Marin County Preschools
Fairfax Preschools
DayCaring Preschool
2398 Sir Francis Drake Blvd
Fairfax • 415-459-6291
DayCaring Preschool is Fairfax’s family oriented, child centered, non-profit preschool nurturing Marin County children ages 2 thru 5 since 1975.
Ages Served: 2/5/2015
Number of Kids: 35
Hours: 7:30 am - 6 pm Monday-Friday
Tuition: varies - see website for details www.daycaring.com
Diapers Accepted: Yes
Location Type: Center
Special Needs Available
2398 Sir Francis Drake Blvd
Fairfax • 415-459-6291
DayCaring Preschool is Fairfax’s family oriented, child centered, non-profit preschool nurturing Marin County children ages 2 thru 5 since 1975.
Ages Served: 2/5/2015
Number of Kids: 35
Hours: 7:30 am - 6 pm Monday-Friday
Tuition: varies - see website for details www.daycaring.com
Diapers Accepted: Yes
Location Type: Center
Special Needs Available
Larkspur Preschools
Marin Primary & Middle School
20 Magnolia Avenue
Larkspur • 415-924-2608
The Marin Primary & Middle School preschool is a developmental, play-based program where children thrive in our nurturing classrooms. Guided by supportive teams of teachers, they explore and discover, learning through play, building self confidence, gaining independence, and developing critical social skills through their interactions with their teachers and other children. Our beautiful preschool building includes six classes for children who are two-, three-, and four-years-old, with each class led by two head teachers. Even our youngest students benefit from participation in specialist classes in Spanish, music, library and garden, with physical education added in our four-year-old program. Our spacious campus encompasses two enclosed playgrounds designed for the toddlers and older preschool children, a designated outdoor art area for preschoolers, an outdoor education center with an organic learning garden, sports court and fields, art and music studios, library media center, and outdoor play spaces. The preschool program enjoys a close connection with our primary and middle schools. Our preschool teachers treasure childhood and encourage learning and exploration in the classroom and beyond as they help children become creative thinkers, confident explorers, and responsible citizens of the world.
Ages Served: 2 - 4
Number of Kids: 100
Hours: 7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Tuition: $12,500-$25,900
Accredited
Diapers Accepted: Yes
Education Based
Location Type: Center
Meals Provided
Special Needs Available
20 Magnolia Avenue
Larkspur • 415-924-2608
The Marin Primary & Middle School preschool is a developmental, play-based program where children thrive in our nurturing classrooms. Guided by supportive teams of teachers, they explore and discover, learning through play, building self confidence, gaining independence, and developing critical social skills through their interactions with their teachers and other children. Our beautiful preschool building includes six classes for children who are two-, three-, and four-years-old, with each class led by two head teachers. Even our youngest students benefit from participation in specialist classes in Spanish, music, library and garden, with physical education added in our four-year-old program. Our spacious campus encompasses two enclosed playgrounds designed for the toddlers and older preschool children, a designated outdoor art area for preschoolers, an outdoor education center with an organic learning garden, sports court and fields, art and music studios, library media center, and outdoor play spaces. The preschool program enjoys a close connection with our primary and middle schools. Our preschool teachers treasure childhood and encourage learning and exploration in the classroom and beyond as they help children become creative thinkers, confident explorers, and responsible citizens of the world.
Ages Served: 2 - 4
Number of Kids: 100
Hours: 7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Tuition: $12,500-$25,900
Accredited
Diapers Accepted: Yes
Education Based
Location Type: Center
Meals Provided
Special Needs Available
Mill Valley Preschools
Golden Gate Academy
201 Seminary Drive
Mill Valley • 415-380-1400
ggacademy.org
We provide quality education for the community of Marin county through a stimulating, loving, Christian environment and a curriculum of active learning that nurtures the growth of the whole child.
Ages Served: 2 - 5
Number of Kids: 45
Affiliation: Christian
Hours: 7:30am-6pm
Tuition: $597-$1950
Diapers Accepted: Yes
Education Based
Location Type: Center
Old Firehouse School
10 Olive Street
Mill Valley • 415-388-1417
www.oldfirehouseschool.com
The Old Firehouse School is a private preschool, founded in 1996. Our program is based on a solid foundation of scientific theory, research, and professional practice. With a strong connection to the work of John Bowlby and Erik Erikson, we practice primary caregiving and continuity of care. We are inspired by the schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Ages Served: 2 to 5
Number of Kids: 30
Affiliation: n/a (secular)
Hours: 8 am to 5:30 pm
Tuition: varies by schedule
Diapers Accepted: Yes
Education Based
Location Type: Center
Special Needs Available
201 Seminary Drive
Mill Valley • 415-380-1400
ggacademy.org
We provide quality education for the community of Marin county through a stimulating, loving, Christian environment and a curriculum of active learning that nurtures the growth of the whole child.
Ages Served: 2 - 5
Number of Kids: 45
Affiliation: Christian
Hours: 7:30am-6pm
Tuition: $597-$1950
Diapers Accepted: Yes
Education Based
Location Type: Center
Old Firehouse School
10 Olive Street
Mill Valley • 415-388-1417
www.oldfirehouseschool.com
The Old Firehouse School is a private preschool, founded in 1996. Our program is based on a solid foundation of scientific theory, research, and professional practice. With a strong connection to the work of John Bowlby and Erik Erikson, we practice primary caregiving and continuity of care. We are inspired by the schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Ages Served: 2 to 5
Number of Kids: 30
Affiliation: n/a (secular)
Hours: 8 am to 5:30 pm
Tuition: varies by schedule
Diapers Accepted: Yes
Education Based
Location Type: Center
Special Needs Available
Novato Preschools
Novato Parents Nursery School Co-op
1473 South Novato Boulevard
Novato • 415- 897-4498
www.npnurseryschool.org
Novato Parents Nursery School (NPNS) is a parent cooperative preschool that provides a unique environment for those parents wishing to share and participate in their child’s first school experience. Our school provides an atmosphere of mutual trust and cooperation between parents, children and teachers.
Ages Served: 18 months-6 years
Number of Kids: 24
Affiliation: None
Hours: 9-3pm
Tuition: varied
Accredited
Diapers Accepted: Yes
Location Type: Center
St. Francis Preschool
967 Fifth Street
Novato • 415-892-2597
www.stfrancispreschoolnovato.org
St. Francis Preschool provides a nurturing and stable environment where children discover the joy of learning through experimenting, exploring, and playing safely in age appropriate activities. We emphasize a child’s social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development and value each child’s individual personality. Our goal is to create an environment where children develop into caring, cooperative, socially competent, responsible, and independent individuals who are curious learners.
Ages Served: 6-Feb
Number of Kids: 70
Affiliation: We are part of the St. Francis Episcopal Church, religion is not a part of the curriculum.
Hours: MWF, TTH,or M-F 9- 2:30 varies
Tuition: varies - please call school
Diapers Accepted: No
Education Based
Location Type: Center
1473 South Novato Boulevard
Novato • 415- 897-4498
www.npnurseryschool.org
Novato Parents Nursery School (NPNS) is a parent cooperative preschool that provides a unique environment for those parents wishing to share and participate in their child’s first school experience. Our school provides an atmosphere of mutual trust and cooperation between parents, children and teachers.
Ages Served: 18 months-6 years
Number of Kids: 24
Affiliation: None
Hours: 9-3pm
Tuition: varied
Accredited
Diapers Accepted: Yes
Location Type: Center
St. Francis Preschool
967 Fifth Street
Novato • 415-892-2597
www.stfrancispreschoolnovato.org
St. Francis Preschool provides a nurturing and stable environment where children discover the joy of learning through experimenting, exploring, and playing safely in age appropriate activities. We emphasize a child’s social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development and value each child’s individual personality. Our goal is to create an environment where children develop into caring, cooperative, socially competent, responsible, and independent individuals who are curious learners.
Ages Served: 6-Feb
Number of Kids: 70
Affiliation: We are part of the St. Francis Episcopal Church, religion is not a part of the curriculum.
Hours: MWF, TTH,or M-F 9- 2:30 varies
Tuition: varies - please call school
Diapers Accepted: No
Education Based
Location Type: Center
San Anselmo Preschools
Little Mountain Preschool
100 Tarry Road
San Anselmo • 415-488-8018
www.littlemountainpreschool.org
Little Mountain Preschool is a play-based, developmentally appropriate environment which fosters the joy of learning, never-ending curiosity, confident risk taking, lasting friendships, and necessary life skills. We serve children ages 3 - 5.
Ages Served: 3-5
Number of Kids: 34
Affiliation: none
Hours: 9 - 1, with optional early care (8:00) and after care (until 2:30)
Tuition: 3 day a week program - $8000/year, 5 day a week - $13,250/year
Diapers Accepted: No
Location Type: Center
San Domenico
1500 Butterfield Rd
San Anselmo • 1 (415) 258-1900
www.sandomenico.org
San Domenico’s core values of study, reflection, community and service are incorporated via art, numbers, stories, science, gardening and playtime, engaging our youngest students’ senses and inspiring their minds.
Ages Served: 4.5-6 years
Number of Kids: 20-25
Affiliation: Independent
Hours: 8-8:30 am arrival until 12noon. After school program available until 5pm.
Tuition: $1,400
Accredited
Diapers Accepted: No
Education Based
Location Type: Center
Special Needs Available
100 Tarry Road
San Anselmo • 415-488-8018
www.littlemountainpreschool.org
Little Mountain Preschool is a play-based, developmentally appropriate environment which fosters the joy of learning, never-ending curiosity, confident risk taking, lasting friendships, and necessary life skills. We serve children ages 3 - 5.
Ages Served: 3-5
Number of Kids: 34
Affiliation: none
Hours: 9 - 1, with optional early care (8:00) and after care (until 2:30)
Tuition: 3 day a week program - $8000/year, 5 day a week - $13,250/year
Diapers Accepted: No
Location Type: Center
San Domenico
1500 Butterfield Rd
San Anselmo • 1 (415) 258-1900
www.sandomenico.org
San Domenico’s core values of study, reflection, community and service are incorporated via art, numbers, stories, science, gardening and playtime, engaging our youngest students’ senses and inspiring their minds.
Ages Served: 4.5-6 years
Number of Kids: 20-25
Affiliation: Independent
Hours: 8-8:30 am arrival until 12noon. After school program available until 5pm.
Tuition: $1,400
Accredited
Diapers Accepted: No
Education Based
Location Type: Center
Special Needs Available
San Geronimo Preschools
San Rafael Preschools
Gan Israel Preschool
1055 Las Ovejas Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: 415-507-0460
Gan Israel is an independent Jewish community preschool specializing in respecting and valuing each individual child and their family. Our student to teacher ratio and our group size is low in order to best serve each child and family. In addition to school readiness skills we focus on teaching and modeling human values- kindness, caring and respect. We focus on teaching children how to honor and respect the world they live in; nature and Tikun Olom, repairing the world, is an underlying theme in all we teach. Gan Israel welcomes and honors children and families of all religions and levels of observance.
Ages Served: 18m - 5 years
Hours: 8am - 5pm
Marin Waldorf School
755 Idlyberry Rd
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: 415-479-8190
Pre-k through 8th grade. Parent Toddler programs also available
Ages Served: PK - 8th grade
Hours: 8:30am - 12:45pm preschool
1055 Las Ovejas Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: 415-507-0460
Gan Israel is an independent Jewish community preschool specializing in respecting and valuing each individual child and their family. Our student to teacher ratio and our group size is low in order to best serve each child and family. In addition to school readiness skills we focus on teaching and modeling human values- kindness, caring and respect. We focus on teaching children how to honor and respect the world they live in; nature and Tikun Olom, repairing the world, is an underlying theme in all we teach. Gan Israel welcomes and honors children and families of all religions and levels of observance.
Ages Served: 18m - 5 years
Hours: 8am - 5pm
Marin Waldorf School
755 Idlyberry Rd
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: 415-479-8190
Pre-k through 8th grade. Parent Toddler programs also available
Ages Served: PK - 8th grade
Hours: 8:30am - 12:45pm preschool
