Peninsula

• Gateway Child Care Center
• Youth Service Bureaus of the YMCA of San Francisco
• Moonridge & Main Street Programs
• Computer Clubhouse
• Girls United of San Mateo County

Did you know?

By making a donation to the Peninsula Family YMCA's outreach programs, you can help provide a family with child care.

The Peninsula Family YMCA, a branch of the YMCA of San Francisco, and the City of South San Francisco in partnership provides a Child-Care-only facility in South San Francisco.

Gateway Child Care Center has a capacity for 109 children and opened its doors in August 2004. The center is open to infants, toddlers and preschool children ages 3 months to 6 years, 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Now enrolling!

Cost per month:

Infants: $1,542

Toddlers: $1,310

Preschool: $1,075 

Mission of YMCA Child Care

The mission of Y Child Care is to provide a supportive, nurturing environment that enriches the development of the whole child and helps to provide a foundation for the entire family.

Philosophy

We are dedicated to providing high quality professional care to infants, toddlers and preschool children in YMCA programs. Creating the strong emotional bonds between the child, families and other children is the primary focus. Children need to feel emotionally and physically safe in their environment to reach their highest potential.

We understand that children develop at different rates and incorporate that belief into every aspect of the program. We provide opportunities for children to engage in developmentally appropriate activities that focus on learning. Our program is values-based and incorporates hands-on learning experiences that teach the values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.

Using the Reggio Emilia approach, our curriculum embraces the concept that in the early years of development children are forming who they are as an individual. Therefore, we have created a program based on the principles of respect, responsibility and community through exploration and discovery in a supportive and enriching environment based on the interests of the children through a self guided curriculum.

For more information, contact the Child Development Director, Sylvia Taylor at 650.873.8145.

You can download the Registration Form here.