The Room To Grow
Preschools for San Francisco and Oakland
SAN FRANCISCO
The San Francisco school resides at 3786 Mission Street, between Bernal Heights and Glen Park. It is the perfect setting for children to appreciate all that the city has to offer. We are steps from three MUNI lines that can take us to the beach or to Civic Center. We have a BART station in nearby Glen Park that allows us to visit Fairy Land in Oakland and Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose. We are equally likely to be on foot exploring the neighborhoods or the Canyon in Glen Park, the plant nursery on Bayshore, or one of several local parks.
The outdoor space is an extension of the classroom. Children can move freely in and out for the majority of the day, and projects often extend outside as well. Our diverse and talented teaching team brings their unique interests to the classroom. Children can expect to have regular and frequent exposure to movement exploration, music and singing, yoga, storytelling and story dictation, cooking and baking, as well as the myriad projects that emerge from the unique interests of the community of children throughout the year.
OPEN HOUSES FOR THE 2025-26 FALL ENROLLMENT SEASON ARE NOW AVAILABLE!
Open Houses are for families interested in enrolling their child for the school year beginning in Fall 2025-26. Interested parents can join us for a Saturday morning hour-long open house and learning tour which will include more information about the application and enrollment process. Please see the section below for available dates.
After the open house, those families who wish to apply for Fall 2025 enrollment will have a chance to visit the school with your child for an afternoon and experience a typical day at The Room To Grow.
Enrollment offers will be made after the second open house.
Currently, there are some immediate openings. If you are interested in immediate enrollment you can enroll in an upcoming Open House below, or contact us directly for more information.
For general questions, please view our Frequently Asked Questions or Contact Us.
Apr 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDTRoom To Grow San Francisco, 3786 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USAInterested parents can join us for a Saturday morning hour-long open house and learning tour which will include more information about the application and enrollment process.- May 31, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDTRoom To Grow San Francisco, 3786 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USAInterested parents can join us for a Saturday morning hour-long open house and learning tour which will include more information about the application and enrollment process.
MEET OUR SAN FRANCISCO STAFF!
WOODY (pronouns: he/him)
I started teaching at RTG over a decade ago, and I've had the immense privilege of working with some truly phenomenal families who have been part of our community with two and three children! It's been a joyful and humbling experience that has shaped me into the unique specimen that I am today. My dream is to eventually have a bronze statue in the backyard that is actually made of chocolate and comes equipped with a water slide. Besides being a thoughtful and observant resource for children as they navigate tough social engagements, I'm a very entertaining song and dance man who can communicate fluently with both hand and finger puppets. I am also an aficionado of the Frances Badger books - I find that I relate to the characters as much as children do, and there are countless life lessons embedded in the sweet stories. I have been known to make a West African peanut soup that'll make your head spin and can eat an unhealthy number of Ferrer-Rocher candies. My wife and I have a dog named Taco who is a very good and small dog, and we recently added a long haired chihuahua named Walter who has huge ears and snores when he sleeps. We love to travel and I'm looking forward to Greece and Morocco very soon. My heroes are all the people I know who I can count as family or friends. I'm very very lucky to have such amazing people in my life who are unfailingly inspiring.
AMY (pronouns: she/her)
After completing my master’s degree in animal behavior, I moved to the Bay Area for an internship in marine science. However, I quickly realized my days side-hustling as a nanny were WAY more meaningful than quiet days at the lab. Pivoting full-time into early childhood education was the best decision (and I’ve had many parents comment on the relevancy of my original field of study!)
I bring a love of reading, writing, and storytelling into the program at RTG. I look forward to sharing these interests with your child through our program’s journaling project.
MEGAN (pronouns: she/her)
Megan is excited to be joining The Room To Grow team! With a Master’s in Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and an extensive background in opera and theater, she has spent the past five years as a teaching artist, working with students of all ages to teach singing, acting, dance, puppetry, and building imagination skills. Her teaching experience ranges from private voice lessons to leading group classes in music and theater. In San Francisco, Megan has worked with SF Youth Theater and StageWrite, where she led outreach programs teaching theater in Spanish to students across the Bay Area. These programs focused on using theater as a tool to foster imagination and build literacy skills. Megan is passionate about inspiring students from marginalized communities, empowering them not only to pursue the arts but also to develop skills that will help create a more empathetic and compassionate world. When not teaching, Megan is an actress, singer, and dancer, performing at various theaters throughout the Bay Area.
JULIANE (pronouns: she/her)
My name is Juliane Riegel, and I have been a part of the Early Childhood Education world for over seven years. Originally from Munich, Germany, I first discovered my passion for teaching through volunteering in my community. Before making California my home in 2017, I spent three years in Vietnam, deepening my understanding of the field and refining my values as an educator through the local cultural lens. I have immersed myself into a Reggio Emilia inspired approach to teaching and learning for the last six years.
Within my practice, I strive to foster every child’s intrinsic motivation to explore, question, investigate, and experiment. Facilitating a foundation of a deep connection to the natural world through gardening, foraging, and preparing home-grown meals is especially near and dear to my heart. I believe that tapping into the resources of our immediate environment while honoring and respecting its finite nature is one of the most valuable experiences children have the right to make.
KRIS (pronouns: she/her)
I am very fortunate to be the director of two small, mixed-age preschools that are finding their unique paths by interpreting and incorporating the best of the progressive, constructivist and democratic early childhood philosophies. I am eternally grateful for the wonderful community of teachers, families and children that make it the amazing place that it is.
Each day is another precious opportunity to practice and perfect valuing, respecting and loving one another; creating and exploring community; and having immeasurable fun in the process.
When I'm not poring over brain research or loose parts provocations, I'm making plans to travel the world, hiking the endless trails out my back door in the Santa Cruz mountains, binge-watching my two favorite sports - baseball and politics, cooking vegan and bragging about it, or hanging out with my own fabulous children and their families.
The Room To Grow San Francisco
3786 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
License #384001473