I teach High School English and Drama Teacher and my wife is a Speech and Language Pathologist. Our eldest daughter just completed two years at Gan Sameach and will be starting kindergarten this fall. We will be sending our other daughter there as soon as she is old enough. We have been extremely pleased with our daughter's experience at Gan Sameach. It is a wonderful environment for a child's first school experience. The staff is professional, attentive, patient, and empathetic. Upon picking up our daughter each afternoon we were told in detail about her day. She had many friends there. I was both pleased with the quality of her Jewish education and the diversity of other ethnic groups attending the school. She has been very well prepared for starting kindergarten and we have an extensive collection of projects Emmy completed at the school. The staff was an essential partner in both seeing our daughter through the many challenges of childhood, and in celebrating her successes. I also watched as the staff dealt adeptly with a population of children with the widest range of needs and skills imaginable. It is hard to imagine an environment more warm and friendly to children and more conducive to their development.

We have had 2 children attend, with 2 very different personalities and been very happy. It is a Jewish preschool, but the staff and families are quite diverse. The local public school teachers find the children well prepared for kindergarden. Schedules are flexible. See their website www.gansameach.org. Gan Sameach means Happy Garden.

Best Developmental Preschool in Fremont!: Our 3 year old started in January 2007 and loves it! Our 9year old still tells fond stories of her time there. This Jewish developmental pre-school is open to people of all faiths. The student body and staff are multicultural. They have warm, nurturing teachers who are gifted and insightful as well. The program is flexible and they offer extended care as well. I was completely won over to the mixed age philosophy! Any child who attends is lucky to have this experience and will blossom from their time there...