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Children's Sunflower House & Garden

  • Ages 0 months - 14 years
  • Business Hours
    Business Hours
    • Monday | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Tuesday | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Wednesday | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Thursday | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Friday | 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Saturday | Closed
    • Sunday | Closed

License Number: 384002116 Click the link below to visit the California Department of Social Services Transparency Website. Use this site to view the last five years of licensing reports for this child care program. This will include their inspection reports and complaint investigation reports on the facility. More in-depth information is available at the local licensing office.

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  • Art based
    • Art based

    Art-based programs use music, art, dance and drama to teach the whole child. This method is common in early childhood education through grade 2.

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  • Child Development
    • Child Development

    Child Development Programs are designed to meet a wide variety of needs of children and their families. These services may include care and supervision, learning activities, community resources, and parent support, and they offer free or reduced costs for eligible families. Source: CA Education Code 8028.

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  • Child Directed
    • Child Directed

    In child-directed learning programs, children are free to explore their interests and ideas. Teachers/caregivers act as facilitators of learning instead of providing direct instruction.

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  • Developmentally Appropriate Practices
    • Developmentally Appropriate Practices

    Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) is the method teachers use to provide the best education to each child. DAP seeks to treat children as individuals, and meet them where they are developmentally.

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  • Parent Involvement
    • Parent Involvement

    A parent's involvement has been shown to increase positive child outcomes. In many early childhood programs, parents are welcome and encouraged to take part in a variety of activities.

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  • Play based
    • Play based

    Inspired by a child's natural love of Play, this type of learning style builds many skills and helps set a foundation for future learning and success.

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  • Playgroup
    • Playgroup

    A playgroup is a regular and relaxed space where groups of young children can play, learn, do activities and interract with other children while supervises by a parent/caregiver.

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  • Potty training
    • Potty training

    Some programs require children to be potty trained. Others allow children to transition while in carel. Parents and child care providers must work as a team in order to ensure a successful and healthy transition.

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  • Pre-kindergarten/Preschool
    • Pre-kindergarten/Preschool

    In California, students do not have to attend school until age 6. Those who do, will get a head start in life. This is why there are so many early educational opportunities. These include three publicly-funded Pre-K options. These include California State Preschool Program, Head Start, and Transitional Kindergarten.

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  • Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE)
    • Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE)

    Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) was founded in 1978 by Magda Gerber. Gerber believed that infants have the ability to take part in their own care and development. The RIE network offers classes to parents and caregivers who want to learn the RIE method.

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  • Special Needs
    • Special Needs

    There are a variety of services for children with special needs. Most are provided through the local public school district. There are also early intervention services for children ages 0-3.

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  • Waldorf
    • Waldorf

    Experiences considered essential for healthy early childhood education according to the Waldorf approach, include the following:

    • Love and warmth
    • Care for the environment and nourishment for the senses
    • Creative, artistic experience
    • Meaningful adult activity as an example for the child to imitate
    • Free, imaginative play
    • Protection for childhood
    • Gratitude, reverence, and wonder
    • Joy, humor, and happiness
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Openings

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The Basics

The Basics

  • Language: English
  • Schedule: Full Time, Part time, Drop in, Full year
  • Transportation: -
  • Meals: Lunch
  • Special Needs Experience: Yes
  • Accreditation: -
  • Subsidies Accepted: None
  • Quality Improvement Efforts: -
  • QCC Score: - Quality Counts California is a rating system for child care programs. The scores range from 1 to 5. QCC scores are based on many things, such as caring relationships, low teacher-child ratio, a safe and healthy environment, and more. A quality score is one factor to consider when looking for child care. We always recommend visiting the program for yourself when choosing the right fit. Learn more about QCC here.
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About Children's Sunflower House & Garden

Children's Sunflower House & Garden is a small, thoughtful, well curated program for young children and their families.

Licensed as a small family day care, this program offers a seasonal curriculum to provide a meaningful and worthy form for lessons and learning, in age and situation appropriate form. Nature is the foundation of understanding the interrelatedness of all living things. A New Moon Calendar is a magical way to identify what is happening in nature, and how to measure time and season.


Learning happens minute by minute, without rush. A predictable program routine is followed to help everyone feel secure and free within the form of the routine.


Singing, pretending, dancing, games, practical tasks, self care tasks, time in the spacious garden, please and fortify the friends and teacher too.



Teacher Lin founded this program in 2006. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Recreation Administration and Leisure Studies, with a Therapeutic Option. She completed two semester long internships in children's hospitals. She has also completed many college and university courses in child development, behavior, arts, and special interventions. She has worked with children in classrooms, community programs, private family homes, and hospitals.








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