Best Daycares in San Francisco, CA — Independent Quality Ratings
Of San Francisco's 427 daycares, 398 (93%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, matching California's statewide rate of 93%. Locally, providers average 5.0 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 4.4 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with California averages of 4.9 on Process and 4.4 on Structural.
The local market includes 406 centers.
Listed alphabetically below are some of the highest-rated providers in San Francisco. Childery ranks providers using publicly auditable inputs: state QRIS scores, NAEYC-aligned ratios and group sizes, and federal CCDBG training coverage. See the California methodology page for the full breakdown.
427
Daycares
398
4 or 5 Stars
Rating Distribution in San Francisco
197(46%)
201(47%)
29(7%)
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Mean rating across all displayed daycares in San Francisco: 4.4 (Sample of 427).
Process rating across all displayed daycares in San Francisco: 5.0 (Sample of 1).
Structural rating across all displayed daycares in San Francisco: 4.4 (Sample of 427).
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Some of the Best Daycares in San Francisco
1st Place 2 Start
San Francisco, CA
★★★★★ 5 Stars
Abc Pre-School
San Francisco, CA
★★★★★ 5 Stars
Alemany Center-Head Start (ps)
San Francisco, CA
★★★★★ 5 Stars
Alpha Kids Academy, Llc (ps)
San Francisco, CA
★★★★★ 5 Stars
Apple Tree Children Center-Infant
San Francisco, CA
★★★★★ 5 Stars
Apple Tree Children Center-Preschool
San Francisco, CA
★★★★★ 5 Stars
Associated Students Children's Center - Infant
San Francisco, CA
★★★★★ 5 Stars
Big City Montessori School
San Francisco, CA
★★★★★ 5 Stars
Bright Horizons San Francisco California St-Infant
San Francisco, CA
★★★★★ 5 Stars
Bright Horizons San Francisco California St-Sch
San Francisco, CA
★★★★★ 5 Stars
Buena Vista Child Care, Inc.(sa)
San Francisco, CA
★★★★★ 5 Stars
Building Kidz of Sf-Pacific Heights
San Francisco, CA
★★★★★ 5 Stars
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How many licensed daycares are in San Francisco?
- There are 427 licensed child care providers in San Francisco.
- What percentage of San Francisco daycares have high quality ratings?
- 93% of San Francisco daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 93% statewide in California.
- What types of childcare are available in San Francisco?
- 406 center-based providers operate in San Francisco.
- How do San Francisco daycares score on teaching quality compared to the rest of California?
- San Francisco daycares average 5.0 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a California statewide average of 4.9.
- Is there financial help for childcare in California?
- California offers childcare subsidies and assistance programs for income-eligible families. See income limits, waitlist status, and how to apply.Childcare subsidies in California
All 427 Daycares in San Francisco
A
- Abc Pre-School
- Alemany Center-Head Start (ps)
- Alpha Kids Academy, Llc
- Alpha Kids Academy, Llc (ps)
- Alta Plaza Preschool
- Amigos De Presidio Heights
- Angela's Children Center
- Apple Tree Children Center- Preschool
- Apple Tree Children Center-Infant
- Apple Tree Children Center-Infant
- Apple Tree Children Center-Preschool
- Ark Christian Preschool, The
- Associated Students Children's Center - Infant
- Associated Students Children's Center - Preschool
- Au P'tit Monde, Inc.
- Avenues Kindercare, The
- Avenues Kindercare, The
B
- Baby Prodigy Nursery
- Bambini Montessori School
- Banana Fana Preschool
- Big City Montessori School
- Bright Horizons San Francisco California St-Infant
- Bright Horizons San Francisco California St-Presch
- Bright Horizons San Francisco California St-Sch
- Bright Horizons Ucsf Marilyn Reed Lucia Cdc
- Brighter Tomorrow Preschool
- Buen Dia Family School
- Buena Vista Child Care, Inc.(sa)
- Building Kidz of Sf-Pacific Heights
- Building Kidz on 20th Avenue
- Building Kidz on 20th Avenue
- Building Kidz on 20th Avenue
- Building Kidz San Francisco at Sunset
- Building Kidz School of San Francisco
C
- C5 Children's School-Sfpuc (inf)
- C5 Children's School-Sfpuc (ps)
- C5 Sf Permit Building Center
- Calvary Presbyterian Church Nursery School
- Casa Dei Bambini School, Inc.
- Ccfc- 31st Avenue
- Ccfc-30th Avenue
- Ccfc-50 Raymond Center (ps)
- Ccfc-50 Raymond Center (sa)
- Ccfc-Eddy
- Ccfc-Golden Gate Center
- Ccfc-Mary Lane Infant and Toddler Center
- Ccfc-Turk
- Ccfc-Turk School Age Center
- Ccfc-Vv Heritage Center (i)
- Ccfc-Vv Heritage Center (p)
- Ccfc-Vv John King Center (i)
- Ccfc-Vv John King Center (p)
- Ccfc-Vv Leland Center (p)
- Ccfc-Vv Tucker Center (p)
- Centro Las Olas
- Centro Primeros Pasos
- Centro Primeros Pasos
- Centro Primeros Pasos
- Chibi Chan Too
- Chibi-Chan Preschool
- Child's Time
- Children's Day School, Inc.
- Chinatown Community Children's Center
- Chinatown Community Children's Center-North Beach
- Chinese American International School
- Cielito Lindo Montessori School, Llc
- City Sprouts Preschool
- Claire Lilienthal After School Program
- Color Me French Preschool Llc
- Community Preschool, Grace Cathedral, The
- Compass Children's Center - Preschool
- Compass Children's Center-Infants
- Cornerstone Academy
- Cornerstone Academy
- Cornerstone Academy
- Crayon Box Preschool, The
- Creative Gardens
- Creative Gardens
- Creative Montessori Preschool
- Curious Cubs Development Center
- Cypress School of San Francisco
E
F
- Facessf - Bayview Preschool
- Facessf - Bayview School Age
- Facessf - Hayes Valley Cdc (infant)
- Facessf - Masonic Preschool
- Facessf-Bayview Infant
- Family Connections Centers - Preschool
- Family Connections Centers - School Age
- Family Developmental Center (infant)
- Family Developmental Center (preschool)
- Family School Cdc Bernal Gateway, The
- Family School Child Devl.ctr.-Bernal Gateway, The
- Frandelja Fairfax
- Frandelja Fairfax
- Friends of Potrero Hill Nursery School
- Friends of St. Francis Childcare Center, Inc.
- Fun with Mandarin Preschool Llc
G
- Gan Noe Preschool
- Garden School, The
- Gates and Bridges Preschool
- German International School of Silicon Valley
- Glen Park Montessori
- Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School
- Glide Child Care & Family Support
- Golden Gate Art & Nature Llc
- Good Samaritan Family Resource Center
- Good Samaritan Family Resource Center Cdc
- Growing Place Family Preschool and Parenting Ctr.
- Growing Stem Academy
- Growing Tree School Llc, the (inf)
- Growing Tree School Llc, the (ps)
H
- Haight Ashbury Cooperative Nursery School
- Hamilton Shelter Program
- Hamilton Transitional Housing
- Happy Day Preschool
- Helen Hawk Children's Center - Preschool
- Helen Hawk Children's Ctr-Compass Fam Srvs
- Helen Hawk Children's Ctr-Compass Fam. Srvs.-Sa
- Help U Grow (hug)
- Holy Family Day Home
- Holy Family Day Home Infant/todlr Ctr.
- Holy Name Preschool
- Hungry Caterpillars Early Education Center
J
K
- K.e.e.p. Inc.
- Kai Ming Early Head Start-Broadway Center Inf
- Kai Ming Head Start - Broadway Center
- Kai Ming Head Start - St. Luke Center (ps)
- Kai Ming Head Start - Sunset Center
- Kai Ming Head Start-Dr. T. Kong Lee Center
- Kai Ming Head Start-Geary Center
- Kai Ming Head Start-North Beach Center
- Kai Ming Head Start-Richmond
- Kai Ming Pmsquare Children's Center-Inf
- Kai Ming Pmsquare Children's Center-Ps
- Kai Ming Rainbow Infant/toddler Center
- Kai Ming Rainbow Preschool Center
- Kai Ming-North Beach Children's Center (inf)
- Kangaroos Preschool Ii
- Katherine Michiels School
- Katherine Michiels School (pre-K)
- Kids Kollege Preschool Day Care
- Kinderhaus, a German International Preschool
- Krouzian-Zekarian-Vasbouragan Armenian Preschool
L
- L'academy Language Immersion Preschool Sf Cpmc Ps
- L'academy Preschool Mission Noe
- L'academy Preschool Sf Hayes Valley
- L'academy Preschool Sf Nob Hill
- L'academy Preschool Sf Nob Hill
- L'academy Preschool Sf Soma
- L'academy Preschool Sf Soma
- L'academy Preschool Sf Soma
- L'academy Preschool Sf-Cpmc
- L'academy Preschool Sf-Hayes Valley 2
- La Piccola Scuola Italiana
- La Scuola International School
- Lakeside Presbyterian Church Nursery School
- Land's End School - Infant, The
- Land's End School - Preschool, The
- Language in Action - Sf
- Language in Action - Sf
- Language in Action-Noe Valley Ministry (ps)
- Laurel Heights Child Development Center(infant)
- Laurel Heights Child Development Center(ps)
- Laurel Hill Nursery School
- Learning Bridge Preschool, The
- Letterman Digital Arts Ccc (infant)
- Letterman Digital Arts Ccc (preschool)
- Little Angels Japanese Preschool
- Little Angels Nursery School
- Little Bee
- Little Bee Preschool
- Little Children's Developmental Center
- Little Footprints Preschool Oceanview
- Little Footprints Preschool, Corp.
- Little Gators
- Little Lync Child Care Center (the)
- Little Panda Preschool
- Little People Preschool
- Little Robles in the Sunset
- Little School, The
- Little Star Preschool Too
- Little Sun, Llc
- Little Trailblazers (inf)
- Little Trailblazers (ps)
- Little Tree Preschool
- Lone Mountain Children's Center
- Lycee Francais International La Perouse
M
- Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate
- Marin Day Schools - Hills Plaza
- Marin Day Schools - Hills Plaza Campus (infant)
- Marin Day Schools - Hills Plaza Campus (preschool)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Center
- Meaningful Beginnings Development Ctr.
- Meaningful Beginnings Development Ctr.
- Meaningful Beginnings Llc
- Mio-Preschool
- Miraloma Nursery School
- Mission Childcare Consortium, Inc.
- Mission Head Start - Jean Jacobs
- Mission Head Start - Valencia Gardens
- Mission Head Start- La Fenix at 1950(inf)
- Mission Head Start- La Fenix at 1950(ps)
- Mission Head Start-101 Valencia Head Start
- Mission Head Start-Bernal Dwellings Childcare Ctr.
- Mission Head Start-Mission Bay Cdc
- Mission Head Start-Mission Bay Child Dev. Ctr.
- Mission Head Start-Valencia Gardens
- Mission Head Start-Women's Building Center
- Mission Kids
- Mission Montessori (inf)
- Mission Montessori (ps)
- Mission Neighborhood Ctr. Centro De Alegria
- Mission Neighborhood Ctrs, Inc. Centro De Alegria
- Mnc Helen Fabela Chavez Campus
- Moldovan Academy
- Montessori Children's House of the West Coast
- Montessori House of Children
- Montessori House of Children
- Montessori School of the Bay Area Inc. - Infant
- Montessori School of the Bay Area, Inc.
- My Little Learning Tree
N
P
- Pacific Primary
- Pacific Primary - Orange Sun Campus
- Panda Children's Center
- Peekadoodle Academy Preschool
- Peter's Place Nursery School
- Petite Explorer Preschool
- Petite Explorer, Inc.
- Phoebe A. Hearst Preschool Learning Center
- Playgroup (ps)
- Playmates Cooperative Nursery School
- Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center
- Potrero Hill Montessori School
- Potrero Hill Montessori School
- Potrero Kids at Daniel Webster
- Potrero Kids Preschool
- Potrero Kids Third
- Potrero Space Preschool
- Presidio Knolls School
- Project Commotion-Las Luciernagas
R
S
- San Francisco Montessori Academy
- San Francisco School
- Scandinavian School in San Francisco, The
- Seabird of North Beach
- Seabird Preschool
- Serra Preschool, The
- Sf Study Center / Youth 1st
- Sf Tikes Academy
- Sf Waldorf School-Nursery Prog. East
- Sfccd Ocean Campus Child Development Lab School
- Sfccd-Mission Community College Center
- Sfsu - Children's Campus (infant)
- Sfsu - Children's Campus (preschool)
- Sfusd - Public Montessori School (ees)
- Sfusd - Sheridan Early Education School
- Sfusd John Mclaren Early Ed. School (preschool)
- Sfusd-Argonne Early Education School
- Sfusd-Bessie Carmichael Early Education School
- Sfusd-Bret Harte (ees) Preschool
- Sfusd-Bryant Early Education School
- Sfusd-Commodore Stockton Early Ed School
- Sfusd-Commodore Stockton Early Ed School (ps)
- Sfusd-Dr. Charles Drew (ees) Preschool
- Sfusd-Dr. William Cobb (ees) Preschool
- Sfusd-E.r. Taylor (ees) Preschool
- Sfusd-Excelsior at Guadalupe (ees) Preschool
- Sfusd-George Washington Carver Elementary School
- Sfusd-Grattan Early Education School-Preschool
- Sfusd-Jefferson Early Education School-Preschool
- Sfusd-John Mclaren Early Ed. School
- Sfusd-John Muir Ecia (ees) Preschool
- Sfusd-Jose Ortega Es (eed) Ps
- Sfusd-Junipero Serra Early Education School (ps)
- Sfusd-Las Americas Early Education School (ps)
- Sfusd-Leola Havard Early Education (school Age)
- Sfusd-Mission Education Center Elementary School
- Sfusd-Noriega (ees) School Age
- Sfusd-Noriega Early Education School (ps)
- Sfusd-Paul Revere Early Educ School
- Sfusd-Raphael Weill (ees) Preschool
- Sfusd-San Miguel (ees) School Age
- Sfusd-San Miguel Early Education School
- Sfusd-San Miguel Early Education School (ps)
- Sfusd-Tenderloin Community Early Education School
- Sfusd-Theresa Mahler Early Ed School
- Sfusd-Theresa S. Mahler (ees) Preschool
- Sfusd-Tule Elk Park Early Education School
- Sfusd-Zaida T. Rodriguez (ees) Preschool
- Shalom School
- Sherith Israel Preschool
- Slippery Fish Initiative, Inc.- Preschool
- Slippery Fish Initiative, Inc.-Infant
- Sojourner Truth Center
- Solmar Learning Center
- Solmar Learning Center
- Soma Daycare & Preschool
- South of Market Child Care-Transbay Cdc
- Southeast Families United/children's Center
- Southeast Families United/mission Head Start
- St. Anne Pre-Kindergarten (ps)
- St. Anne Preschool
- St. James Episcopal Church Nursery School
- St. Luke's Parish School
- St. Nicholas Day Care and Preschool
- St. Nicholas Day Care and Preschool-Infant
- St. Paul's Church-Littlest Angel Preparatory Presc
- St. Philip the Apostle Preschool Day Care Center
- St. Stephen Preschool
- St. Thomas More Preschool
- St.thomas the Apostle Pre&k Lrng Ctr
- Star Bridge Mandarin Inc.
- Star of the Sea Preschool
- Starlight Two
- Start2finish-Commodore Sloat Elementary
- Stepping Stones Pre-School - Inner Sunset
- Storybook School, Inc., The
- Stratford School
- Stratford School
- Stratford Schools-Sf 14th Ave.
- Stretch the Imagination, Llc
- Sts. Peter and Paul Laura Vicuna Pre-Kindergarten
- Sts. Peter and Paul-Laura Vicuna Pre-Kindergarten
- Studio Montessori, Llc (inf)
- Studio Montessori, Llc (ps)
- Sunny Infant & Preschool Center (infant)
- Sunny Infant & Preschool Center (preschool)
- Sunny Infant Preschool Clement
- Sunny Infant Preschool-Clement
- Sunrise Christian Preschool
- Sunset Nursery School
- Sunset Sprouts
- Sunshine Adventures Mission
- Sunshine Adventures Nob Hill
- Sunshine Adventures Preschool
- Sunshine Preschool Center
- Sweet Peas Preschool
- Sweet Peas Too
T
- Teaching Tots Preschool, Inc.
- Tel Hi Mission Bay Child Care
- Tel Hi Mission Bay Child Care
- Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center(ps)
- Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center(sa)
- Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Ctr.(inf.)
- Telegraph Hill Parent Participation Nursery
- Temple Emanu-El Preschool
- Teremok
- Terra San Francisco Preschool
- Tinker Preschool
- Tinker Preschool Cole Valley
- Tinker Preschool Park Presidio
- Tiny Giants (ps)
- Tiny Giants Preschool
- Tiny Giants Too, Inc.
- Tiny Knights Preschool at Saint Gabriel School
- Treasure Island Child Development Center - Infant
- Treasure Island Child Development Center (ps)
- True Sunshine Preschool Center
U
W
- Wah Mei at Kids by the Bay-Fd (inf)
- Wah Mei at Kids by the Bay-Fd(ps)
- Wah Mei School
- Wind in the Willows
- Wonder Years School
- Wonder Years School
- Wu Yee Children Services-Chinatown Infant Center
- Wu Yee Children's Services - Kirkwood Ccc (inf)
- Wu Yee Children's Services - Kirkwood Ccc (ps)
- Wu Yee Children's Services- Bayview Cdc
- Wu Yee Children's Services- Preschool
- Wu Yee Children's Services- Scotia Elc
- Wu Yee Children's Services- Scotia Elc
- Wu Yee Children's Services-Generations Cdc
- Wu Yee Children's Services-Ocean Elc
- Wu Yee Children's Services-Ocean Elc
- Wu Yee Children's Services-Omi Preschool Ctr (ps)
- Wu Yee Children's Services-Southeast Elc
- Wu Yee Children's Services-Southeast Elc
- Wu Yee Children's Services-Sunnydale Elc
- Wu Yee Children's Services-Westside Ccc (ps)
- Wu Yee Childrens Svcs. Lok Yuen Child Dev. Program
Y
- Yerba Buena Gardens Child Dev Ctr
- Yerba Buena Gardens Child Dev Ctr
- Ymca of Sf-Mission Branch-Alice Chalmers Preschool
- Ymca of Sf., Mission Branch, Mission Preschool
- Ymca of Sf., Richmond Branch, Argonne Site
- Ymca of Sf., Richmond Branch, Lafayette Site
- Ymca of Sf., Stonestown Branch, Lutheran Church
- Ymca Sf Chinatown-Tunglok Early Learning Center
- Ymca Sf Chinatown-Tunglok Early Learning Center
- Ymca Sf/mission Branch-Villa De Kapuso