Peter Pan Schools

Peter Pan is a child’s paradise! Our son has been attending for almost 2 years now and we couldn’t be happier. The director Ms. Julie is awesome and is always there for the kids and the parents, she knows us all by name and always says Hi to us as we walk through the door. The teachers are just as amazing and they truly care about each and every one of the kids. My son gets to do so many great things everyday, art projects, schoolwork, inside play, outside play. They have their own garden and all the kids get to help plant fruits and veggies. I love that music is so important at Peter Pan! They sing songs and listen to music everyday. They offer a tumbling/​gymnastics class. They celebrate all of the holidays and go all out for the kids. Our son is in the Pre-​K room and Mr. Charlie and Ms. Jenny are the best! My son loves them like family! They are getting my son ready for kindergarten. He can write his whole name and more. They have parents night out once a month! I could seriously go on and on about all the wonderful things this school offers. This is my son’s home away from home.

We love Peter Pan! My daughter has been coming here for nearly a year and we couldn’t be happier with the school. I was initially very impressed with the director, Ms. Julie, for being so involved with the children and their parents. After meeting the rest of the teachers it’s clear they all care deeply for all the students. My daughter comes home talking about her friends and teachers and is proud to show me the art projects she made. After a short time there she was counting, saying her abcs and saying so many new words. Were so happy with our choice to send her here!

My daughter attended Peter Pan for about 2 years. She just started kindergarten though so we had to say goodbye. Our entire 2 years here have been a complete joy. My daughter is quite the clingy little thing. She had such a hard time adjusting to not being with me everyday but the teachers here were amazing and sweet with her and helped her grow into a much more independant little girl. She loved Ms. Sonia, Ms. Angel and Ms. Helen in the Pony room so much that she didn’t want to graduate to the Pre K room. But Mr Charlie, Ms Jenny and Ms Navy changed her mind. They are such great Pre K teachers. The kids all adore them. Mr Charlie came to my daughters birthday party and it really says something when 10 preschoolers leave a jumpy house and run screaming «Mr Charlie!!!» to hug him as soon as he walks in the door. He really has a way with kids. My daughter learned so much and had such a great experience with all of the staff and kids at Peter Pan. The director, Ms. Julie is amazing. How the heck she remembers every parent and child’s name in this school is absolutely beyond me. She is great with the kids and parents and you can really tell that she genuinely cares. I will miss bringing my daughter here everyday but I am so incredibly thankful for experience we have had.

Peter Pan has taken my only child syndrome child with little discipline and turned her into a social butterfly with good behavior and great pre-​k skills. Every teacher there sincerely cares. Ms Julie says Hi! to me everyday. They all know me. My life has gone through so much in the 2.5 years we have been there and they have been so supportive. My daughter has learned social skills, good behavior, joy, independence, happiness, and academic skill there. I recommend this school to anyone.

It is hard to get in this day care, we were lucky and got a place four our 5 months old sun. He loves the place, and we can see how much the staff cares for the babies and take good care of them

I should have wrote this sooner as both of my kids are in big kids school now. They had a great time and they still til this day talk about their learning experience from Peter Pan. My son was there for three years and my daughter was there for Pre-​K. All the teachers there are so helpful and love each of the children there. They really work as a team, its not easy to care for all the children with that age. I have cousin who went to Peter Pan as well and now their full grown adults. Peter Pan has a long standing learning and care provider. It is one of the reasonable price that you get a lot of it. Hot meals and snacks included.
I highly recommend this preschool. I truly miss the stuff their great!

We’ve been very happy with Peter Pan for our 5 yr old and 3 yr old. Our kids love all the teachers there, and oftentimes don’t want to leave at the end of the day despite having been there 8 – 10 hrs already. The facility has an amazing play area and the kids get plenty of exercise. The location’s very convenient, hours are great, and snacks and meals are provided. The kids come home all the time with projects they’ve done, and there’re always fun days like Crazy Hair day, Pirates & Princesses, Pajama day, etc. Thank you, Peter Pan, for taking such great care of our kids!

We love Peter Pan for our 16 month old twins. They have been at Peter Pan since they were 10 months old and started off in the infant room. They have been in the baby room for about 4 months now, and we couldn’t be happier. I love the activities they do with the kids. I’ve spent some time in the classroom observing circle time, outside play time, nap time, etc and have always been very impressed. I love when the boys bring home their art work and I can see what they have been learning at school. They both know what so many words mean, they are starting to know their colors, their shapes and they know 5 or 6 sign language words. My favorite is when I start singing songs to them– Twinkle, Twinkle, the Itsy Bitsy spider, etc and they know all the hand movements to the song. I can tell they are really learning and they have a very nurturing environment there.
We decided to enroll our boys in Peter Pan after a nightmare nanny situation (caught her home with the boys drunk in the middle of the day) and I’m so happy we did. Julie deMauri, the director, is present every day and she knows what goes on in her preschool. I like the fact that there is an accountable person there at all times— although the teachers are also so wonderful. The older kids also seem to love their school so much. I frequently hear them excitedly telling their parents about their day and Miss Julie says hi and bye to everyone who passes by her office by name.
Check out Peter Pan Preschool at Mariner Square– you’ll be glad you did. One last thing I love— they post photos on Instagram each day of what the classrooms are doing. They never show any faces, it’s usually just feet, tops of heads, etc… but I love seeing what activity the boys’ room has done for the day.

Both my children attend Peter Pan at Mariner Square since they were infants and my eldest is 2 and half years old. We found the daycare through a friend’s recommendation and are quite happy with the teachers and curriculum. The fact they accept infants is a huge PLUS! Julie DeMauri who is the facility director is quite helpful and understanding. She love what she does and it shows. My eldest has flourished. I will say that we all miss Miss Celeste though!

We love Peter Pan. Our son, now nearly 3.5 years old started out in the tadpole room at about 18 months. When he was an infant we took him to another daycare in Alameda that we never felt very comfortable with, but unfortunately they were the only school with an opening. Then I stayed home with him from 10 months until he entered Peter Pan. Needless to say it was tough for us. He was used to being with mommy. But, Peter Pan helped to ease the transition and ever since my son has loved going to school. In fact, he enjoys it so much that he runs from my husband and I when we come to pick him up in the afternoon saying «I want to stay and play.»
Now for the specifics.
Getting in: Getting in can be tough because it is a popular school. My husband started calling when our son was born and it took us 18 months to get a spot. It is always hard to find a place that takes infants.
Orientation: Peter Pan was the only school that I went to that did not have a problem with my staying and observing the school. In fact, we took a full two weeks to acclimate our son before we officially enrolled him. Each day I would take him in and observe the class. Every question I had was answered and everything was explained to me with no fuss. They even let me leave him during this period for short periods of time to see how he would do without mommy. It made me feel so at ease. After all, it was a long enough period for me to recognize how the system works without them putting on a show for me.
Teachers/​Director: Julie, the director, is amazing. She is as accommodating as anyone could be. She has always been kind and makes time to talk with you (and remembers every kid and parent name. It is amazing. The Teachers are similarly amazing. In the tadpole room, Ms Xuan «swan» was my son’s favorite. She has a way with the little ones. In the Tiger room Ms. Pat, Ms. Navy, and Ms Muoi were all great. Now in the Tiger room it depends on the day as to whether Ms. Angel, Ms. Sonia or Ms. Helen is his favorite.
Their hours are great, the price fair, they offer a one night a month parents’ night out. No complaints from me!

Great school, great teachers, safe and nurturing environment. Unilocal keeps filtering out my reviews but I keep trying to post because I am so happy with my daughter’s education, social skills, and safety at Peter Pan.

Our kids (2 years old) have been going to peterpan for almost a year. Ever since I have taken them there they have advanced in their motor and language skills. They are having so much fun that they don’t even know their learning. The staff us very kind and most importantly very hands on. I’m thrilled they are at Peter Pan.

I have two children enrolled at Peter Pan. Both started about 14 weeks old.
We have been very happy with the quality of care at Peter Pan (Mariner’s Square) and confident that our daughter is in a nurturing environment. She has been nurtured, held, cuddled & loved in the infant room. They are very conscientious about use of expressed milk & I’ve never felt like milk has been handled wrong or waster. It was difficult to leave her at first, but they had her in a routine and comfortable very quickly. She continued to thrive under the care of the infant care providers.
Her transition to the 1 – 2 yr old room was very smooth. She was already familiar with the caregivers in that room, as the The caregivers have been great bonding with my daughter. She is excited to see them and now talks about them when she comes home in the evenings. They are part of the evening conversation & we are so appreciative of them all.
Potty training went awesome with the center. She wasn’t traumatized & did great under the guidance of the lead Tigers teacher. We weren’t too concerned about getting her potty trained young, with a new baby and pending move. She took to it, thanks to the teachers there & is doing great.
My second child is thriving at the school. We’ve been equally as pleased this time around.
Additionally, the other parents are great. We have been to a few weekend functions (birthday parties, etc.) and enjoyed the company of other parents. There is plenty of diversity with students and staff.

If you are looking for a top-​rate pre-​school this is the place! My son (who is now 10) went to the bay Farm Island (Mecartney Rd) school from age 20 months to 5 years and we loved it so much that my daughter is now there (started at age 15 months). AND my daughter has the SAME teachers as my son had. This kind of staff consistency is one of the many pluses at this school. Many preschools change teachers constantly but some of these teachers have been there for 20 years. Next, the quallity of the care and education provided exceeds expectations. The Director and teachers provide loving care — there’s always a hug or cuddle available. The children have a varied and full day that includes plenty of outside/​running around time, art and music and academics. My 2 year old is learning colors, letters and her numbers right now. More importantly, the school really stresses good manners — please, thank you, good table manners, holding the door open for others are all part of the expectation for these children. The children eat a hot lunch together every day (prepared by the same wonderful cook that’s been there since my teen-​aged niece was there!). As you can see, I can’t say enough. There’s time every morning to paint. They celebrate all the holidays so diversity is taught to these children in the best way possible. Charity (I colorful collection jar for Japan, for instance) and citizenship are also valued here. We are lucky to have this resource in our community.

My family & I moved from Nebraska to Alameda in the summer of 2008. Both my children had attended a center daycare in Nebraska that was considered to be very good. My kids started at Peter Pan that summer, and then my son moved on to first grade in the fall.
My daughter is in her last year at Peter Pan, and they have done a wonderful job of preparing her for kindergarten. She has homework assignments every week teaching her to write upper & lower case letters and numbers. At age four, she could recognize numbers in the 20s-​50s. She comes home each day telling me something she’s learned at school, whether it’s about the rain forest or historical people. She even recognizes Washington & Lincoln on paper money. Peter Pan’s preparatory curriculum is wonderful.
The teachers have been amazing as well. Julie DeMauri, the director, truly «gets» kids and understands how they think and what motivates their behavior. Julie and a number of the teachers have been with the school for many years, which is unusual in an industry that’s known for high turnover. That itself speaks well of the school. I’ve been very pleased with the care and education both my kids have received at Peter Pan.
Plus, it doesn’t hurt to have one night a month be Parents Night Out! $ 20 to have your kids fed dinner & entertained from 6:00 — 9:00 and then waiting for you in their pajamas when you pick them up — you can’t beat that!

I don’t know why Unilocal will filter out my review. Should Unilocal be here to help people like us instead of posting all good reviews? if you want to have proof, I can ask several parents to write down their horrible experiences in this preschool.
I am now not only disappointed by this preschool, but also very disappointed by Unilocal.I thought Unilocal is a place to show some justice. Guess I am wrong.

I originally posted this review originally on Feb. 9. Unilocal!flagged it claiming that it was fraudulent. I am a prior (2004 – 2007) and current (2008-​now) parent at Peter Pan Daycare.
When I was little, I had to do the daycare route because my mom was a single parent and my experience was outstanding — so I knew what I was looking for when it was time for my son, who was turning 2, to start daycare.
I had received a recommendation from an acquaintance and checked out Peter Pan in Mariner Square Dr. It was then that I met the director, Julie DeMauri. After speaking with her for a while, I knew that this was where I would be sending my son. He started the program that December. A few years later, my daughter started at Peter Pan when she turned 2. She is currently in the Pre-​K room.
Peter Pan is awesome. All of the teachers are terrific with the kids. The head teachers are Miss Pat in the 2 (Tiger) room; Miss Angel in the 3 (Pony) room and Mr. Charlie in the Pre-​K.
The children adore all of their teachers — there are typically 3 in each room. The program fosters creative, academic, dexterity and social skills.
By the time the kids are ready to enter Kindergarten they are more than ready.
But the best thing of all is that I know they are in a place that they love being at. I know that when both of my children are adults, they will remember Peter Pan as fondly as I remember my daycare teachers.

My twins have been going to Peter Pan School in Mariner’s Square for a year now. I stayed home with them for their first 2 ½ years, so I was loathe to leave them at day care when I returned to work. Julie DeMauri, the director, was very informative, kind and helped me put my fears to rest. I interviewed 4 different day cares and felt that this one was the best for my children.
Another great aspect of this school is that they open at 6:30 am — most other day care/​pre-​schools don’t open until 7 or later. Also, once a month is «parents night out», where they will keep the kids until 9 pm… this has been a wonderful opportunity for my husband and I to be able to go out on a date. Awesome!
My twins started in the 2 year old room and «graduated» to the 3 year old room. The school has helped them with potty training and I have been amazed at how their vocabulary has just exploded.
I especially loved Ms. Pat and Ms. Savina in the 2 year old room, and Ms. Angel and Ms. Sonia in the 3 year old room. All four of these professionals are exceptional with children. I can feel good about going back to work because I know my children are well taken care of.
I am very happy with the environment and curriculum at Peter Pan.