These schools were voted the Best Preschools and Childcare Centers in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2024 Best of the Best reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: Springfield Montessori. This Montessori school promotes a love of learning and educates the whole child. Walnut Creek and Dublin. springfieldmontessori.com.
Silver: East Bay German International School. Emeryville. ebgis.org.
Bronze: The Renaissance International School. Oakland. therenaissanceschool.org.
Peninsula
Gold: Peninsula Jewish Community Center School. At this award-winning preschool, children learn and play in a caring, nurturing environment. Foster City. pjcc.org/preschool/preschool-programs.
Silver: Casa dei Bambini School. Redwood City. cdeib.com.
Bronze: Carlmont Parents Nursery School. Belmont. carlmontparents.org.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: St. Thomas the Apostle Preschool. This Catholic preschool strives to prepare students to be productive and socially aware global citizens of the 21st century. San Francisco. sfsta.org.
Silver: Casa dei Bambini School. Multiple locations. cdeib.com.
Bronze: The Crayon Box Preschool. San Francisco. thecrayonboxpreschool.com.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Action Day Schools. It has a semi-structured preschool program with a STEAM-integrated curriculum that combines learning with free play and exploration. Multiple locations. actiondayprimaryplus.com/preschool.
Silver: Bowman School. Palo Alto. bowmanschool.org.
Bronze: Hearts and Hands Christian Childcare & Preschool. Multiple locations. hhpreschool.com.