One of the key characteristics that has marked Hacienda as a premier work destination is the emphasis the developers placed on addressing the needs of families with children. Since its inception, this mixed-use development has made sure that critical childcare and child development resources are available to those who work or live at Hacienda. Today, Hacienda features a number of childcare providers and preschools, fully accredited private schools, a public middle school, tutoring centers, an art academy, a music academy, and several after school programs.

Childcare, Preschool, and After School Programs

The availability of childcare, preschool, and after school programs is one of the advantages of working or living at Hacienda. The wide range of choices include bilingual and Montessori programs.

• EnGrace Montessori Academy

5950 Stoneridge Drive, (925) 201-1120, www.engraceschool.com

The Montessori Method, which promotes self-directed, practical learning, is at the heart of EnGrace’s curriculum. Its English and Mandarin Bilingual Education program for ages two to six includes a wealth of activities to ignite curiosity and teach vital life skills. Outdoor activities enhance physical health, while arts, crafts, and music foster creativity and rhythm. Story Time enriches language abilities and instills a love of reading.

• Global Village Montessori

4807 Hopyard Road, (925) 425-7455, www.gvmontessori.com

This preschool provides a Montessori education for children aged two to six. In addition to subjects such as reading, writing, math, science, culture, and practical life, its staff emphasizes a child's physical, emotional, and creative development. The facility has been designed to provide an inviting, safe, and stimulating space for children. Global Village also offers an afterschool program for ages three to six as well as summer camp for students entering kindergarten to fifth grade.

• Pleasanton Bilingual Montessori Preschool

5724 West Las Positas Boulevard, Suite 200, (925) 460-9920, www.pleasantonbilingual.com

Pleasanton Bilingual Montessori Preschool is the first and largest bilingual English and Mandarin Montessori School in the Tri-Valley. The staff is committed to providing children with a comfortable, peaceful, safe, and stimulating environment where they can begin to learn a second language naturally. The school serves children from 15 months to six years and includes kindergarten. Optional enrichment include Art, Dance, Kung Fu, and STEM classes.

• Safari Kid

4464 Willow Road, Suite 101, (925) 386-2485, www.safarikidusa.com/pleasanton-location

Safari Kid offers preschool and private kindergarten for children ages two to six. Its after school program and summer camp are available for students from kindergarten up to sixth grade. The proprietary preschool curriculum is inspired by traditional methods, including Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Waldorf, and also reflects current brain research on early childhood development. The result is a focus on the whole child.

• Stratford School

4576 Willow Road, (925) 678-5395, www.stratfordschools.com

Stratford School is an independent private school that offers preschool through fifth grade at its Pleasanton campus. It offers early preschool through transitional kindergarten for children whose birthdays fall between September 2 and February 2. It allows children to learn kindergarten essentials at a slower pace. The preschool and pre-K programs serve children aged two to five.

• The Little Butterflies

5698 Stoneridge Drive, (925) 940-8670, www.thelittlebutterflies.com

The Little Butterflies provides nurturing care and engaging learning experiences that promote language, cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development for children six months to six years of age. Its program focuses on developmentally appropriate activities that help children mature into well-rounded members of society. The preschool and pre-K programs serve children ranging from age six months to five years.

• Yang Fan Academy

4160 Hacienda Drive, Suite 100, (925) 396-9506, www.yfacademy.org

Yang Fan provides comprehensive preschool, after school, and summer camp programs. Its preschool provides an engaging learning environment for children ages two to five years old. Its experienced educators are passionate about providing high-quality early childhood education, which include daily Chinese, Hindi, and Spanish classes as an option. Yang Fan’s after school program serves students from kindergarten to fifth grade.

Schools

There are a wealth of educational options at Hacienda for families with elementary and middle-school-aged children. They include a Montessori school, a public middle school, and several specialized, well-known accredited private schools.

• Fusion Academy

4301 Hacienda Drive, Suite 120, (925) 623-5433, www.fusionacademy.com/campuses/pleasanton

Fusion Academy is a private, fully accredited middle and high school for students in grades six to 12. Its one-to-one instructional model helps students maximize their academic potential, while experiencing the collaboration benefits of its Homework Café, social clubs, and other activities. Fusion’s mission is to help each student flourish–emotionally, socially, and academically–through positive, mentoring relationships and a personalized education experience.

• Hart Middle School

4433 Willow Road, (925) 426-3102, www.hart.pleasantonusd.net

Thomas S. Hart Middle School is part of the Pleasanton Unified School District and serves students in grades 6, 7, and 8. Its total enrollment in 2024 was just over 1,100 students. Hart has been recognized as a California Distinguished School. Its offerings include several different sports teams, a variety of musical bands, a choir, and many other after-school clubs and activities.

• Stratford School

4576 Willow Road, (925) 678-5395, www.stratfordschools.com

Stratford School is an independent private school that offers preschool through fifth grade at its Pleasanton campus. The school curriculum emphasizes science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. It also incorporates music, physical education, foreign language, and social skills development. Stratford's goal is to prepare students for admission to competitive high schools and colleges. They are encouraged to participate in leadership, community service, and extracurricular activities.

• Summa Academy

5901 Coronado Lane, (925) 425-7377, www.summa-academy.com

Summa Academy offers kindergarten to sixth grade to students with autism spectrum disorder, developmental disabilities, behavior challenges, and/or unique learning needs. Its mission is to provide high-quality individualized instruction and intervention for students with disabilities and prepare each student to contribute to their communities. The California Department of Education has certified this private, nonpublic school to provide educational placement and services to 48 students with special education needs.

Tutoring and Enrichment Services

Hacienda offers many opportunities for students to receive individualized instruction in specific subjects, explore art or music, and learn or use a new language. Students who need coaching for tests or have other needs can find experienced instructors below.

• Bollywood For Life

4855 Hopyard Road, Suite C9, (925) 701-1627, www.bollywoodforlife.com

Bollywood For Life is a creative dance and fitness studio that offers seamless Bollywood dance and fitness classes for children between the ages of four and 12 as well as adults. Dance choreography classes for kids ages six and above allow them to hone their dancing skills, learn coordination, tap to exciting music, and get a chance to perform on stage.

• Code Ninjas

4811 Hopyard Road, Suite G5, (925) 425-7089, www.codeninjas.com/ca-pleasanton

This learning center teaches children to code through a game-based curriculum that teaches teamwork, logic, math, and problem solving. In Code Ninjas CREATE, kids ages eight to 14 have fun building video games and developing ninja coding skills on the path from white to black belt. This service also offers Code Ninjas camps, for ages five to 14, birthday parties, and a Parent’s Night Out.

• Expressions Dance & Arts

4811 Hopyard Road, Suite G6, (925) 523-3645, www.expressions-dance-arts.com

Expressions Dance & Arts is a family-friendly dance and performing arts studio. Its goal is to provide high-quality dance instruction for all ages in a welcoming, supportive, and professional environment. Children’s classes are offered for ages two and up. They include Tap, Ballet, and Creative Movement for ages two and three Ballet, Jazz, and Hip-Hop for ages four to seven, and many others.

• Fusion Academy

4301 Hacienda Drive, Suite 120, (925) 623-5433, www.fusionacademy.com/campuses/pleasanton

This private, fully accredited middle and high school for students in grades six to 12 offers individualized instruction on a full-time and part-time basis, including tutoring and mentoring students who need additional support in a particular subject. It offers over 250 credit classes for students who need to catch up or remediate lost credits or take a tough class in a more personalized environment. It also offers post-secondary counseling sessions and assistance with college applications, essay writing, and more.

• Growing Stars, Inc.

4695 Chabot Drive, Suite 200, (925) 558-2283, www.growingstars.com

Growing Stars is a pioneer in affordable online tutoring. Its program is designed for convenient and effective tutoring, with an individually tailored curriculum and one-on-one tutoring sessions. The goal is to help children develop a renewed interest in learning, with an eye towards better study skills and grade improvement in school. Because the tutoring is delivered online, it means that scheduling is flexible.

• Huntington Learning Center

4855 Hopyard Road, Suite C, (925) 463-2334, www.huntingtonhelps.com/locations/pleasanton-ca

Huntington's certified tutors provide individualized instruction in reading, phonics, writing, study skills, elementary and middle school math, algebra, calculus, chemistry, and other sciences. It also offers preparation for the SAT and ACT as well as state and standardized exams. Huntington programs help students develop the skills, confidence, and motivation needed to succeed and to meet the needs of Common Core State Standards.

• Ichen Art Academy

4430 Willow Road, Suite I, (925) 353-2877, www.ichenartacademy.com

Ichen Art Academy educates students artistically and intellectually through systematic K-12 visual art education that develops both technical mastery and creative confidence. From elementary discovery through college portfolio preparation, it serves students pursuing personal growth and competitive college admissions. The academy is the first all-around, comprehensive, and systematic art institute dedicated to Chinese-Western art education in the Bay Area. It offers summer art camps for children, programs for adults, and digital art courses as well as traditional art classes.

• Joyful Kids Club

5627 Gibraltar Drive, Suite 200, (925) 338-7347, www.crosspointchurchsv.org/JoyfulKidsClub

Joyful Kids Club is an after-school tutorial and enrichment program that provides homework and study support groups, diversity enrichment, and popular classes for students from kindergarten to fifth grade. Those include Chinese, Painting & Drawing, Piano, Crochet, and much more. The program is located in a renovated 20,000-square-foot facility, and is a ministry under Crosspoint Church in Pleasanton. Its mission is to serve the families within the Tri-Valley community

• Tri-Valley Korean School

5925 West Las Positas Boulevard, Suite 200, (925) 227-0880, www.trivalleykoreanschool.com

The Korean Heritage School is a bilingual school serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. In addition to meeting California state requirements, the primary focus of the school is on the Korean language and culture.

• New World Music Academy

4430 Willow Road, Suite M, (925) 462-5400, www.ensembleschools.com/new-world-music

At New World Music Academy, students of all ages and levels benefit not only from lessons and classes but also gain self esteem by participating in recitals, student projects, community outreach programs, and other events. Instruction is provided in areas including piano, voice, guitar, strings, including violin, viola, and cello, winds, including clarinet, sax, and flute, drums, and more. Online music lessons are also an option.

• Nrithyollasa Dance Academy

4430 Willow Road, Suite K, (510) 623-8230, www.nldance.weebly.com/index.html

Indumathy Ganesh founded Nrithyollasa Dance Academy in 1989. The academy provides intense training which enables the students to gain mastery over the ancient dance form of Bharathanatyam. In addition, the school imparts excellent training in the theoretical aspects of Bharathanatyam and nattuvangam or dance conducting. Students of the academy have performed in various events and charmed the audience with their abhinaya, or expression, and keen sense of rhythm.

• Spring Music Academy

5960 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 204, (510) 556-6607, www.springmusicacademy.org

Spring Music Academy provides music education classes for children of all ages, including choir, piano, vocal, music theory, and general music education. From babyhood through the early elementary years, the Music Together program nurtures each child's natural musicality. In family classes, grownups learn together with their children. It also offers a choir and musical summer camp for ages five to 15.

• Summit Tutoring Center

4430 Willow Road, Suite C, (925) 251-9888, www.summittutoringcenter.com

Summit is located just steps from Hart Middle School and offers individualized tutoring in English, math, chemistry, and biology for students in grades six through 12. A Homework Club is also offered after 3:30 pm Monday through Friday during the school year, with high school seniors serving as teaching assistants. Summit also offers instruction in art, Chinese, test prep, and more.

• T & D Dance Academy

4430 Willow Road, Suite D, (510) 209-1156, www.tnddance.com

T&D Dance Academy is a haven for dance enthusiasts, offering a blend of Bollywood, Folk, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Semi-Classical, Classical (Kathak). Yoga and Low-impact aerobic classes are also conducted in limited locations. Immerse yourself or your child in the beauty of Indian arts, a journey where culture meets creativity, inviting every aspiring dancer to discover their rhythm

• Team Theatre

4515 Rosewood Drive, Suite 100, connect@teamtheatre.org, www.teamtheatre.org

TEAM Theatre is a youth theatre program and creative community where artists of all ages come together to explore, collaborate, and bring stories to life. Founded in 2015 by theatre professionals Rachel Robinson and Salim Razawi, TEAM Theatre provides a high-quality performing arts education rooted in teamwork, creativity, and hands-on experience that gives young performers a 360-degree understanding of what it takes to make theatre happen