Provider Name: Rosenberg Early Childhood Center (JCCSF Preschool)
Provider Type: Preschool
Ages Allowed: 2 years, 3 years, 4 years
General Attributes: Full-time / Full-Day, Reggio Emilia, Religious: Jewish, Snacks Provided, Year-Round
City / Neighborhood / General Location: Inner Richmond, San Francisco
Pros: Beautiful facility with a big backyard with playground structure, lots of room for the kids to move around. Intro to Jewish culture, really caring teachers who take early child education seriously. Each year that figure out themes based on the class interest and follow them through with projects. They walk to local parks and eventually take field trips on the buses. They have extracurricular activities built in like music, physical activity (dance, gymnastics, etc. – changes each year), gardening, cooking, art). They send you tons of photos and newsletters so you know what your kid is up to – and they give you a book at the end of the year documenting your kids progress – and 3 years parent-teacher conferences. Also, no potty training required!
Cons: You have to pack a lunch with no pork, no shellfish, no nuts (but it isn’t as hard as it seems), because you have to walk your kid in and out, it can take a bit longer for drop-off and pick-up.
Hours / Schedule: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm – but you can drop-off until about 9:30 am and pick up starting around 4:30 pm if that works better for you. Weekly Shabbat celebrations are at 4:45 pm on Fridays – it’s great (but not required) if you can try to make it to those!
Cost: $30,300 / year for 2019-20 year, it goes up each year. It is around $2600 / month for 11 months. But you don’t have to pay for any extended care which is nice!
Pro Tips, Tricks, and Insights: I’ve heard a rumor that if you apply to multiple JCCSF preschool locations (Diller, Brotherhood way, etc.), that it’s less likely you will get a spot at Rosenberg. The competitiveness can really vary depending on the number of siblings each year. We sent thank you notes after the tour and around January / decision time – and then after we didn’t initially get in, I sent a nice note expressing our continued interest to the Director and in about a month we got in off of the waitlist. So, if you are flexible and persistent, it can happen!
Provider Address: 325 Arguello Blvd, San Francisco, CA, 94118, United States
Provider Website / URL : https://www.jccsf.org/youth-family/school-programs/preschools/rosenberg-early-childhood-center/
Provider Phone: (415) 386-4999
Recommender Name: Kimberly Knowles
Recommender Email: krknowles@usfca.edu
Recommender Connection to Provider: Kid(s) Previously Used Provider
Other USF People Who Have Used Provider: I think Calypso Fugit might her her son there.