Announcement: You can now use KidAdmit in all 50 states!
We’re excited to share with you that we’ve been expanding our community of member schools and families to all 50 states! You can now search, compare, and apply to preschools and childcare centers across the U.S. with KidAdmit. This marks a major milestone for KidAdmit, which started in California’s Bay Area a few years ago and has been helping to connect thousands of parents and schools since.
Now with member schools and childcare centers in 50 states and adding to our extensive search listings every day, we are helping to improve the accessibility of early childcare education to more families than ever. Using KidAdmit’s tools like filtered search, real-time postings of Immediate Openings, and the ability to apply to multiple schools from one platform, parents are finding that KidAdmit is saving hours of effort to find the right providers for their kids. We’re more excited than ever to be reaching new communities as we help kids get started on the right foot to a lifetime of positive, quality learning experiences.
To get started with your preschool or childcare search, we encourage you to take a look at some of our most popular posts:
- KidAdmit & the Preschool Search—Where to Start
- 5 Things I Wish I Knew When Applying For Preschool
- 10 Signs to Identify a Great Day Care Center
Will you help us spread the word to your friends and family? Share our news on Facebook, Twitter, or email. With your help, we can continue to make the experience of finding preschool and childcare easier for more families everywhere!
Congratulations To Our Spring Giveaway Winners!
We want to extend a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our Spring Giveaway and helped to make it a success! Welcome to all those who have become part of the KidAdmit community through the promotion!
Congratulations to our winners! Courtney R. from Claremont, New Hampshire won the grand prize $50 Amazon gift card, and Susan G. from Kissimmee, Florida and Debra Lynn T. from Lawrenceville, Georgia were awarded the $25 Amazon gift card prizes.
Stay tuned for future promotions—subscribe to our monthly newsletter to get the latest announcements!
Founder Tejal Shah Talks Parenting, Tech, & Entrepreneurship
Last week’s Girls in Tech Catalyst Conference was a three-day event showcasing women at the forefront of technology and entrepreneurship. Following a fireside chat with CBS Tech2’s Kym McNicholas, KidAdmit founder & CEO sat down with theCUBE’s Jeff Frick for a live interview discussing her entrepreneurial journey.
Listen as Tejal talks about parenting and technology, the top factors in parents’ preschool searches, and the #1 myth about the role of preschool. She also shares insights about her path to becoming an entrepreneur, including how she started KidAdmit 3 years ago.
Preschool Education in Maryland [Infographic]
Maryland is one of the most progressive states in the country when it comes to education. Education Week’s Quality Counts assessment consistently places Maryland at the top of its rankings for public school systems in the U.S. In December 2014, Maryland was awarded a $15 million federal grant to help expand preschool programs for low-income 4-year-olds throughout the state.
Even with its support of early education, the state of preschool in Maryland shows a large gap between those attending preschool and those who are not. Only about half of 3-4 year olds attend preschool, and those who do are twice as likely to be assessed as “kindergarten ready” by the time they formally enter school. KidAdmit has pulled the latest data to develop the following infographic, providing a snapshot view of Preschool Education in Maryland. (Click on the image for an expanded view.)
Get a free month of Pley!
KidAdmit is partnering with the leading toy rental subscription service, Pley!
Looking for that perfect gift that’s a hit with kids without breaking the bank? This holiday season we’re partnering up with Pley, the leading toy rental company, to help smart parents save money, reduce clutter and help the environment, while raising brighter kids. For KidAdmit users, you can now get 1 month free with a 6-month Pley subscription!
A monthly subscription with Pley provides an unlimited selection from 400 different LEGO sets (including Duplo), K-Nex, Star Wars, and toy robot Dash! Just set up your personal “Pleylist” and a few days later you receive a fully sanitized set delivered to your door. When your kids are ready for a new set, send back the first one (with no extra shipping cost). Place your order by Dec. 18th to get your first set in time for Christmas!
Northern California Counties – Find Preschools with KidAdmit!
Even though some people think of the Bay Area as Northern California, we know there’s a lot more to it – and Northern California counties, we’re excited to tell you that KidAdmit now includes you as well! Whether you’re looking for a preschool in Mendocino County or a daycare all the way up in Siskiyou County, you can now use KidAdmit to find programs that work for you! Get started by entering your address on our search page or click on your city below to see the programs there.
Preschools in Butte County:
Chico Preschools
Oroville Preschools
Preschools in Del Norte County:
Crescent City Preschools
Preschools in Humboldt County:
Arcata Preschools
Eureka Preschools
Preschools in Lassen County:
Susanville Preschools
Preschools in Mendocino County:
Ukiah Preschools
Preschools in Shasta County:
Redding Preschools
Preschools in Tehama County:
Red Bluff Preschools
Don’t see your specific county or city? Don’t worry! We have licensed programs in every county so just search by your address on our search page and see what’s nearby. You can also sign up for our monthly webinars to learn more about the entire preschool process and how to find a program that works for you!
Quick Tips & a Free Webinar for Your Preschool Search!
KidAdmit recently hosted its first webinar, “Preschool 101: Where to Start & How to Choose.” Led by Susan Mees, KidAdmit’s Head of Market Growth, the 1-hour session was jam-packed with valuable info for parents facing the preschool applications process. We couldn’t have asked for a better turnout and range of fantastic questions posed by parent attendees!
Topics covered included:
- Where to start when picking a preschool
- Preschool philosophies and terminology
- How to narrow the search to find the right schools for you
- What to look for when visiting a school
- How to navigate the admissions process
We cherry-picked 9 Quick Tips from the webinar to help you as you navigate the preschool process. Just click on the image thumbnail to view at full size:
9 Tips When Applying for Preschool
Are you interested in attending a future webinar from KidAdmit? We’ll be offering a series that includes Preschool Admissions basics, differences between preschool philosophies (Montessori, Waldorf, etc.), and more based on your most burning questions. Our next FREE Preschool 101 webinar is coming up on Monday, September 28th @4pm PT (7pm ET). Don’t miss out! Register below!
KidAdmit is Expanding! Welcome CA Capitol Region!
KidAdmit is on the move and we are committed to easing the pain of the entire preschool process throughout all of California! We’re thrilled to announce that families in the Capitol Region (we’re looking at you Sacramento area!) can now use KidAdmit to search for programs, contact preschools, and even apply to those preschools that may be a fit for your family. Are you located in the capitol region or know someone who is? Get started searching today!
Preschools in Sacramento County:
Citrus Heights Preschools
Elk Grove Preschools
Folsom Preschools
Rancho Cordova Preschools
Sacramento Preschools
Preschools in Solano County:
Dixon Preschools
Fairfield Preschools
Vacaville Preschools
Vallejo Preschools
Preschools in Yolo County:
Davis Preschools
West Sacramento Preschools
Woodland Preschools
Preschools in Sutter County:
Yuba City Preschools
Preschools in Nevada County:
Grass Valley Preschools
Preschools in Placer County:
Auburn Preschools
Lincoln Preschools
Loomis Preschools
Rocklin Preschools
Roseville Preschools
Preschools in El Dorado County:
South Lake Tahoe Preschools
Need help getting started? Be sure to check out the KidAdmit Preschool Quiz, our Preschool 101 guide, and Immediate Openings in your area!
KidAdmit in Wine Country: Preschools in Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties!
If you’re a regular visitor to the KidAdmit blog, you might have noticed that we’ve been sharing links to all of the bay area preschools featured on our site. But if you’re in Marin, Napa, or Sonoma County, you might have felt a little left out – until now! We’re thrilled to share all of our partner schools across the bridge and up into wine country. Are you looking for a preschool in Marin, Napa, or Sonoma or know someone who is? Be sure to start your search by checking out the schools in your city (click on the links below!) or by searching by location and preschool type in our KidAdmit search.
Preschools in Marin County:
Corte Madera Preschools
Novato Preschools
San Rafael Preschools
Sausalito Preschools
Preschools in Napa County:
Napa Preschools
Preschools in Sonoma County:
Petaluma Preschools
Santa Rosa Preschools
Sebastopol Preschools
Check out our dedicated Preschool 101 section for more information on starting your search. For those of you searching in other parts of California, keep your eyes peeled for announcements that we’ve made it to your county!
San Mateo and Santa Clara County Preschools on KidAdmit!
Are you looking for a preschool or daycare in San Mateo or Santa Clara County? You might not think of KidAdmit as your first stop but we’re happy to report that South Bay families can also use KidAdmit to find all of their options and narrow down their search to the right programs. Looking for a San Jose Head Start program? We’ve got that! Want a Montessori in Palo Alto? We’ve got that covered too! Search for schools by program type and location by starting with our general search or click on one of the links below to see all of the preschools in your city.
Preschools in San Mateo County:
Belmont Preschools
Burlingame Preschools
Daly City Preschools
Foster City Preschools
Menlo Park Preschools
Pacifica Preschools
Redwood City Preschools
San Bruno Preschools
San Carlos Preschools
San Mateo Preschools
South San Francisco Preschools
Preschools in Santa Clara County:
Campbell Preschools
Cupertino Preschools
Gilroy Preschools
Los Altos Preschools
Los Gatos Preschools
Milpitas Preschools
Morgan Hill Preschools
Mountain View Preschools
Palo Alto Preschools
San Jose Preschools
Santa Clara Preschools
Saratoga Preschools
Sunnyvale Preschools
Having trouble finding the preschool you want for your child? Check out our Preschool 101 guide to getting started and compare schools based on the criteria that’s important to your family. We’re always here to help as well – so reach out with any questions!
Happy Holidays from KidAdmit!
As we get ready to close out 2014, we wanted to take a moment to thank you for being a member of KidAdmit and wish you and yours a happy holiday season. It’s been a great year here at KidAdmit and we couldn’t have done it without you.
Not to toot our own horn, but here are a few of the highlights from the past year: Continue reading
New KidAdmit Features: Notes & Compare!
We are excited to share that you can now add notes and better compare your favorite schools! Every parent has different criteria to evaluate what’s best for their children so we created two exciting new features that help with exactly that!
Add Notes to Schools: You will now be able to add notes in each school’s profile and see your notes in “Saved Schools”. Notes help you capture what you like best about the school, anything important you saw or heard during the school tour, as well as anything you want to make sure to remember.
Compare Your Saved Schools: You can also compare and prioritize schools in “Saved Schools” according to the criteria that matters most to you. Choose the categories that are important to you family and move schools around based on your personal preferences and priorities.
Sign into KidAdmit to add your notes and compare schools now!
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