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The Lake School is a nonprofit, play-based preschool and transitional kindergarten in Oakland that operates from a Victorian home campus and enrolls children in small, age-defined classes with integrated pets and outdoor play spaces. The school is licensed to provide care for 46 two- to six-year-old students on campus at a time.
The Lake School is a private, nonprofit early childhood program in Oakland that has served local families since 1981. The campus occupies a 1906 Victorian home and includes three classrooms, large outdoor play areas, and an on-site pet program; the site notes a licensed capacity of 46 students on campus at a time.
Instruction is grounded in play-based, social-emotional learning. Curriculum is built from children’s interests, with extended blocks of free play indoors and outdoors and teacher-guided scaffolding to introduce concepts, foster cooperation, and support emotional regulation.
Extended supervised free play and social time in the afternoon following nap or enrichment periods.
Available to families with work or school schedule conflicts to provide supervised care before the regular drop-off time.
Supplemental enrichment classes available following lunchtime that cover language, phonics, movement, art, cooking and basic science topics; offerings vary by year and are subject to availability.
Finch supports early preschool skills and socialization while practicing transitions and moving from associative to more cooperative play.
Often a child's first preschool experience, this class focuses on practicing transitions and supporting development from parallel play toward associative play.
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The Transitional Kindergarten program deepens play-based practices to include project-based learning, extended focus on subjects, and activities aimed at kindergarten readiness such as classroom jobs, field trips, and early literacy practice.
Robin continues an emergent, play-based curriculum with deeper dramatic play, more complex art and science processes, classroom responsibilities, and introduction of kindergarten readiness skills.
A nap/quiet-rest option offered after lunch for younger children who would like to stay for naps or an extended hour.
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