Looking for preschool spot just for summer
Does anyone know of a preschool in Berkeley or Berkeley/Oakland border that will take a 4 year old just for the summer months? Especially anything you would recommend as a good program.
Thanks!
Feb 28, 2022
Does anyone know of a preschool in Berkeley or Berkeley/Oakland border that will take a 4 year old just for the summer months? Especially anything you would recommend as a good program.
Thanks!
Parent Replies
EBI has a summer camp called Aventura - and you can just pay for the weeks you need. https://www.ebinternacional.org/about-ebi/summer-camps
There are a handful of camps that take 4-year-olds. Cal has a bunch of camps: https://recsports.berkeley.edu/youth-programs/cal-youth-camps/. Our son went to Explorers last year and is loved it so he's going again this summer - they start at 4.5 - and they have some other camps, like gymnastics, that start at 4. We are also trying Galileo this year and I know they have a pre-k group. EBI has a pre-k group too, we did their camp a few years ago when our son was 3. Steve & Kate's starts at 4, we haven't tried it but have friends whose kids love it. This is a good place to look for other options, not exhaustive but lets you filter by age: https://www.510families.com/east-bay-summer-camp/
Hi! In Oakland, I highly recommend the preschool at Temple Sinai! They do four week "camp" sessions, that are full day, at the preschool, but I don't think you have to go to the preschool during the year to attend. Here's the info: https://www.oaklandsinai.org/tsdpp_summer_camp.html
We had a great experience at Sunshine, which allows part-time and part year, if they have space. Sunshine is on Grayson in Southwest Berkeley. They share a campus with CEID, which is a preschool for deaf/HH kids. The teachers were so nice! Our boys loved the large center playyard with a playstructure in the middle bicycle track around the edge.
When I started working at UC Berkeley, we moved over to the Early Childhood Education Centers run by the university. We also had a great experience there - especially with teacher Cheryl Kagawa. She was amazing - did all kids of fun art and science activities with the kids. They drew 100 rockets for C.Johnson when she had her 100th birthday and built a whole Mission Control in the classroom. Anyway, they often have more space in the summer, so you might be able to get a short-term summer only place.