Nature Kidz Preschool
Mountain Lake Playground, San Francisco 94118
Nature Kidz Preschool is an outdoors-only program. With nature as our classroom, we build our student's focus, curiosity, and intuition as we encounter The Presidio's natural wildlife (bugs, animals, and plant species). Students investigate new findings daily! We spend our time outside participating in hands-on structured and unstructured activities. Students will do everything they would in a traditional preschool and more, only outside rather than inside. While exploring their natural surroundings, students develop their self confidence and manage risk as they stumble, climb, and explore the uneven terrain.
At a glance
What this means
An outdoor/nature model spends much of the day outside in all weather, using nature as the primary classroom.
This school teaches primarily in English.
Tuition shown is as of 2024 and may have changed — confirm with the school.
Good questions to ask on a tour
- 1What happens on rainy or very cold days — how much time is still spent outdoors?
- 2What are the exact drop-off and pickup times, and is there any flexibility?
- 3Beyond the listed tuition, what other fees should I expect (application, deposit, materials, field trips)?
- 4How do you handle the transition for children starting mid-year or moving up from a younger classroom?
- 5What is your potty-training policy, and how do you support children who are still learning?
- 6How do you handle discipline, conflict between children, and big feelings?
- 7What is your application timeline, and when do families typically hear back?
- 8How large is each class, and what is the teacher-to-child ratio?
- 9What does parent communication look like — updates, conferences, opportunities to be involved?