Every child deserves a place to learn, grow, and thrive
Izzi Early Education provides excellent comprehensive child development and support services to the highest-need children (ages 0 to 5) and their families. In partnership with the community of San Mateo County.
All Izzi programs and services are provided at no-cost to eligible families.
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When children thrive, whole families do too
total children enrolled in Izzi programs
648
families served across San Mateo County
99%
of families say their child gained kindergarten skills
40+
years partnering with San Mateo County’s families
Find the right program for your family
Center-Based Care
Izzi’s infant and preschool centers offer play-based environments that nurture learning and development for children ages 0 to 5.
Family Child Care
Year-round full-day early learning and child care for children ages 6 weeks to 3 years old in a smaller setting, through licensed providers.
Home Visiting
Year-round, individualized services for pregnant women and families with children ages 0 to 5 all around San Mateo County.
Why families choose Izzi
We provide wraparound services to support our families.
Early Education
Family Engagement
Special Needs
Health & Nutrition
Mental Health
And from pregnancy with home visiting. With options for full-day care for working families. TK starts at 4 years old.
Care from 6 weeks, year-round
Support for the whole family
Raising A Reader, and the county’s only Father’s Café program offered in a child care setting.
Nutritious meals, developmental, vision and hearing screenings, and dental care in every program.
Health built in
Izzi provides no-cost education and care while also connecting families to the resources they need to thrive.
No cost
A comprehensive, research-based approach that uses exploration and discovery to spark learning.
The Creative Curriculum®
40+ years here
A nonprofit Head Start grantee and state preschool subcontractor since 1983.
GRAND OPENING · NOVEMBER 17
A new place to learn, grow, and thrive in San Bruno
Izzi’s newest site opens its doors on November 17, bringing more no-cost early learning and family support to San Mateo County. Come celebrate with us and see where [number] more children will start school ready.
Why Head Start matters right now
Head Start works because education, health, mental health, disability services, family engagement, and family support are connected. At Izzi Early Education, we have seen the difference this whole-family approach makes. Proposed federal changes put that model at risk, and we’re speaking up for the families who depend on it.
“Head Start changes lives—it changed mine.”
—Mayra R.,
Current parent and Izzi staff
As seen in CBS News, PBS News and the SF Chronicle
FOR FAMILIES
Learn more and apply
Every child deserves a place to learn, grow, and thrive. Enroll with Izzi today.
FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Support Izzi’s work
We rely on fundraising and community support to sustain and expand these vital services.