San Francisco | Spanish Immersion Preschool
Mission District
Our Newest Location
Our Mission location is a program to help support our community in several ways. We will strive to offer affordable preschool for families that need the support from their community to enroll their child into a high-quality childcare in a diverse environment. Banana Fana Preschool we will aim to support our educators and their families with benefits that will help them feel secure about their future and their families. Early childhood educator turnover is high and in order to retain teachers, we promise to hear them to prevent "teacher burnout". Our educators are dedicated and passionate. We are proud to be an ELS program to serve families in San Francisco.
Banana Fana Preschool is where children and educators will be growing together. A place where children will explore and grow like a small garden. Banana Fana Preschool is steps away from a community garden and students will get the opportunity to watch plants grow while they too are growing. We have thoughtfully layout our educational sections within the space so it can provide the children with a set of ways to grow - through reading, dramatic play, manipulatives, gross motor movement, etc. Just like some plants require shade while others require full sun, some activities require more focused attention, while others are for letting out energy and creativity. The layout of the space will help shape these specific environments.
We are a supportive preschool
We believe that every child should have an opportunity to feel part of a community. We are committed to serving children and their families with diverse developmental needs. We value our future generation and want to help them to understand their peers. Offering support gives children a sense of belonging and offers them security that they are valued for their abilities and encouraged to continue. At Banana Fana Preschool, we will try our best to support families that need extra support with their child. If needed, we will work closely with Individualized Educational Plans (IEP) from the school district and family directly. Our vision is to one day (soon) have an onsite family coach to also help support families.
Banana Fana Preschool is a proud member of Sequential Development Consulting
At Banana Fana Preschool, we are committed to support all families. Our diverse classroom is one in which both the students, educators and families are accepting of all people, regardless of their race, culture, religion, etc.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
We are a play-based supportive Spanish Immersion preschool and focus on school readiness in an organic way which encourages children to learn at their own developmentally appropriate pace. We value trust, safety, communication, diversity, and security. Our educators at Banana Fana Preschool use Creative Curriculum approach for our classroom.
Growing children need support with their social emotional development. Social emotional development is an important component in our program that prepares our students for school readiness. Preschool social-emotional skills include being able to get along and cooperate with others, focus attention, manage strong feelings, and persist at challenging tasks. These skills deserve focused attention during the preschool years because they are critical for long-term school and life success.
Our school is located in the Heart of The Mission District of San Francisco. In The Mission a.k.a La Mission, there is a lot of sunlight, art, culture, restaurants and playgrounds for our community and where children will be immersed in the Latino/a Hertiage. Our school is located at the corner of 23rd and Folsom with plans to design a meaningful mural inside our classroom. Just like every mural in the Mission, this mural represents our past, our present and future-Children
Our
Wellness Team
In school services & Calendar
Our Hours & School Calendar
As a member of Sequential Development Consultant, we have direct access to an Early Childhood Mental Clinician, a Pediatric Occupational Therapist, and Pediatric Speech & Language Pathologist who support our school, educators, students, and community in meeting the highest standards of child development for ages 0-5.
- Support for city resources for families (Museum for all information)
- Support for city funding information
-More to come
We Follow SFUSD school calendar 2022-2023
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Aug 8th-Staff Development Day
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Sept 5th Labor Day
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Oct 10 Indigenous People's Day/ Dia De La Raza
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Nov 11th Veteran's Day
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Nov 21st-25th Thanksgiving Recess
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Dec 19-30th Winter Recess
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Jan 2nd- Staff Development Day
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Jan 16th Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Feb 20th President's Day
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Mar 27- Mar 31 Spring Recess
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May 29th Memorial Day
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June 26-July 7th Summer