Schools near Pinole, CA

“I can't recommend this place enough. My son attended for about a year, and he loved his teachers and made great friends. The learning environment is warm and supportive. The staff really helped him grow and meet his developmental milestones, and we saw so much progress during his time there. We always felt he was safe and well cared for.”

“My newly adopted niece has been attending Kids Corner for about 18 months, starting when she was just two years old. It has truly been a cornerstone in her development. We’ve seen tremendous growth in her communication skills and behavior since she started here. The teachers genuinely care about each child’s progress and well-being. She often comes home excited to show us her adorable and creative artwork—especially around holidays like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day, and Easter. She’s thriving at Kids Corner, and as a parent, I couldn’t be more grateful.”

“CCC is a co-op preschool where children and adults are invited to grow and play in an inclusive, supportive environment. Creative and loving teachers, spacious and thoughtful play spaces, and opportunities to be actively involved in a community make CCC a special place to spend these precious preschool years. CCC Forever!”

“This review is long overdue! Curious explorers is an amazing school!! My daughter loves it here. She’s excited about coming to school every day!! Sometimes when I come and pick her up, she tells me that she wants to stay. That’s how much she loves curious explorers. This school has been life changing for us. All the staff here are warming and welcoming and you can tell the kids feel safe. There’s also a class pet Bailey who my daughter adores ?.
Curious explorers has been a blessing to my family.
5 stars isn’t enough! 10/10”

“Berkeley Hills Nursery School is a truly wonderful place for young children to grow, learn, and thrive. The nurturing environment, dedicated teachers, and play-based curriculum create an ideal setting for early childhood development. Families appreciate the strong sense of community and the emphasis on social-emotional learning.”

“Jagreet who leads this branch is so enthusiastic and committed to the kids. She set a tone that made me feel comfortable taking my child here and made learning fun. Matt and Clinton met with me every 40 of instruction and took a lot of care in managing my child's program. We loved all the staff and most importantly my child underwent a profound transformation, improving her reading by several grade levels. For a dyslexic child, this center is salvation. I don't have enough words for the gratitude I feel for Jagreet, her team and the Lindamood-Bell system, but I want to be clear that our lives have been changed in the best way.”

“I like Baby Penguin’s so much. I have two boys and they all go to this daycare for four year now. Ceci is generous, loving, and kind to everyone. She is a great mom and takes very good care of the babies, Janelle takes her time to prepare the kids for kindergarten and my son, Nigel has learnt a lot from her teaching. Abuelo is always welcoming to the kids and parents. I would recommend this day care to all parents with little kids.”

“We have been beyond thrilled with the care and education both of our kids have received at Nia House. It's hard for me to know where to begin. My first child is a 2020 baby, and it felt like a huge leap for us to start her in childcare. From the moment I set foot in the school, I couldn't have felt more confident in our decision. Every aspect of Nia House from the physical environment to the way teachers speak to the children is utterly thoughtful. The teachers are deeply knowledgable about development and about helping each unique child find their place in the community. The teachers and staff have also been extremely supportive of my husband and I as parents and have offered guidance and advice when we've run into challenges at home. I feel incredibly lucky to have Nia House as a partner in raising my kids!”

“The Good Earth School is amazing! We joined the school in 2020 and my daughter immediately loved TGES. The supportive, attuned staff, curriculum, dedication to social and emotional development, and experiential approach to learning were the perfect environment for my daughter to thrive. My younger daughter started at TGES when she was 2.5 years old. She is a kinesthetic learner and we could not imagine a better place for her to have her first school experience than TGES. We would keep our girls there through high school if we could!”

“We were new to the area and needed to find a good school for our fourth grade daughter. Even though St. John's was not on our initial radar, we decided to take a tour. Ms.Clabby who is one of the administrators and wears many hats at the school was so friendly and she made the process very easy for us. My daughter immediately felt comfortable with the small school setting and was excited to start. We appreciate the smaller student population which actually makes us feel safer during a pandemic. Her teacher is thoughtful, creative, and very inclusive to all the students. I would recommend this school for parents who are looking for a smaller school setting and provides strong academics. The only downside is that there aren't many extracurricular clubs like public schools may offer. I've been impressed at how easily kids can go transition to remote learning very easily on days when the city's power is out due to storms. Overall it is a safe and kind school.”

“I cannot accurately express how grateful our family is for Step One School. I want to specifically call out the experience we had with our daughter while she attended. We moved across the country to be closer to family, and our experience at a previous preschool was the antithesis of what we experienced at Step One.

Our daughter loves to sing, and would often at her previous preschool (as a 4 year old!) be written up for singing. She'd get in trouble for being disruptive because she would sing herself to sleep at school. Eventually she became so scared, she stopped singing entirely.

Enter Step One and their loving and caring environment. Within a week of attending, she was singing again - and while this is a very specific story, I will say that our experience at Step One with our son was largely the same.

Step One really takes the entire experience to heart and teaches beyond the walls of academia - skills like empathy, compassion, and kindness are really focused on, so that they're prepped for kindergarten past just the ABCs. We adore the play-based curriculum and the way they approach things like conflict resolution in the classrooms. Beyond all of that? The outdoor play space is nothing short of magical.

I will forever be grateful for Step One and its kind and caring teachers. I truly cannot recommend this place enough.”

“My daughter has attended here for a little over two years. The staff are lovely. The kids are happy. They provide fresh cooked lunch and snacks everyday - which is a real time saver for our family and encourages our daughter to try new foods. They have optional extra curricular activities like yoga, cooking, science, and soccer. I have seen very little staff turnover, and one staff member has been there so long that she taught one of the parents! I also appreciate all the evening events and additional information for the parents - for example, they organized an information night on transition to TK, including inviting some local TK and K teachers to speak. It feels like a warm community. Candace and Linda are responsive, friendly, and caring. Highly recommended.”

“Loved the experience here. Good teachers who have the requisite patience and understanding needed to educate adult students and train them in the skills required for careers.”

“Montessori curriculum, materials and large classrooms. Very impressed with this school and the teachers. I highly recommend to anyone looking for a great start in education for their children.”

“My son will be 1 soon and he's been at KinderCare Benicia 5 days a week since he was around 10 weeks old. I LOVE this center! I am a full time working mom and finding a center that felt warm, safe, clean, and inviting for such a little one (especially my first little one) was so stressful. I'm writing this review because I remember being a stressed out newborn mom trying to work out my childcare situation and not finding enough reviews! Anywhere! This center deserves all the love, shout out to the Director Erika and all the infant teachers. PS they make the CUTEST art here.”

“We absolutely love Rising Sun Montessori School!! Our child has been attending this preschool for almost 2 years and we have been so pleased with everything this school has to offer. The owner, Carolina, is incredible with the children. She is patient, knowledgeable, kind, and very welcoming. The same is true of the other teachers as well. They are very accommodating of each family's needs and they make our child feel very safe. I feel very comfortable leaving my child in their care. They provide an excellent early education and wonderful social skill-building. At pick-up, my child often doesn't want to leave school because she is having so much fun with her friends and loves her teachers! We are planning to enroll our younger two children when the time comes.”

“The Twos teachers are amazing! They have made this change easier on my daughter and I. They give the adequate attention to each and every kid and build a special bond with each and everyone of them, but I think they can use some extra help.
My daughter loves them ? We are so thankful to have them!
Wanda is also very helpful & always greeting everyone .”

“Our son went to Golden Gate Learning Center from the time he was 14 months old until he was nearly 3 yrs old.

Hanna and Sabrina are wonderful, hard working, and responsive leaders of the center… really wonderful thoughtful people.

Our son's teachers always took exceptional care of him. Every day was a different fun and supportive activity especially designed for his stage of development to help him grow socially, emotionally, and physically.

He had plenty of outdoor playtime every day. They are improving their front yard to increase outdoor play space for the younger children.

We couldn’t recommend the team at GGLC any higher. We will REALLY miss the people here as will our son.”

“If I could put 10 stars I would do it. It’s just the best day care ever (and we tried other for compare). I’m so grateful to all personal working with Discovery preschool class. They are very kind, pedagogical, patient and the most important - very professional.Growing in bilingual family my son started speaking English (his third language) very quickly. I was so happy that with their potty training he became cleans day and night just after 2 months, it’s unbelievable!My son never cried to go to daycare, even after long week-end or vacations - always with pleasure.All our family from different parts pf the world could follow my son day care life by application. I found it very practical, especially when you need to check what your child ate 1-2 days before and how much time he slept.Now being in France we wished a lot to have the same here ...”

“This community center has helpful staff, decent facilities and great activities for the whole family. We come here all the time. The bathrooms are always clean, and the ping-pong table is always set up in the lobby.”