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DAVIS, CA Daycares & Preschools
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Here is a Google Sheet that depicts the daycares/preschools in Davis tuition breakdown (as of the 2025-2026 school year).
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Here is a Google Maps link showing where all of the below daycares and preschools are located in Davis, Ca.
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Campus Childcare Inc. (Montessori Country Day)
Congregation Gan Haverim Preschool
DCCNS (Davis Community Church Nursery School)/Poppy Preschool
DPNS (Davis Parent Nursery School)
L'Academy Language Immersion, Davis
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A year-round outdoor play-based preschool for 2yo to 5yo located in west Davis.
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Campus Childcare Inc. provides warm and caring Montessori-based environments for children from birth to five years of age. Our two locations on the UC Davis campus are accredited by the NAEYC, while the two off-campus locations are more traditionally Montessori, with AMS certified teachers.
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The City of Davis offers a variety of preschool programs for ages 1yo to 4.5 yo.
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A unique, Jewish-inspired, play-based learning environment for 2yo to 5 yo. The emphasis is on Reform Jewish values in an emergent, play-based curriculum.
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DCCNS (Poppy Preschool as of Spring 2025) is a child-centered, play-based preschool offering several multi-age programs for children between the ages of 2yo to 5yo.
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Davis Parent Nursery School (DPNS) has been a vibrant co-op preschool in the Davis community for more than 75 years. DPNS is a non-profit, parent-participation cooperative nursery school with with a play-based program that allows children to grow intellectually, socially and emotionally through first-hand experiences.
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Davis Forest School is a non-profit outdoor education and nature play organization building community through land-based programming. They offer a variety of programs from ages 1mo to 12yo.
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Davis Waldorff is a private school that has a curriculum that balances academic rigor with educating the whole child through art and practical skills, music, movement, and social and moral development. They offer programs from parent-baby/toddler classes to middle school ages.
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Welcome to our family home childcare program with Maayan and Cookie! Our playgarden is inspired by Waldorf ECE/Lifeways, and incorporates RIE techniques of child respect, "educaring" and play-based learning. The program has influences from earth-based Judaism, which informs our festivals and seasonal celebrations. We are a safe space, warmly welcoming families of all religious and cultural backgrounds. The program has a focus on exploring nature, and we have chickens, quails, a cat and dog. We look forward to growing and exploring with your little ones!
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L'Academy Language Immersion preschool for children aged 6mo to 6yo, offers Spanish/English and Mandarin/English immersion programs.
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A part of Spring Education Group, Merryhill School in Davis, Ca is a private school that offers daycare, preschool, and K-12 education.
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Peregrine School is an independent school that serves children from infant through the 6th grade, educating the whole child, incorporating the latest research on teaching and learning into a child-centered curriculum that integrates hands-on scientific inquiry, critical thinking, wellness, and the arts.
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Stacking Stones is a daycare and preschool for children 2yo to 6yo. They embrace a curriculum with multiple aspects from various educational philosophies (Montessori, Waldorf, and Emergent) while closely following the requirements for Davis Joint Unified School District TK/Kindergarten program and catering to the interest of the child.
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The Early Childhood Lab School (ECLS) is funded as a teaching/research/demonstration program for UC Davis students and faculty. It embraces the latest research in psychological, social, and educational development to support a child's growth through a flexible, inquiry-based curriculum. The framework is designed to meet the needs and interests of each group and of individual children.
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UCNS Preschool (University Covenant Nursery School) is a ministry of University Covenant Church. They are a private, non-profit preschool admitting any person whether they're of the Christian faith or not. They provide developmentally appropriate activities to further enhance children’s growth in the areas of social, emotional, physical, creative, cognitive and spiritual development.