Here are the 2024 Top Services for Kids as voted for by residents in Oakland and throughout the East Bay:
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Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Childhood Music Classes in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Crowden Music Center
- East Bay Music Together
- Feisty Fingers Music
- Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir
- St Theresa Catholic School
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Childhood Music Classes in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Places to Take the Kids in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Adventure Playground
- Children’s Fairyland
- Kids Play Zone
- Oakland Zoo
- Swings & Wings
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Places to Take the Kids in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Oakland Zoo
Top 10 Reader’s Choice Best Preschools in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Betty’s Children’s Academy
- BlueSkies for Children
- Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley
- Grand Lake Montessori
- Rockridge Little School
- Rockridge Montessori School
- Sequoia Nursery School
- Temple Sinai
- The Lake School
- The Pear Tree Preschool
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Preschools in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Rockridge Montessori School
Top 10 Reader’s Choice Best Private Elementary Schools in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Aurora School
- Corpus Christi School
- Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley
- Julia Morgan School for Girls
- Park Day School
- Redwood Day
- Saint Paul’s
- Saint Philip Neri School
- St Theresa Catholic School
- The Crowden School
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Private Elementary Schools in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Park Day School
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Private High Schools in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Bentley School
- Bishop O Dowd High School
- Head-Royce School
- Holy Names High School
- The College Preparatory School
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Private High Schools in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Bishop O Dowd High School
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Private Middle Schools in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Head-Royce School
- Julia Morgan School for Girls
- Park Day School
- Redwood Day
- St. Theresa School
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Private Middle Schools in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Julia Morgan School for Girls
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Public Elementary Schools in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Chabot Elementary School
- Crocker Highlands Elementary School
- Hillcrest Elementary School
- Montclair Elementary School
- Sequoia Elementary School
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Public Elementary Schools in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Crocker Highlands Elementary School
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Public High Schools in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Alameda High School
- Berkeley High School
- Oakland School for the Arts
- Oakland Technical High School
- Skyline High School
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Public High Schools in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Oakland Technical High School
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Public Middle Schools in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Claremont Middle School
- Edna Brewer Middle School
- Montera Middle School
- Oakland School For the Arts
- Yu Ming Charter School Upper School
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Public Middle Schools in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Edna Brewer Middle School
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Summer Camps in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Berkeley Playhouse
- Camp Kee Tov
- East Bay SPCA
- Go Girls! Oakland
- Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Summer Camps in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Winter Camps in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- Bay Island Gymnastics
- Claremont Club & Spa
- East Bay SPCA
- Monkey Business Camp
- Urban Adamah
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Winter Camps in Oakland and the East Bay in 2024
- East Bay SPCA
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About the Top Services for Kids and Families in the Best of Oakland and the East Bay
Oakland Magazine’s Best of Oakland was born with the idea to give readers in Oakland and throughout the East Bay a chance to voice their opinions on their personal ‘Family Favorite’ choices for Kids and all kinds of everyday categories. The program has evolved over the years, and hopefully, with a lot of input from our readers, we’ve been able to make it better and better.
The voting for Best of Oakland Kids is conducted in a two-round process. The first round occurs in the month of February with open write-in nominations for reader’s favorite Kids taking place. Write-in nominations continue to be open until the middle of April.
As the nomination period for Kids in the first round comes to a close in mid April, shortly after, the second round opens with the top nominee Kids being selectable in this final round of voting during the month of April and May. Write-in nominations are no longer available, and voters are open to select their favorite Kids from among those that are listed.
The final winners are posted in July
We hope you enjoy! And we hope you cast your vote next year!
