Mi Cunita de Noe Valley Nursery

Our Teachers

Juan Carlos Cuéllar is the Executive Director of Mi Cunita de Noe Valley Nursery and a tenured educator. He taught Spanish bilingual elementary education for the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) from 1985 until his retirement in 2014. He has extensive experience and education in early childhood education and second language acquisition, including over 28 years of experience teaching English and Spanish to young children. He develops language learning programs using the performing arts to immerse the students in learning a new language and culture. He is passionate about promoting multiculturalism in the classroom, home, and beyond.

Gabriela Lourdes Urbina is a Bilingual Childcare Provider with experience in early childhood development. Gabriela is the mother of a young girl. She is from Honduras and her native language is Spanish.

Lourdes Mejía is a Bilingual Childcare Provider with a passion for teaching. She is from Honduras and her native language is Spanish. She has experience as a grandparent/mother/teacher.

Philosophy

We believe that children learn through playing and exploring. We strive to create a fun learning environment where children are encouraged to engage in activities that help them learn and develop. Children’s play is extremely vital to healthy physical development, acceptable social skills, and cognitive growth.

We believe young children can learn another language if given the opportunity to experiment with the new language and culture in a motivating environment. When children are engaged in social interactions with interesting activities in Spanish, language learning is natural. A Spanish language play-based program where children experience Spanish in a meaningful, real-life context is very effective.

Children are precious and must receive care from adults who are capable and compassionate and whose values enable them to be excellent role models. The provider relationship with parents is also very important. We partner with parents to raise healthy, happy children and emphasize two-way communication as essential to this partnership.

Location

We’re located in the center of San Francisco in the charming neighborhood of Noe Valley at 440 29th Street San Francisco, CA 94131.

About our program

Welcome to Mi Cunita de Noe Valley Nursery where “Mi casa es su casa”. It is a pleasure to open our family’s home to your child and your family. We are a San Francisco home-based bilingual Spanish immersion child care facility licensed by the California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing. We are licensed to care for 6 children. We care for children from newborns to 2.5 years of age (3 infants and 3 toddlers or 4 infants).

We have 2 areas for outdoor activities including a vegetable and herb garden, fruit trees, and flowers in the back yard. We have daily outdoor activities allowing for a chance to play on our patio or our garden as weather permits.

Admissions

Join the Mi Cunita de Noe Valley community in four easy steps:

1. Explore our website

We’ve provided information about our philosophies and offerings to help you decide if our program may be right for your family.

2. Tour our school

Come see what makes Mi Cunita unique. Please schedule a tour by filling out the “Schedule Tour” form.

3. Submit an Enrollment Application

If you would like to enroll, please submit an application . Please note that we require tours for all prospective families. Please do not submit an application if you have not toured.

4. Enroll

After reviewing your application, we’ll send an enrollment invitation. Upon accepting your invitation, you’ll pay your deposit (usually equal to one month’s tuition), fill out enrollment documents and review our Parent Handbook.