Alameda has 36 licensed daycares and child care centers with 1,597 licensed places in total. By license: 8 infant centers (under 2 years), 23 preschool-age centers, 1 school-age programs, 4 single-license centers. The largest by licensed places is Bright Horizons at Garner (174 places). The centers are listed in alphabetical order below. Before you decide, call a center and ask to see its license.
| Name and address | License | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Afs - Sue Matheson Center 670 West Midway | Single-license center | 54 |
| Afs-Head Start Ruby Bridges Center 351 Jack London Avenue | Preschool center | 24 |
| Afs-Rosalie Sterling Infant Center 1700 Santa Clara Avenue | Single-license center | 25 |
| Ala Costa Center - Alameda Site 1422 Buena Vista Avenue | School-age center | 15 |
| Alameda Head Start- College of Alameda Head Start 555 Ralph Appezzato Mem Pkwy | Preschool center | 40 |
| Arcoiris Spanish Learning Academy and Childcare 1301 Marina Village Pky St 100 | Single-license center | 50 |
| Bright Horizons at Garner 2275 No. Loop Road | Preschool center | 174 |
| Child Unique Mont. School 2212 Pacific Ave. | Preschool center | 20 |
| College of Alameda Head Start Early Head Start 555 Ralph Appezzato Mem. Pkwy | Infant center | 9 |
| Fuzzy Caterpillar 1510-1504A Encinal Avenue | Preschool center | 66 |
| Golden Bay Preschool 2226 Pacific Avenue | Infant center | 18 |
| Golden Bay Preschool 2226 Pacific Avenue | Preschool center | 70 |
| Happy Little World 1214 Oak Street, #A | Preschool center | 20 |
| Kiddie Kampus Cooperative Play School 1711 - 2nd Street | Preschool center | 24 |
| Kindercare Learning Center, #1335 2155 North Loop Road | Preschool center | 81 |
| Kindercare Learning Center, #1335 2155 North Loop Rd | Infant center | 24 |
| Luna's Montessori Bilingual School 1247 Park Ave | Preschool center | 35 |
| My Escuela 837 Lincoln Avenue | Preschool center | 30 |
| Rising Star Montessori School 1421 High Street | Preschool center | 122 |
| Saint Philip Neri Preschool 3108 Van Buren St | Single-license center | 12 |
| Seedling Child Montessori School 3183 Mecartney Road | Preschool center | 30 |
| Small Size Big Mind 2450 Pan Am Way | Infant center | 24 |
| Small Size Big Mind Inc 2450 Pan Am Way | Preschool center | 90 |
| Small Size Big Mind Inc. 2001 Santa Clara Avenue | Preschool center | 96 |
| Small Size Big Mind Inc. 2001 Santa Clara Avenue | Infant center | 22 |
| Small Size Big Mind Preschool & Infant Center 3300 Bridgeview Isle | Preschool center | 60 |
| Small Size Big Mind Preschool & Infant Center 3300 Bridgeview Isle | Infant center | 4 |
| Swings and Wings-Little Butterflies 2307 Blanding Avenue, Suite E | Preschool center | 15 |
| The Child Unique Montessori School 2226 Encinal Avenue | Preschool center | 30 |
| The Child Unique Montessori School 1400 - 6th St | Preschool center | 75 |
| Tinker Toddle LLC 2225 Central Avenue | Preschool center | 44 |
| Tinker Toddle LLC 2225 Central Avenue | Infant center | 5 |
| Tiny Treasures Preschool 1803 N Loop Rd | Preschool center | 60 |
| Wee Care Preschool and Child Care 2133 Central Avenue | Preschool center | 60 |
| Wee Care Preschool and Child Care 2133 Central Avenue | Infant center | 24 |
| Yu Ying Learning Center 500 Park Street | Preschool center | 45 |
By kind of license
Infant daycare centers 8Preschools and daycare centers 23School-age and after-school care 1Single-license centers 4
By ZIP code
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