Preschool in East Sacramento or Midtown

A popular preschool in midtown, that I actually used to teach at is Hand In Hand CDC on 16th and N St. They take children between ages 2 and 5, have awesome teachers that have been there forever, and have a great philosophy. Downside, there's a waiting list. Sometimes during the spring/summer the older kids are moving on to kindergarten, so it's easier to get in.
Give them a call, take a tour. Linnea is the owner, Shelly the Director and 4's teacher, everyone is very friendly. I'm not sure of what the tuition is lately.
Good luck!!

i hear that the preschool at fremont presbyterian in riverpark is fabulous. however, you need to get on the waiting list asap. and, the good part, it's not supposed to be expensive.

I work in the midtown area and sent my daughter to busy bee preschool and she really loved it. She is almost 10 now but spent 2 1/2 years there before kindergarten.

I am doing the same thing but, I found a really good one over on T st called Tiny Tots. It is in the Coloma recs building. I love it and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Also, you might want to look in to Fremont Presbytarian on Hst I am not sure if that is the kind of exposure that you would like for your children but, they are wonderful with them. I hope that this helps :)

We love The Lighthouse (on SMUD's campus). It's not cheap though. We pay $950 a month now for out son (2.5 year old). it goes down though as they get older.

The Pond (toddler class) goes through 3 AND potty trained (he and several others are trained/training now) then on to pre-school. The Pond is like pre-preschool... an organized day, circle time, art projects, music etc., and more academic stuff for the ones who are interested. Our son knows all of his letters and their sounds, numbers 1-15, days of the week etc... but different kids are at different places depending on what they are into.

We really have loved The Lighthouse because all the staff in every class make an effort to know all the children at the school. Our son feels very loved there, he still likes to make regular visits to his old teachers in the infant room. It's all the love of an in home, but all the things that made us put him at a "school" as well. We know a couple of families with older children (2nd, 5th, and 7th grades) who all went to the Lighthouse. They are all very well mannered, well adjusted children and have excelled socially and academically.

T.

Hi,

We just enrolled our daughter at Little Blossoms Montessori School on South Land Park and we love it. They have a good schedule with a mix of learning activities like arts and crafts, songs, story time and free play out side. They also have great learning toys. Most of the kids come from good homes where both parents are professionals so it's a good group of kids. The atmosphere is very warm and cozy and the teachers are friendly. It is defintiely under $1000 a month so I think it is worth looking into. The director's name is Sue and the number to call is ###-###-####.
Good luck!

We were really happy with Busy Bee Nursery School at P and 27th. Ms. Nancy is great and my son really loved it there. He went to Busy Bee from 3 to 5 years old. I cannot recommended it enough. Having also tried at-home daycare and Montessori, in my opinion, Busy Bee is the best.