Tots Around Town

Community Subscriber

Berkeley, CA

Facility Type[?]:
Preschool
DSS Facility License #
not required [view license]
Website:
https://rec.berkeleyca.gov
Owner:
City of Berkeley Parks & Recreation
510.981.5150
recreation [at] berkeleyca.gov
Location:
Berkeley
94709
Live Oak Park
Maximum Capacity:
24
Language(s) Spoken:
English,
Spanish
Ages Served:
24 months - 42 months
Hours
10:00am - 12:00pm
Affiliation:
City-run
Additional Services & Features:
Part-time available
Editors' Notes:

This is a two-hour program for 2 or 4 days a week. Parents are welcome but not required to stay.

About the Program:

Help ignite your child's imagination, understanding of the world and classroom skills in this play-based class. Join for traditional fun activities and exploration during our outdoor adventures! 

  • Parents will be notified for soiled diapers. Staff aren't permitted to change diapers.
  • Parents provide a daily snack for their own child

Register online at Rec.berkeleyca.gov (Search Pre-K/Tots)

or in person at the Recreation Hub office at James Kenney Recreation Center 1720 8th St 

or call  510. 981.5150

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1 parent review ▼
Archived Q&A and reviews ▼

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  • Looking for recent reviews on Tots Around Town program

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    Jun 2, 2024

    Hello, 

    Has anyone had any recent experience with this program? Is there a particular structure or is it just monitored free play? How many children are typically in the class and how many caretakers? Thanks!

    Jun 2, 2024

    No responses received.

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Seeking "drop-off" class for 2.5 year old! (Jul 24, 2018)

Tots Around Town through the City of Berkeley.

Aug 8, 2018
Recommended:
Tots Around Town

Archived Q&A and Reviews

Nov 2014

Hi everyone! Has anyone sent their little ones to Berkeley Parks and Rec's ''Tots Around Town'' program at Live Oak Park. It seems like a really neat program, and I was just looking for general feedback. Thanks for your help! ZO


My son did Tots around Town for a year before preschool. It's a nice program for providing a little social interaction and play time for the kids and a break for the parents. In a way it is quite informal -- the women who run the program are very nice, but quite young and I don't know if they have early education certifications or anything like that. But they usually organize some kind of art project, there is always a snack (brought by one of the parents) and the rest of the time the kids play inside and sometimes outside if the weather is nice. My son still occasionally refers to the time he spent at Tots and it seems he has fond memories of it. anon


Tots Around Town is hands-down the best-kept secret around for free, fun toddler play. I wish I knew about it earlier in my children's lives. I have only been to the MWF one (different location than TTh) but my son loves it. It is basically open-play in a gym, with a wide variety of toddler-appropriate toys, balls, puppets, books, cars, etc. It is well-attended but not too crowded (though I hope it stays that way after the publicity here!) and it appears to be a mix of nannies and parents. There is one staff member minding the shop, but it's not facilitated. Finally, there is a playground just outside if you reach your fill of being indoors. It's all great. Happy Mom of 2