum available for all age levels. Even the very youngest students are exposed to basic concepts of science, history, and the various humanities.
A rigorous mastery of the basics forms the core of the curriculum, with the complete program developing a wide spectrum of skills and knowledge in cultural, scientific and social subjects.
In addition to traditional academic subjects, students get training in practical areas such as communication, manners, computers, nutrition and organization.
Delphi Academy of Los Angeles admits students of any race, color and national or ethnic origin.
Parent Testimonial: "I am so grateful that a school like Delphi exists. The academic program is challenging and it makes the study of vital subjects (like reading and math) absolutely fun and rewarding.”
- Elementary School Parent
• Preschool
• Lower School
• Elementary School
• Middle School
• Upper School
• Summer Programs
• English Immersion Program for International Students (Academic Year)
• English Immersion Camps (Spring, Summer & Winter - 4 weeks to 3 months)
Village Pre-school, located in Visalia, California, is a preschool offering quality early childhood programs to Infants - 7 year olds. "The Village" is staffed by caring teachers that are qualified and experienced. Each classroom is self-contained with no more than twelve children. Classrooms are conducted in a climate warm and accepting of individual needs.
Village Pre-school strives to provide an enriching and stimulating environment which allows children to reach their maximum potential emotionally, socially, physically, and intellectually.
Preschool Program Includes:
- Scientific Discovery
- Literature and Storytelling
- Pre-academic Skill Building
- Creative Art
- Music and Movement
- Perceptual Motor Skill Building
- Social Skill Building
- Self-esteem Building
Located in Bel Air in Western Los Angeles, CA, Bel Air Presbyterian Preschool provides a primarily full-day, Christian-oriented Preschool program (with limited part-time availability) for children aged between 2.5 and 5 years of age. We offer an NAEYC accredited early-childhood developmental program that provides a quality curriculum that fosters the spiritual, social, emotional, physical and cognitive growth of each child in a safe, loving, nurturing environment. It meets the needs of the individual child and allows children to learn through experience and play.
Bel Air Presbyterian Preschool has eight morning classes and three afternoon classes (Afternoon Enrichment) with two teachers in each classroom. Afternoon Enrichment begins at noon and ends at 3:00 p.m. There is an option of early-morning drop-off beginning at 8:00 a.m., for an additional fee.
Bel Air Presbyterian Preschool is nestled on Mulholland Drive between the Encino / Sherman Oaks area in the Valley and the Bel Air / Brentwood area on the Westside. It is easily accessible by the 405 freeway and surrounding canyon roads.
Palisades Montessori Center is a private Montessori School in Pacific Palisades on the Westside of Los Angeles, CA, offering programs to children ages two through to six years. Palisades Montessori Center is a small, cozy environment, promoting a sense of comfort and community among both its students and its families.
Palisades Montessori Center is committed to providing a loving, safe and nurturing enviroment for its students. Through a program which focuses on individual learning, independence skills, respect for self, others and immediate enviroment, social, emotional, creative and physical growth, we aim to witness the release of each child’s ultimate potential.
The school building, originally designed by Lloyd Wright over thirty years ago, is spacious, cheerful and cloaked in natural light. Our large, beautiful, fully shaded playground with state of the art equipment allows for much fun, physical development and social interaction.
Lutheran Church Good Shepherd Pre-School is a private preschool & daycare center offering full day and school age programs to children, and is conveniently located at 1615 Morse Ave in Sacramento, CA. The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd provides the preschool / daycare center to give young children opportunities to develop physically, spiritually, socially, and intellectually in a loving, Christian atmosphere. “Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it” – Proverbs 22:6.
The preschool / daycare center is a mission of The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd. We are a non-profit organization, licensed and inspected by the State of California’s Department of Social Services. Our Board of Directors consists of church members selected by the church nominating committee, elected by the church congregation, who serve no more than three consecutive one-year terms. All teachers pass background checks and meet California requirements for working with young children.