Curriculum is an academic and play-based program at this well-equipped child care center founded in 1963 in a large former private home. Preschool is for kids two to five; they must be potty-trained. Day care is available for kids six to 11 during school breaks and also in conjunction with Castro Valley Elementary, two doors south; staffers walk the kids to and from lunch and provide activities before and after class. Activities are based on weekly or monthly themes, such as "Argh! Pirates!" or "Rainforest." There are rooms for naps, two miniature classrooms, a room-size "dollhouse," a large playground in back and a courtyard for outdoor crafts.