Childcare

Child Welfare Services

In Alameda County:

CWS Agency
P.O. Box 12941
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: (510) 259-1800
Fax: (510) 780-8620
www.acgov.org

In Contra Costa: 

CWS Agency
40 Douglas Drive
Martinez, CA 94553-4068
Phone: (925)646-1680 central
Phone: (510) 374-3324 west
Phone: (925)427-8811 east
Fax: (925) 646-1698
www.co.contra-costa.ca.us

In San Francisco:

CWS Agency
P. O. Box 7988
San Francisco, CA 94120
Phone: (415) 558-2650
Phone: (800) 856-5553
Fax: (415) 558-2211
www.ci.sf.ca.us

In Marin:

CWS Agency
20 North San Pedro Rd, Suite
2028
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: (415) 499-7153
Phone: (415) 479-1601 TDD
Fax: (415) 499-3279
www.co.marin.ca.us

Bananas
BANANAS is a non-profit child care referral and support agency serving the diverse families in Northern Alameda County, California. This agency provides free parenting information, workshops and referrals to family child care, child care centers, preschools, babysitters, in-home caregivers, nannies and playgroups. We provide subsidized child care for parents in need. We also offer training, workshops, classes and technical support to caregivers and child care programs to assure parents a wide selection of quality care.

Child Care Council
The Contra Costa Child Care Council is a private, nonprofit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Its mission is to provide leadership to promote and advance quality care and early education. Free or low cost programs and services are provided which are designed to support and empower parents and child care providers so that children, families and communities benefit. Through community-based offices in Richmond, Concord, Antioch and Brentwood, and the main office in Concord, the Child Care Council provides services, such as:

• Free child care referrals
• Parent education and resources to help families make the best child care choices
• Financial assistance to low-income working families to make quality child care services more accessible
• Child health, nutrition and safety education
• Child care provider training and development to help them build sustainable businesses and to provide quality, healthy, and age-appropriate care
• Public education and advocacy

For additional information, call the main office at (925) 676-5442, or the community-based office nearest you.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• California Coalition for Youth
• California Youth Advocacy Network
• Uplift Family Services (formerly EMQ Families First)
• GU Generations United
• GSAN Gay/Straight Alliance Network
• PTA National Parent Teacher Association
• SFCD Support for Families of Children with Disabilities

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland

770 53rd Street 
Oakland, CA 94609Phone: (510) 428-3571
Phone: (510) 428-3571
Fax: (510) 601-3973 
Referral Information: (510)428-8428

8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday.
On-call and on-site emergency room consultations are available 24 hours a day.

Jewish Family & Children's Services of the East Bay

Main Office
2484 Shattuck Ave., Suite 210
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: (510) 704-7475
Fax: (510) 704-7494
E-mail: information@jfcs-eastbay.org

Kaiser Permanente Alcohol/Drug Abuse Programs for Teens

Chemical Dependency Recovery Program
969 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: (510) 251-0121

Kids' Turn

Kids’ Turn is a non-profit program helping families through parental separation.

Child Education Center (CEC)

2100 Browning Street 
Berkeley, CA 94702 
Phone: (510) 548-1414

The Child Education Center (CEC) is a full-service, full-time day care center and preschool, licensed by the State of California to provide care for children from three months of age to five or six years (first grade entry). CEC is located one block south of University Avenue, and three blocks west of Sacramento. The North Berkeley BART station is six blocks away, and several AC Transit lines are one block away on University Avenue. CEC offers a range of scheduling options to suit your family's needs including full-time, part-time, and limited flex-option spaces, and offers a discount for families enrolling more than one child.

Cornerstone Children's Center

2407 Dana Street 
Berkeley, CA 94704 
Phone: (510) 848-6242 
Fax: (510) 848-3118
Email: info@fpcberkeley.org

Cornerstone Children's Center is a state-licensed Christian child care and preschool for children birth through pre-kindergarten. Open weekdays from 7:30 AM-5:30 PM, with year-round flexible scheduling offered.

Wooley Mammoth

 

Anna Head 1

2537 Haste Street
For children ages 24 months to 36 months

Anna Head 2

2537 Haste Street
For children ages 35 months to 56 months

Clark Kerr Campus Preschool

2900 Dwight Way
For children ages 30 months to 56 months

Haste Street Child Development

2339 Haste Street
For children ages 3 months to 56 months

The Harold E. Jones Child Study Center 

2425 Atherton Street
For children ages 32 months to 56 months

Model School

2330 Prince Street 
Berkeley, California 94705info@themodelschool.org

There are two multi-age group Pre-Kindergarten classes for children ages 3 through 5.

St. John's Childcare

2727 College Ave
Berkeley, CA 94705
Phone: (510) 549-9342
stjohnit@gmail.com
Has capacity for 24 preschoolers, ages 30 months - 5 years

Woolly Mammoth Childcare and Preschool

2300 Bancroft Way 
Berkeley, CA 94704 
Phone: (510) 548-4779
Has capacity for 10 preschoolers, ages 2 ½- 6 years.

Full time rate: $1120
Part-time: 2 days, $900; 3 days, $1000

K-2 
2601 Warring Street, Building 15
for children ages 58 months to 84 months (Kindergarten - 2nd grade)