Caring for and Educating East Bay’s Young Children Since 1976
Updated Oct 4, 2023
Dear Families,
Our schools are open. We will continue to observe any mandates required by local health departments.
Thank you for all your support.
Our Mission and Curriculum
“The Child Day Schools is a humanistic organization dedicated to providing dynamic, age–appropriate programs for children while actively supporting teachers, families, and the community.” — The Child Day Schools’ Mission
Our HighScope research-based curriculum reflects the standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAYEC) with:
Low teacher-child ratios
Carefully planned classroom environments
Age-appropriate programs for each group
Well-trained, nurturing teachers
The Child Day Schools is located in the East Bay: Lafayette, Moraga, Pleasanton, & San Ramon.
Each campus is unique and is geared to the needs of the community it serves.
Visit individual campus pages for more information.
The Child Day Schools’ Dynamic Programs
All our programs include: Art * Music * Movement * Purposeful Play * Conflict Resolution * Life Skills
Young Preschool (Two's)
Focus on Language | Exploring Simple Concepts | Begin Interactive Play | Toilet Training
Preschool (Three's)
Expand Language | Self-help Skills | Fun Project Webs | Intro Letters | Counting | Shapes | Friendship
Pre-Kindergarten
Expand Vocabulary | Letters-Phonetics | Printing | Numbers | Exploring | Logical Reasoning | Empathy
Junior Kindergarten
Daily Phonetics | Pre-reading | Printing | Math | Science | Problem Solving | Self-reliance
Kindergarten
Full Day Integrated-core Subjects (STEM) | Phonetics | Printing | Begin Reading | Math | Science -Experimenting – Hypothesizing | Social Studies | Self-reliance
School Age
Pleasanton & San Ramon Only Fun Projects | Arts & Crafts | Cooking | Field Trips | Expanded Life Skills | Empathy | Team Building | Homework
Toddlers (12-24 mo.)
Moraga and San Ramon Only Nurturing | Supportive Exploration | Promotes Speech | Large Motor | Parallel Play
Lafayette
1049 Stuart Street
Lafayette, CA 94549
(925) 284-7092 lafayette@tcdschools.com
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Moraga
372 Park Street
Moraga, CA 94556
(925) 376-5110 moraga@tcdschools.com
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Pleasanton
883 Rose Avenue
Pleasanton, CA 94566
(925) 462-1866 pleasanton@tcdschools.com
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San Ramon
18868 Bollinger Canyon Rd.
San Ramon, CA 94583
(925) 820-2515 sanramon@tcdschools.com
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