SI School was a wonderful experience for my child, who attended for 2 years. My very active kid got a lot of opportunities to be outside, go on hikes, and have lots of fun while learning, exploring the forest, visiting neighborhood gardens, going to the library, and even heading to the beach. My child would come home happy, tired, and full of stories. What really set this program apart for me is how personalized it felt. The teachers truly took the time to understand my child, their interests and strengths, and where they needed a little extra support. The program was also very academic and my child was ready for Kindergarten. The program put a huge emphasis on social and emotional development, helping the kids navigate friendships, communicate their feelings, practice patience, and learn how to work as part of a group. All of this while learning Spanish! Overall, I feel like my child truly thrived and I highly recommend this program for the active PreK and TK kids. read more

SI School is a true gem. Our youngest son joined SI School from another Spanish immersion program for his last year and a half of preschool. Giovanna and all of the warm, fun, and thoughtful teachers lead an incredible curriculum. We were fortunate to take part in the outdoor program, exploring nature in the Presidio and learning so much along the way! Giovanna also provides healthy meals and easily accommodated our vegetarian diet. All of the teachers are wonderful, and I can't recommend SI School enough! read more

Our son spent a year at SI School (TK level), and he had the best time adventuring, learning, and making new friends! My wife and I were very impressed with how rapidly he started picking up Spanish, because their Immersion program really made him feel comfortable, while learning and exploring. We highly recommend this school for families looking to jump start their kid's language development. read more

It's really hard to find a Spanish immersion school that does both, take them outdoors for adventures and have a bit of structured learning time without it being so strict. I'm not sure how the school was before Covid but post Covid they had all the kids outdoors doing their lessons, songs and dances and play time and went out near the neighborhood to local parks for discovery. Both my kids had the pleasure of going to Si School and they had an amazing time and did pick up Spanish especially my youngest daughter she loved repeating the Spanish words and phrases. The staff is super friendly and the environment is fun and inviting, plus they do provide good solid lunch options and snacks. I highly recommend giving Si School a chance to teach your kids Spanish in a fun environment. read more

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My son and daughter went to Si school for 2 years before kindergarten. Both of them loved going to Si school and made many good friends. They have great teachers, caring, loving and devoted. Lunch provided with healthy food and vegetables, which made my life so much easier. A lot of outdoor activities which is great for hyperactive kids. read more

Our daughter spent two and a half years at Si School from 1.5 to 4 years. Si School was amazing in every way: caring, quality childcare; flexible and communicative leadership; a great mix of arts and the outdoors. Our daughter feels excited to share her Spanish and Spanish songs with the family. I cant recommend Si School more! read more

My daughter attended Si School for 2 years prior to kindergarten and we had the best experience. Giovanna runs an incredible program. The teachers are warm and loving and provide a great environment for kids to explore and learn Spanish. They venture out into the nearby Presidio, local parks, the library, and occasional field trips to the zoo or Academy of Sciences. They do art projects and learn songs, as well as basics such as numbers and letters. My daughter loved going to school and we always knew and trusted that she was well cared for while there. I highly recommend this program - it is a truly magical preschool! read more

Giovanna is the most loving, warmest and trustworthy person. She hires the absolute best teachers - they all treat your kids as their own. We had 3 years of their care, guidance and Spanish support that has helped my son be bilingual (my husband and I don't speak Spanish) and ready for TK. It's the perfect mix of play, outside adventures and learning in a Spanish immersion environment. read more

Our son attended Si School for 3 years ( 2.5-5.5). We loved every minute of it as did our son. He was happy every day he attended and we felt confident in the love, support, and safe environment he received. Furthermore, he is well-prepared for kindergarten. His Spanish language improved during his time there. Giovanna ( Director and Owner) and all the teachers are excellent. They provided a stimulating, enriching, and loving space for children to explore, learn, and be themselves. I highly recommend Si School. read more

We searched all over for Spanish Immersion preschools and Si School was an incredible find. Giovanna and crew were all amazing caretakers and my child absolutely loved her time there. Si School took care of everything, for both parents and children. Truly a wonderful group to partner with. If you are looking for amazing care, you cannot get better than Si School. read more

We found Si School after my wife's extensive search of a Spanish based preschool's in the city. If anyone else has been in that boat, you might think that ALL Spanish programs are in the south side. Not so! This one's in the Inner Richmond and bonus- there are no parking issues in the neighborhood! We started here pre-pandemic with our daughter and immediately was welcomed into the school. Giovanna and her staff really created a culture of family and community. The school utilized her home and offered a great learning space for our little one to learn and grow. A few months afterwards SF began its shelter in place, this is where we were really grateful for SI school. In the beginning, nobody knew what the world was gonna look like, but Giovanna and her team did their best to offer zoom class learning and continuing bilingual education. As things began to move forward, in person (outdoor) program was slowly introduced and eventually what was a few days a week became 5 days a week. Not only was Si School considerate of preventing the spread of sickness, they also continued to work with our daughter and her Spanish skills. We started to see even more the importance of social interactions for our daughter. Maintaining a group of friends for her, proved to be very important during this tough time. It is because of Si School, our daughter was able to pass the bilingual exam with no troubles at all. We will miss our time at Si school but are forever grateful for Giovanna and her team for helping out daughter become bilingual during these challenging times, their community and compassion based approach were rays of sunshine during a tough year. Highly recommend! read more

I can't say enough positive things about Si School. We found Giovanna and her amazing team after moving back to SF. We wanted our youngest son (2 years old) to learn Spanish but were nervous about him being away from our home and us as he was used to having a full time nanny. Si school blew our expectations out of the water! I felt 100% confident each day that he was well taken care of. After a year, our son can understand Spanish and speaks it better than me. I've also seen his confidence grow and appreciate how Giovanna and the team have created such a positive learning environment. We have so many great art projects hanging around our house that he created under their care. Giovanna and her team are genuine and warm - the absolute best of the best! Si school is such a special place and we are lucky to be a part of the community. read more

Model Spanish Immersion Pre-School My son attended Si School from 2.5 until it was time to start Kindergarten at 5 years old. This program exceeded our expectations in terms of caring, developmental appropriate curriculum and community. My son is initially very shy and stubborn about eating, the team made sure he was cared for and worked with him to ensure he was getting what he needed. Also the teachers work very well at providing updates and working as a team so that we can support/reinforce the lessons from school at home and vice versa. The director hand picks teachers that will complement the school's needs and they really get to know our kids really well and prepare them for the next stages. We went through so many milestones together and they really helped with potty training too! Another aspect I love is the community at Si School, you get to know the parents and kids pretty well and support each other as well. I can not say enough good things about this program. I am so sad that our time has come to leave (I tried to convince the owner to expand to elementary school as well :-). I can honestly say you would be very fortunate to have your children attend as well. read more

Our son was in SI School from the time he was 2 until the pandemic started (over 2 years). We had a wonderful experience in SI School! Giovanna is so thoughtful in the way she interacts with the children, runs her educational program, and in the way she runs the school. I always felt like I was leaving my son in the best care and he grew and thrived while at SI School. I recommend SI School without hesitation to anyone needing childcare or interested in socializing their child in a Spanish immersive environment. Giovanna and the staff and parents we met at SI School became like family to us. I hope you'll have the opportunity to experience the same. read more

Giovanna and her team (shout-out to Perla, my son's new favorite person) are an incredible Spanish preschool resource, and we felt so lucky to be part of the SI School family over the last several years. Kindness and patience set the tone for the kids, and Giovanna tirelessly generates fun projects and adventures while maintaining a cautious program to keep the kids healthy and safe. We are very grateful to SI School for aiding our son in his Spanish fluency, and we enthusiastically recommend it to anyone seeking an immersion school in San Francisco! read more

Si School gets 5+ stars from us. We sent our daughter there for one year between ages 2 and 3 and she had the most wonderful experience (we only left because we had to move out of the area for work). Giovanna and the whole staff there are incredibly warm and loving as I would hope for any preschool but they really stood out in the way they connected on a personal level. We were immediately welcomed there and it quickly felt like an extended family. Giovanna was always available to give reports from the day and shared extremely useful observations from both a teacher and parent perspective. We absolutely loved what we saw and the support we received as parents but the most telling reviews were from our daughter. She always came home so happy and would tell stories about her day. Her social and language skills blossomed (both Spanish and English). She initially reported missing us during the day but after just a couple days she didn't want to leave school and said she missed her friends there when she was gone. In summary, top review, extremely loving and both personal and personalized support. We can't thank everyone there enough. read more

Both of my children attended SI School and we were thrilled with it from Day 1 of our oldest to the last day of our little one. Giovanna and her team are warm and nurturing. They saw and knew my kids. They helped with the separation anxiety. They potty trained my kids (truly). They gave suggestions for what we could do at home to help one of our kids with his fine motor skills. Our 6 year old is in one of SFUSD's Spanish Dual Immersion Schools right now and he was fully prepared with his Spanish. I just asked my son for input and he says, "They have fun activities" and "You can sing songs in Spanish." It can be so hard to drop your toddler off somewhere for the first time. Knowing that your kids are safe and known and having fun makes all the difference. Plus, Giovanna has created a lovely community for the parents, too. read more

My daughter attended SI School for about a year and I could not be more pleased. She loved going to SI School, playing with her friends and going to the parks and playgrounds. My daughter started when she was around 13 months after staying exclusively at home with me. Giovanna and her team made sure the transition was smooth following my daughter's lead and addressing every one of my concerns as a first time mom. My daughter was also transitioning to one nap a day and they gently helped my daughter sleep and make sure she would get the rest she needed. The School's gentle and positive approach to discipline and nurturing environment were a great fit for my daughter. She thrived and was always happy when I picked her up! The kids dance, sing, color and create many craft projects I was able to take home with me. And as a native Spanish speaker, I was really happy my daughter was exposed to the language while she was in daycare. Everyone in the team is warm and loving with the kids. They make sure the kids are well taken care of and having fun! I was sad to leave SI School when I moved to another city in the Bay Area, but I am glad my daughter's first experience outside the home was in SI School. I cannot recommend them enough! read more

Our daughter was at Si School from age 2 until 5. She thrives during her 3+ years there and was fully prepared for an 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. elementary school day. She had the confidence and social skills to perfectly transition (no tears on the first day of K)! She also became fluent in Spanish which is a testament to the staff and curriculum (we do not speak Spanish at home). The staff was wonderful and we are thankful for a safe place for her to grow and learn. They were part of many milestones, including potty training :) We continue to keep in touch with many of the families - lifelong friends! We especially miss all of the cooked meals now that she is in K!!! read more

We give our absolute HIGHEST recommendation for Giovanna and the SI school. If you are looking for a loving, nurturing, and responsible group of caregivers who will care for your child as well as you do, SI school, is it. The added benefit is that all the caregivers speak Spanish, which all of the children pick up easily and naturally through their daily interactions. We also appreciated the SI school manner of dealing with children's conflict by talking things out with the children and patiently instructing the kids to wait their turn and share toys. Our son started SI school around 18 months and instantly felt comfortable in the warm, loving environment of Giovanna's home daycare/school environment (and so did his parents :-). They provide healthy organic food and diapers for the kids making it SO EASY for dual working parents to just drop off your child and know they are well taken care off without any early morning prep/lunch making at home. Giovanna's sun filled, fenced off backyard provides a safe environment for the kids to be outside on a daily basis (a big plus in foggy San Francisco). We were very sad to leave Giovanna when we moved out of the city, which was made even more sad as we could not find a Spanish immersion style daycare/school that even came close to matching the quality of SI school in our new home town. For several weeks, we continued to drive several miles out of our way, across a bridge, to continue our son's care at SI while we tried to find something in our new town. The community of parents there is also great. We will miss them all. A huge thank you to Giovanna and her team of amazing caregivers for taking such excellent care of our son and teaching him Spanish!!! read more

I feel so fortunate that my son was able to attend Si School - Spanish Immersion. He was a student there for one year - from age 1 1/2 to 2 1/2. My husband and I had looked at a lot of other local daycares and none of them felt right for us - it was important to us that our child not only be well cared for but also that he be intellectually engaged and encouraged to grow. Giovanna (the owner) and the other teachers at Si School have created a really warm environment where young kids can develop all kinds of skills - language skills (our son's ability to speak English and Spanish really took off while he was at Si School), physical skills (they do daily outdoor activities in the large backyard and on trips to the park), art skills (they did so many amazing art projects - drawing, painting, stamps, instrument making), social skills (kids play and talk with one another and the other teachers, and work on expressing feelings, taking turns and being a part of a caring group) and general life/world knowledge (he learned about shapes, numbers, months, days of the week, animals, cooking, art - they even took a field trip to the Legion of Honor! - and many, many, many other things). Kids at Si School get lots of attention because the teacher child ratio is around 1:3. Teachers really get to know the kids and the kids also really get to know one another - there are only about ten/twelve kids there each day. The families that go to the school are all incredibly sweet and down to earth. My husband and I enjoyed getting to know them at birthday parties and during drop off/pick ups. With heavy hearts, we left Si School last month because our son got into one of the premier preschools in SF. We contemplated not accepting the preschool offer (which included generous financial aid) because the Si School was really a great situation for him. He was already thriving so why make the change? Ultimately we decided to go ahead and attend the larger school. I am so grateful to Giovanna and the teachers at Si School-Spanish Immersion - because of his experience there, he's started his new preschool with a lot of confidence and a surplus of skills. He's markedly advanced in terms of language and social skills, and a lot of that is due to his experience at Si School. The preschool he's attending has a lot to live up to. Si School is truly a tough act to follow. read more

Si School is a fantastic in-home daycare and preschool. The owner/director, Giovanna, is a mom to two kids (one of whom attends Si School) and her warmth and loving nature creates a very nurturing, family-feeling place for these lucky kids. We were at Si School for three years and it was a wonderful experience. Giovanna is very easy to communicate with and is open to questions, feedback, etc. She keeps an open line of communication with parents--you'll know how your child is doing and will feel like you have a team of caregivers who are working with you to help your child grow. This team/family feel fosters a very real sense of investment and involvement for the families--and it's a great family community. Many families have more than one child who are in or who have been to Si School. The teachers are all very sweet, loving women and they seem to love working at Si School (there was very little teacher turn over in the three years we were there). I completely trust each teacher and caregiver. A few of them are mothers and the younger assistants are college students who are studying child development. There is one full-time teacher with a long background in psychology and education. She's very loving, passionate, and invested in the children. She puts a lot of time and thought into the curriculum and age-appropriate projects. My son LOVED each of the teachers and often asked to invite them over to play. The kids are happy, play well together, and are very well cared for. Breakfast, lunch and snacks are provided and they prepare healthy food, organic whenever possible. They go on outings to local playgrounds or the library, and play in the backyard so there's plenty of outdoor time and change of scenery. And they usually have one to two field trips a year where the kids and parents can go explore a new place. As if all that weren't enough, it's an extra bonus that our son became fluent in Spanish--what a gift! I can't say enough good things about Si School! read more

SI School, Giovanna and her warm and loving staff all have a very special place in our hearts. What a truly wonderful place! Our son attended for one year starting at 2.5. Giovanna made the transition to preschool incredibly easy and our son was so comfortable and happy there from the very first day. We do not speak Spanish at home, so we were amazed at how quickly and naturally his Spanish developed. That exposure to a second language is such a gift, however I think we would have chosen SI School even if it wasn't an immersion program. He was so well taken care of and loved each day, had so much fun doing art projects, cooking lessons, and playing with his friends. We would have stayed on all the way to Kindergarten, but we moved to the east coast. Leaving SI School was one of the hardest parts of moving out of San Francisco. We will always be grateful for our year with Giovanna and all the SI School teachers and families. read more

Giovanna and her team of teachers have created a warm and nurturing environment for the kids to thrive in. We appreciated the effort they put into taking the kids outdoors every day and designing a curriculum that engaged the kids on multiple levels. All this is carried out in a bilingual environment that is playful and intuitive to the kids. I would definitely recommend this preschool. read more

My daughter attended Si School this past summer, from age 15 months to 16 months, when we moved to New York. I cannot recommend Giovanna and her staff more highly, and the other kids and parents I met were also lovely. My daughter always had a wonderful time - she never cried at drop-off and was always happy when I picked her up (and every time I picked her up, she was being attended to, as she was the youngest child there). She picked up a bit of language and thrived with the structure and curriculum. I wish so much we could have kept her in the program. I trusted them completely and they made such a positive impact on our family. read more