Alameda Kids Resource Directory
Agency name:
Lotus Bloom Family Resource Center
Program name:
Room To Bloom Multicultural Playgroup
Program Last Updated: 02/21/2023
This information has not been updated in 90 days. Please check with this agency to see if any changes have occured to this program information
Program Start Date: 08/19/2021 | Program End Date: 06/15/2022
This program has ended and is currently no longer running.
Program Description: Parent-child program to foster bonding, attachment, social and motor development. Schedule includes free play, art, a light snack, circle and puzzle time. Includes monthly story time with a librarian from Oakland Public Library, and monthly Little Science classes. Open to parents and caregivers with children 0-5. Drop-ins welcomed.
Program Documentation:
Room to Bloom FlyerService Address: 8711 MacArthur Blvd, Portable B (behind parking lot), Oakland, CA 94605
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Program Website: http://www.lotusbloomfamily.org/room-to-bloom.html
Program Contact(s):
- Name: Avita Behari
Title: Programs Administrator
Phone: 5102393473 - Name: Dawn Edwards
Title: Director of Programs
Phone: 510-735-9222
Address: 2800 Park Blvd Oakland, CA 94610 - Name: Rha Bowden
Title: Director of Learning
Phone: 5108781778
Address: 8711 MacArthur Blvd Portable B Oakland, CA 94605
Ages Served:
- 0 months - 12 months
- 12 months - 18 months
- 18 months - 24 months
- 2 years - 3 years
- 3 years - 4 years
- 4 years - 5 years
Total possible number of openings: 11 families maximum, drop-ins
Number of openings remaining: drop-in;first come first serve
Is there a wait list: Sometimes
Comment about wait list: Please contact us about enrollment
Requirements:
- Age
- Income
Services:
- Story times and literacy
- Referrals to community resources
- Playgroups
- Parenting education
- Parent support
- Fun things to do with your family
- Early childhood mental health
- COVID-19 Response Resources
- Case management
Location Type:
- Center-based
Participants:
- Both children and parents/caregivers
Languages:
- Chinese
- English
- Spanish
Genders served:
- Female
- Male
- Trans
Type of cost:
- No Fee
- Sliding Scale
Cost Fee: $1 - $25 per person based on income
Comments about cost: Read more about our Equity Policy at http://www.lotusbloomfamily.org/equity.html
Cost payment:
- Self-Pay with cash, check or credit card
Target Group: Multicultural, low income families with young children from ages 0-5
| Program Operating Hours | Start Time - End Time |
| Monday | 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM Weekly |
| Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | 09:30 AM - 12:30 AM Weekly |
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Required documentation:
- None
Preferred documentation:
- None
Intake Procedure:
- Walk-in
