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)

The Child Day Schools for Two Year Old

Focus on Language | Exploring Simple Concepts | Begin Interactive Play | Toilet Training

Preschool (Three's)

The Child Day Schools for Three Year Old

Expand Language | Self-help Skills | Fun Project Webs | Intro Letters | Counting | Shapes | Friendship

Pre-Kindergarten

The Child Day Schools for 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.)

The Child Day Schools for Toddlers

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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