Berkeley Urban Garden School

I highly recommend the Berkeley Urban Garden School preschool. BUGS is an incredible place for children to spend time. My son was in the first class of this new West Berkeley preschool (created by teachers who’d run a school in SF for over a decade) and it’s become a small, homey, group with four experienced, attentive, nurturing, knowledgable, and creative teachers and a wonderful group of kids and parents. BUGS uses emergent curriculum but does have a particular strength in introducing the kids to gardening and incorporating music, song, and instruments into their daily activities. The space is lovely to be in and stimulating for learning while the kids have lots of fun. The teachers provide nutritious home-​cooked meals and snacks and my child quickly developed numerous attachments to teachers, other kids, and looks forward to attending. Whomever takes my son’s spot is lucky to be joining such a wonderful school community.