Peekadoodle Academy of Danville

We love peekadoodle! My 3 year old goes mwf mornings and she loves it. Teachers are wonderful. Highly recommend.

This school is formerly Children’s Academy of Danville. New ownership about a year ago took over and kept most of its staff, teachers who have been working together for 10, 15+ years and more, and who clearly do their work out of the love they have for teaching children, watching them grow, and helping them become good people. The new ownership has only improved this already-​great preschool. Curriculum is based on the whole child — Not overly play/​socially-​based, and not overly academic. A perfect mix of the two, and well planned/​organized.
My daughter graduated from Pre-​K at Peekadoodle in June, and is more than prepared for Kindergarten. She formed great relationships with students and teachers, and has learned to become a considerate child and a good friend, in addition to all the academic knowledge needed for K and then-​some. My son is starting his 3^rd and final year at Peekadoodle this September and can’t wait to go back after having the summer off. This place is filled with good people you can trust your children and their learning with — a true team of caring people who welcome all students into their community and who foster curiosity, creativity and kindness in little ones. We have had nothing but positive experiences at Peekadoodle!

We’ve been attending the school for years before the new Peekadoodle crew opened up the school this past year. They’ve done a phenomenal job of retaining the wonderful staff of teachers who have been there for the last 10+ years + incorporate some of the cutting edge teaching methods from their SF flagship preschool. The team is amazing, they care for their families and the intimidate environment truly make the experience for children and families a very unique experience. Our extended family experience!

We have been at this school since 2011 when my oldest entered preschool. We now have our second who just graduated from pre-​K from there and my youngest is currently attending. With the change of ownership from Children’s Academy to Peekadoodle, things just went from excellent to wonderfully superb. Curriculum is thematic and organized, teachers are amazing, and most importantly all 3 of my children have been so happy there. The new owners are progressive and make sure that the quality of the school is maintained at the highest level. The unique thing about Peekadoodle is that the staff treat you like family. They care not only about the children but about the entire family. It is no exaggeration when I say that I have never heard my children tell me that they don’t want to go to school (of course that changed when my son went on to elementary school!). I am and will be forever thankful to the teachers and director (Christine) for loving, adoring and caring for my children, and because of them I have seen my children blossom.
Another thing to note about this school is that the staff have been there for years. There is hardly any turnover at this school because the staff truly love working together and they have a strong loyalty to the school and to the families.
It will be a very sad day when my last son graduates from Peekadoodle. Tears will be shed. It has been and continues to be such a special place for our family. I could not be more thankful.

I don’t think it gets much better than Peekadoodle. We are a carry-​over family from Children’s Academy of Danville (same school, previous ownership). The teachers are wonderful and dedicated. Christine, the director, is on top of everything and interacts perfectly with the kids, parents, and teachers. The program is fun and the kids are learning a lot every day. One of my favorite units the children did was learning about Danville Meewok (sp? I probably should have taken the class…) Indians that used to inhabit the area surrounding Danville/​Diablo. My son was engaged with and excited (and continues to be) about the material. Also, the enrichment classes are superb.
We will be going into Kindergarten in Fall 2015 and will really miss Peekadoodle!

Our youngest child is in her 2^nd year at Peekadoodle Danville. We are a carryover family from the old school owner (CAD). The staff is OUTSTANDING. They are a dedicated, well seasoned, joyful, loving group of women. They are down to earth and focused on what matters most — the children.
The curriculum is truly a blend of academics as well as play. They offer many modalities for learning each and every day. I found this school after touring 9 schools. None offered quite the blend of warmth, space, play and academics — all lead by the amazing Director, Christine.
The outside space is great as well offering space for gorgeous days as well as rain.
The location is perfect — between downtown Danville and Blackhawk along Camino Tassajara. The proximity to the park and local elementary school make it a very user friendly location for locals.
My only wish is for the children to have more mixing between classrooms — at outside time or lunch. If a child transitions between classrooms there is limited opportunity to continue to see friends from an old classroom.