to schedule a visit, email
NBK@northbeachkids.com
ABOUT NBK
North Beach Kids (NBK) has been a neighborhood institution in North Beach since 2004, with more than 500 children learning and growing through the program in the school’s tenure.

North Beach Kids is about growth and development in a nurturing, safe environment. We welcome all children regardless of race, religion, creed or national origin. We like to treat each child as an individual and aid them in their daily decision making. We are here to assist in their growth and provide each child every possibility to explore and experience new things.
Emphasis is on enjoying the environment, indoors and outdoors, by exploring a variety of activities within the limits established by the teaching staff. Planned experiences enable the children to grow emotionally, socially, intellectually and physically using their natural abilities, interests and temperaments to develop positive feelings about themselves and their world.
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ABOUT OUR PROGRAM
North Beach Kids (NBK) and North Beach Kids Too (NBK2) is a developmentally appropriate, play-based school with four distinct programs:
Wallabys: an infant care (6 months - 18 months),
Wombats: toddlers (18 months - 3 years),
Honey Badgers: preschool (3 years - 4 years),
Cheetahs: pre-kindergarten (4 years - 5.9 years).
Our primary principle is to promote participation in age-appropriate activities, such as unstructured hands-on play, group story-time, and themed activities. North Beach Kids are encouraged to learn through play, interactive learning, and having fun.
Our philosopy is: "We will get dirty. We will get wet. We will have a ton of fun - all the while learning real lessons about life and being a good friend to our neighbors."

NBK teachers treat each child as an individual and aid them in their daily decision making. The teachers’ main purpose is to assist in the children’s growth and provide each child every possibility to explore and experience new things.
Testimonials from our parents:
We sent all three of our children to North Beach Kids, so we have known China and Lace for over 10 years and can honestly say that we have no idea what we would have done without them. Our children absolutely adore the teachers at NBK and still posess much of the knowledge, games, songs, manners, and friends that they recived during their formitive years at North Beach Kids.
The love is the attribute that sticks out the most to us, as the warm, fun-loving staff treats each child as a family member and let them know how truly loved and special they are.
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Blair and Tom Spoole
North Beach Kids became our family when we first moved to San Francisco, not knowing many people, nor knowing much about the neighborhood, and definitely not knowing the school situation in San Francisco. China took my 3 year old into the North Beach Kids' family, and introduced me to the principal at a local middle school for my 1st grader - all within two weeks before school started.
Every morning my daughter is greeted with warmth and hugs, and every evening she talks about what she did that day, the games and art projects they created, and most importantly, the friends that she can't wait to see the next day. As a single mom, North Beach Kids is everything that I could have hoped for and more. I know my daughter is with family when i go to work all day, and I know that she is having a great time playing, learning, and making lasting memories.
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Elizabeth Conley
We were so thrilled when North Beach Kids finally opened their infant program! They did such a wonderful job; challenging, molding, and loving our daughter who is now a confident, well-rounded 3rd grader, that we signed up our baby who is due in a couple months to continue the tradition of Walsh's in the NBK family.
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Terry and Lottie Walsh