History
In 2004 when Dominican College's Garden School closed, Saint Raphael was approached to open a Preschool to meet the needs of Marin families who valued a Catholic/Faith-based quality Preschool/Pre-Kindergarten program. Our Elementary School has been in downtown San Rafael since 1889, we had appropriate space on campus and personnel who were enthusiastic to move this opportunity forward! We opened in August 2004 with one classroom licensed by the State of California for 22 children on any one day. In 2009 families urged us to consider opening a classroom for 3-year olds as many of our students had younger siblings. We now have two classes: our Saints, Pre-Kindergarten 4-year olds and our Angels, Preschool 3-year olds. We are licensed for 38 children on any one day.
Specialties
Young children, 3 to school age, are our specialty! We are committed to quality programs to meet our diverse population. Our program is 4.5 hours for each class with flexible extended care, at an additional cost, between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM. We are a Faith-based Preschool that welcomes all Faith traditions with an average ratio of 1:8 or fewer. Our teachers are dedicated to continuing their professional development in various workshops, classes, conferences, etc.