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Giggles

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

6009 Colby Street, Oakland, CA 94618

Visit website ↗(510) 601-6526Directions ↗Licensed for 24
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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: 2/22/2024 (2 total).

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

About this preschool

Giggles Preschool Inc. is a year-round developmental program founded in 1990, located in the Rockridge section of Oakland with a large outdoor play area and sunny classrooms. The school emphasizes child-directed, family-centered care with individualized attention to each child's social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.

Philosophy
Responsiveness to individual needs and development of positive self-image through a warm, inviting developmental approach allowing children to progress at their own pace. Child-directed play is emphasized with a combination of teacher-directed and child-directed activities in a family-centered setting that supports both child and family.
Outdoor
Large, sunny outdoor play area and outdoor art room
Meals
Breakfast and morning snack provided; children bring their own lunches and afternoon snacks in a peanut and tree nut safe environment

Programs

  • •Learning through play
  • •Incidental learning
  • •Positive discipline
  • •Developmental interactive approach
  • •Summer curriculum with local field trips, dress up, gymnastics classes, and S.T.E.A.M projects

Highlights

  • ✓Year-round program with flexible scheduling
  • ✓Small, safe facility in pedestrian-friendly Rockridge near BART
  • ✓Parent participation encouraged through multiple opportunities
  • ✓Peanut and tree nut safe environment

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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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