Berkeley Hills Nursery School

BHNS is truly an incredible place!! I can not recommend it more highly. After a relatively sudden cross country move our daughter immediately felt comfortable here. Nisha, Betsy and Kathleen are truly expert at caring for and teaching toddlers. They create amazing new play areas each day to cultivate imaginative play. The parent community is wonderful, warm and welcoming. BHNS is a really special place, from its incredible teachers to its custom play area to its herb and vegetable garden, our family is so grateful for this adorable school.

My daughter started attending BHNS this August, and she absolutely loves it! We — parents and grandparents alike — couldn’t be happier. The facilities are wonderful and offer so many engaging activities for the kids. The teachers are warm, dedicated, and truly caring; so far, we have nothing but amazing things to say about them. We’re also very pleased with the parent community that’s beginning to take shape. BHNS has been a fantastic experience for our family.

BHNS is such a special place, like a little tree house in the hill that feels like a second home more than a school, so it’s a great transition for young kids. There is so much warmth and care and the teachers – Betsy, Nisha and Kathleen - are so wonderful. They put so much attention and thought on each child. It’s a great place for little ones to develop social skills and grow at their own pace in a nurturing environment without stress or pressure. We feel so lucky to have found it.

What a gem. I'm so glad we found BHNS. It's a truly warm and caring place for littles to gain their footing and grow together. The vibes are great in Berkeley Hills and we are grateful for the great teachers and lovely environment.

I'm SO happy we chose BHNS for our son. We visited a handful of other nursery schools in the area that were all lovely, but none of them felt quite as warm and calming as BHNS. Mostly that's because of how loving the teachers Kathleen and Nisha are, but it's also because the school itself feels like a cozy little tree house tucked away in the hills. The kids have access to lots of safe outdoor space where they can explore, which I love. The school is play-based and the kids encouraged to follow their natural curiosity through hands-on experiences like art projects, music lessons, circle time, building, storytelling, and just generally tinkering around, asking questions and learning about their environment. I was a little nervous at first sending my toddler to school for the first time but even within the first week he didn't want to go home at the end of the day. He RUNS out the door every morning because he's so excited to see "Kaff-leen" and Nisha and all his classmates. I was also blown away by how quickly his social and verbal skills skyrocketed after starting school. That's been so cool to see and just cemented to me what an excellent decision this was. I wish every kid had the opportunity to go to school at a place like BHNS!