We're in our second year at La Scuola's Dogpatch Preschool and couldn't be happier! The caliber of…read moreteachers and staff is outstanding - you can just feel the love and care emanating for each individual. The emphasis on on curiosity and community comes through every day in big and small ways, and the physical space itself - with lots of light, color and energy - reflects the spirit of the school. The outdoor space is some of the biggest and best I saw in my tours of SF preschools. While our family doesn't have any connection to Italy/Italian, it's been amazing to see how quickly she picked up a new language and it gives her a chance to teach us something, which is a fun role reversal. And man, is Italian a beautiful language to listen to :) I love that my daughter is served healthy, homemade food (some of which is grown at the garden) and it's a huge bonus that I don't have to prep meals! They also learn meal etiquette - the students set the table, wait until every is served to eat, and wait to leave until they're finished. At pickup time, it's a challenge to get my daughter to leave she's having so much fun and loves her friends. You won't regret enrolling your child here!

Our almost 8 year old son has been attending to La Scuola since he was 5. He's currently in second…read moregrade. We have been having a great experience. We are a bilingual family (I'm from Italy) and it has been a highlight to be able to be closer to the Italian culture through the staff and other families. The school has a thoughtful approach to social emotional learning, has proactive communication, an enrichment program during after care, a great music teacher, and organizes several events, many to foster inclusion of minorities, to educate parents about their learning approach, and to encourage social connections among parents. Families here are very friendly, down to earth, and kind. They have a large outdoor area for kids to play and a garden. And our son loves their food and goes often for a second round!

Wow, I can't believe it's been over 6 years! I met Sandy at…read moreher original location back when my nephew use to attend Modern PlaySpace. Fast forward to today, now my son attends Modern PlaySpace at the new location! Sandy has not changed, always so warm and friendly. All the new teachers I've met are just as amazing. Modern PlaySpace is always so clean and organized. When you walk in, it's so inviting with all the toys and colors. There's so many fun activities for the kids. My son is within autism spectrum and at Modern PlaySpace all the activities are so supportive of his needs. They do lots of sensory friendly activities and the kids practice living skills. Not to mention we have been accommodated with having my son's therapist arriving to give him his session there. All of my son's therapists love it at Modern PlaySpace too. We're honestly so grateful to be at Modern PlaySpace working with Sandy and all the teachers. Never in all my years have I ever felt pressured in any way. I truly feel comfortable having all the children in my family attending Modern PlaySpace. If you want a safe, clean, fun and small group setting for your children to attend, then I highly recommend Modern PlaySpace.

A safe, loving and nurturing environment that support healthy growth and development, challenging…read moreyoung children to learn and prepare them for kindergarten. My son kenzo was been here for 8 months, and he improved a lot. I love this place.

Absolutely amazing class! Had so much fun learning and taking this class. Left feeling less…read moreanxious, reassured and with a birth plan! Would 100% recommend for first time moms, such a great experience.

Felicia is absolutely the best. This class is very informative! I'd say the best part is Felicia is…read morealso my birth doula, which I'm extremely grateful to have her. She helped with me the best birth experience I can ask for. I'd strongly recommend every expecting mama to take this class AND hire Felicia as your birth doula if you are considering a doula!

Came here for a tofu and tempeh cooking class, and got to meet some amazing, new people. The…read morebuilding itself was spacious with a great view of the horizon at sunset from the 4th floor. Chef Cassandra was very knowledgeable about showing us the five different recipes. It was fun cooking the food together, and then enjoying what we had made. Highly recommend a class here if you're interested.

lovely setting, went for a small gathering as to celebrate my son's graduation, we did morocco…read moremenu, Everyone enjoyed, Lori and Alexa is awesome, the cleaning lady is friendly. San Francisco is always nice , it was a lovely day, will come back. the knives can be sharper

Infant signing with Connie Yannacone has been very instrumental in our daughter's first year of…read moredevelopment. My husband and I learned signing with Connie while I was still pregnant, which was a lot more convenient than taking classes with a newborn (I highly recommend it). We started signing with our baby right when she was born, although that was very hard since our hands were always busy holding the baby so most signs we did one-handed. Despite the common misconception that baby signing hinders verbal development, signing has only facilitated our baby's ability to speak. At the beginning of our lessons, Connie carefully explained that the research shows that with signing babies speak earlier, have more vocabulary at age two and their play is more sophisticated (Connie even cites literature, which I appreciate since I'm a scientist). I started really signing consistently at around three months after the fog of new motherhood had lifted and my baby could hold her head up. I felt that our baby started understanding our signs at around five months: she would giggle and focus her eyes on me every time I signed "milk." At six months our baby started signing (first words were "dog" and "more") and at 13 months, our daughter can sign and speak at least 50 words and picks up at least one to three words a day. She can sign and say two words together and signs in her sleep, too--signing has been a really helpful portal into her mind. Connie is an excellent teacher (she's an experienced teacher for deaf and hearing-impaired children for 20 years) and as a new parent I learned a lot about how to talk to my baby and teach her things. Connie was very good at encouraging us to sign even though we felt our newborn wasn't looking directly at us. She showed me how to effectively sign "more" and "finished" while feeding the baby. It sounds like common sense how to sign to a baby but Connie was very good at modeling how babies learn best. She's so thoughtful about explaining things about early childhood development and about principles of signing. She's also very enthusiastic! She signs songs and uses books and toys to really engage and entertain our baby. Connie really helped me learn how to interpret my baby's signs, picking up when she started associations with words and actions and understanding that baby signs are simplified versions of the actual signs. Being able to communicate with my baby has helped me become a confident parent. I'm amazed at how much my baby can communicate at such an early age. I can see how signing and talking has empowered my child and relieve her of a lot of frustrations because she can tell us her needs and have them met. I've learned more than just signing from Connie--I've gained lessons in parenting that I continue to use as my daughter grows up. My husband and I have known Connie for six years and she's a good friend. I trust her as a teacher and also as a good person. She genuinely cares about babies, she's gentle with them, and she loves to help them learn. I don't get anything by writing these reviews. I'm just a sincere advocate for baby signing and a very grateful student of Connie. I hope that other parents can benefit from learning signing with her, too!

From the owner: My specialty is teaching baby sign language. I also teach age appropriate sign language to…read morepreschoolers and their parents, deaf and hard of hearing and special needs children and elementary children in after school programs. Vocabulary practice is enhanced through stories and songs. I am a credentialed teacher with a master's degree and many years of experience teaching parents, infants and preschoolers.

I took a first aid & CPR course for the first time ever, with instructor John Kreiden held at a…read morelocal church (no affiliation). I was a little nervous but it was so fun & the instruction was very clear. We got in plenty of reps practicing on adult and baby manikins, in different "scenarios". He went over so much information: CPR on adults & babies, AED, how to even communicate and check time during emergencies, how to recognize heart attack and stroke, Heimlich maneuver/ choking, administering Narcan, Epi-pen, putting on wound dressings, tourniquets... John was a great & entertaining teacher and stayed late to answer all of our extra questions. Would highly recommend!!! I plan to renew in 2 yrs.

Easy and great, friendly instructor. Loved having the option of renewing online my CPR/BLS with…read morefirst aid and loved the convenience of an online instructor while practicing on a mannequin.

Sarah is amazing to work with and SO helpful! She is very knowledgeable and helped us understand…read morewhat was going on with our newborn, took the time to listen and helped us come up with a very detailed plan to sleep train our son and get a very effective plan in place. Even more than that, she was extremely flexible in working with us after a couple false starts due to some unexpected family stuff and travel disrupted our initial attempts. 10/10 would HIGHLY recommend for anyone looking for help with sleep issues especially first time parents like us :)

Sarah helped me through sleep training with my second child. He had been waking multiple times a…read morenight for weeks and nothing seemed to work. Sarah very kindly suggested one new thing that I hadn't thought of, and our child was sleeping through the night within the week. So grateful for her help, and truly appreciate the professionalism and empathy she brings to her work.