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Via Nova Children's School

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

3032 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley, CA 94703

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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: 7/23/2025 (2 total).

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

About this preschool

Via Nova Children's School is a play-based preschool serving children ages 18 months to 6 years in South Berkeley since 1994. The school operates Monday through Friday and emphasizes learning together through play in a safe, warm, and nurturing community environment.

Philosophy
Via Nova is a community of teachers, parents and children working and learning together through play. The school provides a safe, warm and nurturing environment in which the uniqueness of each child is honored. Children develop relationships based on trust and respect while exploring new ideas and the world around them. Teachers, informed by children's emerging interests, facilitate hands-on and cooperative learning that fosters social, emotional, cognitive and physical growth.
Ages served
18 months to 6 years old
Hours
8:00 am - 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday

Programs

  • •Play-based program

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