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Peter Pan Academy

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Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

3171 Mecartney Rd, Alameda, CA 94502

Visit website ↗(510) 523-5050Directions ↗Licensed for 63
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Licensing & safety record

✓ Clean licensing record

No citations or complaint visits on file with state licensing as of 2025-12-01. Last licensing visit: 8/9/2024 (3 total).

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-12-01). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Peter Pan Academy serves children from 6 weeks to 5 years in a play-based learning environment. The program emphasizes hands-on exploration, unstructured play, and child-centered discovery to support social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative development.

Philosophy
By accepting children as they are and placing them in a warm and loving environment, we encourage children to attain their full potential. Each child is treated and respected as a unique individual. Learning and development occur within a process and are not sought directly as a goal, but as a journey of discovery. Play is one of the most important tools to assess a child's development. Children learn best through hands-on, interactive experiences, therefore our curriculum is based on child interests and our classrooms are set up to promote exploration.
Ages served
6 weeks – 5 years of age
Outdoor
Beautiful outdoor areas for crawling, rolling, running, and jumping with carefully selected play structures and toys that meet California State Licensing requirements.

Programs

  • •Language arts
  • •Science
  • •Art
  • •Music/movement
  • •Math
  • •Dramatic play
  • •Sensory
  • •Perceptual motor skills

Highlights

  • ✓Play-based curriculum with balance of child-directed and teacher-directed activities
  • ✓Long periods of uninterrupted playtime
  • ✓Low sinks and junior toilets designed for young children
  • ✓Monthly newsletters and weekly lesson plans provided to parents

Not stated on their website: Tuition, Hours of operation, Meals and snacks, Teacher qualifications, Special needs services, Parent communication beyond newsletters and conferences. Ask the preschool directly.

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