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Small Size Big Mind INC.

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

2001 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501

Visit website ↗(510) 521-8025Directions ↗Licensed for 96
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Licensing & safety record

✓ Clean licensing record

No citations or complaint visits on file with state licensing as of 2025-09-29. Last licensing visit: 8/21/2024 (3 total).

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-09-29). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Small Size Big Mind is a year-round infant care and preschool serving children from 0 to 6 years old in Alameda, California, with three campuses located on or near the bay. The school emphasizes social and emotional learning, hands-on creativity, and cultivating a lifelong love of learning.

Philosophy
Small Size Big Mind educates the heart as well as the mind, drawing on the latest research in social and emotional learning. We cultivate skills and competencies that distinguish your child and promote development. We inspire a lifelong love of learning, flexibility, and hands on creativity crucial for 21st century learners.
Ages served
0 to 6 years old
Hours
Campus 1 (Bridgeview): Infant 8:30am-5:30pm, Preschool 8:00am-6:00pm; Campus 2 & 3: 0 to 2 years 7:30am-5:30pm, Preschool 7:00am-6:00pm
Outdoor
Located on the bay in Alameda, California, next to beautiful Alameda beach

Highlights

  • ✓Three campuses in Alameda with bay and beach access
  • ✓Focus on social and emotional learning based on latest research
  • ✓Hands-on creativity and 21st century learning skills
  • ✓Approximately 60 students per day with 11 staff members

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