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Which public pool is the warmest?? Find out in our guide to family swim and baby & toddler swimming classes in SF. Family swim hours are updated…
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Émeline Brulé
Introducing Joyful Parenting SF
Making parenthood the joyful experience it ought to be by building community and physical infrastructure.
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Émeline Brulé
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Ruth Grace Wong
What Parents with Toddlers Like to Do
What do toddlers and parents enjoy doing together? We focus here on community spaces offering events series and everything that can easily be reached by…
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Emeline Brule
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Working moms today spend as much time on childcare as stay-at-home moms 40 years ago
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Celebrating San Francisco's Infrastructure for Play
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What Parents with Toddlers Like to Do
 • Emeline Brule
It Takes a Village! How we Built a Community and Share Childcare
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AyDea Cafe
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Outnumbered: How to parent multiple kids by yourself!
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Dogpatch Hub
A freshly renovated community space with accessible hours and SO many fun things for kids to play with!
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Ruth Grace Wong
AyDea Cafe
New cafe in SOMA with a kids play area!
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Ruth Grace Wong
The Commons
Hayes Valley's kid-friendly coworking/event space
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Ruth Grace Wong
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Émeline Brulé

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Joyful Family Swimming
Which public pool is the warmest?? Find out in our guide to family swim and baby & toddler swimming classes in SF. Family swim hours are updated…
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Émeline Brulé
ALL THE LINKS for parents and parents-to-be of babies in San Francisco
We find ourselves regularly making lists of parents groups and resources - here they all are, for you or your expecting friend!
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Emeline Brule
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Ruth Grace Wong
Outnumbered: How to parent multiple kids by yourself!
Ruth Grace Wong writes about solo parenting 3 under 5, and why it's worth doing regularly even in a multi-parent household.
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Ruth Grace Wong

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Dogpatch Hub
A freshly renovated community space with accessible hours and SO many fun things for kids to play with!
 • 
Ruth Grace Wong
ALL THE LINKS for parents and parents-to-be of babies in San Francisco
We find ourselves regularly making lists of parents groups and resources - here they all are, for you or your expecting friend!
 • 
Emeline Brule
 and 
Ruth Grace Wong
AyDea Cafe
New cafe in SOMA with a kids play area!
 • 
Ruth Grace Wong
Joyful Parenting SF
Joyful Parenting SF
Making parenting the joyful experience it ought to be - in San Francisco
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All Ages Roller Skating at Hayes Valley Playground
Every Monday (except school holidays) 3-6pm. Skates available to borrow for free toddler size 8 to adult size 9!
Work n play at Manny's café
Every Tuesday at 11am. The café has a kids area. Parents read, write, or just chat while kids play
Parents' Circle at The Commons
Every Saturday at 10:30am. Weekly review & problem solving in community. Kids corner + parents pool for high school babysitters
Support kid-friendly spaces
AyDea Cafe
The only cafe we know of with a permanent kids space in San Francisco, open 7:30am-2pm on weekdays.
Dogpatch Hub
The most kid-friendly free community space in SF, open 10am-7pm Tuesday to Friday and 11am-4pm on Saturdays.
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