28+ years ago I started my educational journey at Sunshine House in Oakley. I have the fondest memories of going to pre-school there, and still remember so many songs, activities and fun days we celebrated together.
When I had children of my own, and moved back to the Bay Area, the ONLY option for me when considering pre-schools for my son was Sunshine House. We currently live in Brentwood and drive over to Oakley 3x a week just for my son to experience this school and its great teacher team.
Our favorite things currently that we look forward to every week: texted photo updates, weekly emails and music class! The teachers send picture updates every week via text so my partner and I get insights into our son's activities and what activities he's having fun with this week. Definitely comes in handy when he comes home and we ask, "what did you do at school today?" --We can avoid the "Uh, I don't remember..." conversation altogether! Sunshine House sends out weekly curriculums so we can prepare our son for next week's activities and points of learning. And when he comes home raving about a book they read at Circle Time, I can easily find the title of the book they read listed in the curriculum and we can pick the book up at the library to read again at home. And while the school does incorporate a lot of music, art and movement into their regular curriculum, they do often provide opportunities for EXTRA art, music, and physical activities for you to sign your children up for. Our son looks forward to Thursdays, especially, for music class!
The school is very clean, they provide healthy breakfast & snacks, they conduct emotional & educational milestone check-ins, and we can confidently say our son is set up for success for Kindergarten next Fall! (Even though I'm personally not mentally prepared for that...)
We can't wait for our daughter to be ready to start at Sunshine House with our son next year! 100/10 We do recommend Sunshine House Oakley for others. Whether it's for "day care", "pre-school", or "TK", Sunshine House is a magnificent & well-rounded school that will set your child(ren) up for success!