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Playgroup School
1818 Wedemeyer St, San Francisco 94129
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Located in the beautiful setting of the Presidio and working from the Montessori pedagogy, Playgroup offers children a unique San Francisco preschool experience. Surrounded by nature, children thrive on a campus carefully designed to provide them open-ended learning opportunities with guidance from the best early childhood educators. Playgroup facilitates self-directed activity, hands-on learning, and collaborative play, and gives children the freedom to explore and develop to their fullest potential.
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At a glance
Ages served
2y – 6y
Pedagogy
Montessori
Infant program
No
ELFA vouchers
Not accepted
Continues to K
No
Extended care: 8 - 6pm
What this means
The teaching approach
Montessori mixes children by age and uses hands-on, self-correcting materials so kids learn at their own pace with lots of independence.
The language model
This school teaches primarily in English.
Good questions to ask on a tour
- 1Can you walk me through a typical day from drop-off to pickup?
- 2What are the exact drop-off and pickup times, and is there any flexibility?
- 3What is the current monthly tuition, and are there different rates for different days-per-week schedules?
- 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?
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