Treehouse Pre-School & Kindergarten

Where do I start? Treehouse is an absolutely amazing school. All 3 of my children attended Treehouse after thoroughly evaluating all schools in the Oakland/​Berkeley area and I would never consider another school if I were to do it again.
Dr. Jan is an effective leader and long standing Director of this school. She is hands on and continually working in and monitoring the classrooms, interacting with the children and knows every child by name. The children love her and you can tell the staff do to as they truly work as a team. Jan is also very flexible and willing to really work with families/​parents.
The teaching staff is fantastic. We have recently left the area, and my children still talk about teachers they had 4 years ago. Teacher Blenda and Teacher Carmen are the best Kindergarten teachers — respectful, patient, creative, great energy and help your child cultivate their strengths and work on areas of improvement. The homework in their class was more challenging then a near private school — so know your child will be well prepared for 1^st grade or if they are using Treehouse K as a bridge they will be ready for full Kindergarten.
The other great thing: your kids get too know ALL the teachers, even outside of their class, that is how engrained this school is. You will love all the teachers — Beverly, Jill, Rebecca, Loretta, Kristina, Susan, Lorena, Stephen, Ruby, Melinda, Rhonda, Jeff.
Treehouse has a great outdoor space for the children to play and a blacktop to ride cycles. Denise the front office Manager is always welcoming and offers stickers for little ones. The events and celebrations are festive throughout the year and the academic curriculum is of very high standards. All 3 of my children were reading in pre-​K and writing sentences. The families of Treehouse are solid, hard working good people and all the children are well balanced and just happy kids that love their classmates and learning. They have a great summer school program as well, which is a huge bonus for working parents to keep consistency for their children.
They not only taught my children how to be smart, responsible and good people, but they taught me how to be a better mom. Thank you Treehouse!

My daughter has been at Treehouse since the age of two and is entering their K program this year. Her baby sister will attend next year. The teachers and staff are warm and attentive and truly love their students and the school. Dr. Jan is instrumental as the director. She is always working to keep the classrooms fun and up to date. The kids have a great program and a variety of activities during the day that prepares them well for Kindergarden/​1^st grade. The children also spend a lot of time outside in a play structure that is well maintained and recently renovated. They have great hours for working parents (7:30 to 6pm). The teachers and staff have become an extended part of our family — i know that i don’t have to worry about my daughter during the day because she is in such a warm and loving place.