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Tinker Toddle LLC

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

2225 Central Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501

Visit website ↗(415) 810-9057Directions ↗Licensed for 44
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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: 9/3/2025 (5 total).

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

About this preschool

Tinker Toddle is a Reggio-inspired preschool in Alameda designed to encourage curiosity, creativity, and discovery. The program features bright classrooms, engaging play spaces, dedicated creative studios, and an outdoor space with gardens and play equipment.

Philosophy
Reggio inspired approach centered on wonder and the process of learning, viewing children as inquisitive thinkers competent of developing theories about the world around them.
Outdoor
Whimsical outdoor space with gardens, sand boxes, and play equipment

Programs

  • •Nature
  • •Innovation
  • •Art
  • •Science
  • •Music
  • •Language
  • •Play
  • •Atelier (creative space)
  • •Active movers room

Highlights

  • ✓Reggio-inspired curriculum
  • ✓Dedicated indoor and outdoor Atelier
  • ✓Sun-filled classrooms
  • ✓Gardens and outdoor play spaces

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Summarized by AI from the preschool's own website (Jun 23, 2026). Not written or verified by PreschoolWise — confirm details directly with the program.

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