Healthy Environments CDC
San Francisco, CA
To see Department of Social Services records on this facility, click on its DSS Facility License # below.
Jan 2019: We assume this daycare has closed since the facility license number
can no longer be found in the State's database.
Archived Q&A and Reviews
May 2004
Re: Pre-schools in SF Downtown area
Easter Seals Bay Area Child Development Center (aka Healthy Environments) is located at 95 Hawthorne Street. Telephone 415/744-8754. You don't say how old your child is, but this center takes infants from (I think) 6 weeks up. There is a *very* long waiting list for the infant room, but there tends to be better availability for older kids. (Kids are grouped by age all the way up to 5 years old). This place is expensive, but if you can afford it, I can honestly say I have never encountered daycare of higher quality. They are accredited which means that they must go way above and beyond the requirements for basic licensing. This translates to really fantastic, well-trained teachers and wonderful age-appropriate activities for the kids. On the practical side, they have very long hours, are open all year long, feed your child a hot breakfast and a hot lunch (and snacks). They just brought in a new director, Patrick Shannon, who has made a great program even better. He has an open door policy for parents and welcomes suggestions on how to improve the center. Call him and set up a tour. The facility itself is only several years old (no worries about lead-based paint, etc) and is located in an earthquake safe building. The classrooms are big, always filled with a variety of great toys, and there is even an outdoor playground for the exclusive use of the daycare center. Another reason I love this place is that they will never show your child a video on a rainy day - no TV. Good luck with your search. I know it can be kind of overwhelming. Happy with SF Daycare
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