Waldorf-Inspired Home Daycare · Fremont, CA
Where children learn and grow through play.
Hearts filled with gratitude, love, and compassion — a licensed family child care and preschool near Fremont BART.
Hearts filled with gratitude, love, and compassion — a licensed family child care and preschool near Fremont BART.
Garden Playhouse is a Waldorf-inspired licensed family child care and preschool, where children learn through storytelling, natural and handmade toys, and everyday practical life activities.
We believe young children make sense of the world through their bodies before their books — through climbing, mixing, pouring, dressing up, and getting wonderfully messy.
🌿 Ages 0 – School Age · Mixed-age, family-style groups
Kneading, shaping, and creating — building focus and fine motor skill through real, tactile work.
Climbing trees, feeling bark and blossoms, and building strength and confidence outside.
Dress-up, puppetry, and make-believe — where children rehearse the world and find their voice.
Water, textures, and quiet discovery — nourishing curiosity at a toddler's own pace.
Open-ended play with natural materials
Music, movement, and joyful expression
Wet-on-wet watercolor painting
Every meal at Garden Playhouse is made from scratch, the same day it's served — no preservatives, no shortcuts. A growing body and a developing mind need real nourishment, not convenience food, and we treat mealtimes as seriously as we treat circle time or outdoor play.
Children learn to recognize whole foods and are served freshly prepared, home-cooked vegetarian meals every day — building a healthy, happy relationship with food from the very start.
My kids love it here. The staff is kind and attentive, and Sarika always puts our kids first — they look forward to coming every day.
The Waldorf philosophy and Sarika's patience helped my son's imagination and language truly flourish.
From day one, our daughter was in the most loving hands. That peace of mind was everything to us as first-time parents.
A child who is allowed to move, to wonder, and to get their hands wonderfully messy is a child who is truly learning.