Small Size Big Mind is a year-round infant care and preschool in Alameda, California, serving children from birth through six years across multiple campuses, including a location at 2001 Santa Clara Avenue.
Small Size Big Mind operates as a neighborhood, year-round early childhood program serving infants and young children. The program hosts a multi-classroom community with roughly 60 children and about 11 staff on a typical day.
The program uses a hands-on approach that emphasizes social and emotional learning, creativity, and practical problem solving. Classroom goals include fostering independence, imagination, cooperation, communication, fine motor skills, and emotional regulation.
Enrichment is delivered by visiting paraprofessionals and local specialists and includes weekly nature walks, frequent visits to neighborhood playgrounds and parks, summer workshops (for example petting zoo, science shows, and music performances), and classes such as music, art and soccer.
An optional transitional kindergarten–style program led by a Kindergarten teacher to support early literacy and numeracy skills and to help children prepare for elementary school standards.
A nurturing infant program emphasizing individualized care, stable caregivers, and hands-on, discovery-oriented experiences that support early cognitive, social and physical development.
A preschool classroom focused on independent and group work, decision-making, communication skills, and guided learning partnerships between teachers and children.
A mixed-age classroom designed to encourage peer teaching, broad social interaction, creative thought, and self-initiated learning across developmental domains.
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