We will have a welcome event a few weeks before the start of the school year. If your child is beginning mid-year, we will schedule a “play-date” at the school before your child begins.

You are welcome to change your schedule as long as we have room. There is no penalty to reduce your schedule, but if we are full, it can be difficult to add days.

Once your family is part of The Little Schools, we’re always here to connect.

You can connect with us by:

• Seeing us at drop-off or pick-up

• Calling or emailing anytime

• Reading the daily blog to follow classroom life

• Checking potty and nap logs

• Leaving notes in the communication log

• Talking with teachers during parent-teacher conferences

• Pulling us aside for a quick conversation when needed

Before enrollment, we’re often connecting with many families who are just beginning to learn about us. If we’re focused on the children and families already in our care, we may not respond immediately. We promise to follow up as soon as we can.

It can be helpful to remember that at preschool, new babies are the norm. The best way to help your child adjust is to keep the routine (you already knew that) and the daily plan. Every year, kids begin preschool and welcome siblings at the same time, and it works out well.

We offer a 1:6 teacher:student ratio.

Children bring their own lunch, and we offer two healthy snacks each day. Children often revisit their lunch leftovers after nap.

We practice Spanish integration. We sing songs, read books and speak to the children in Spanish as a way of sharing cultures.

We have a pre-k program for 4-year-olds called Panda Time.

Parents pull up in front for pick-up and drop-off. Finding parking has never been a problem. Many families also walk or bike to school.

We are a year-round school, so children enroll for the whole year. The school year begins in August and ends in late July. We close for Thanksgiving, winter and spring breaks, and various other holidays or in-services. Click here to preview our current school calendar.

We allow for each child’s age and developmental stage. Generally, toddlers sleep two hours. Three-year-olds sleep or rest quietly. Four-year-olds usually don’t nap, but if they want to, they’re able to come inside for a nap, while the remaining classmates are outside.

Children do not need to be potty trained. We coordinate with parents to make potty relaxed, positive, and social when the time is right.

We welcome parent involvement, but it is never required. Participation should always feel optional and enjoyable.

• Welcome Event with kids (before school starts in the fall)

• Park Playdate during the first week of school

• Back-to-School Night

• Parent Cocktail Parties hosted by school families at least twice a year

• Holiday Potluck at the school

• Children’s birthday parties also become natural opportunities for families to connect

• WhatsApp group where families help each other—for example, if someone is running late for pickup

We look for educators who are warm, thoughtful, playful, and deeply interested in children. Experience and training matter, but just as important is the ability to connect with children in a respectful and natural way.

Our school includes families and teachers from  various cultural backgrounds and family structures. Each person is preciously unique, and we like it that way.

We are a mixed-age, indoor-outdoor school so children have the option to choose whether they want to be inside or outside most of the day.

If you know this is the right school for you, please reach out to us through the Brightwheel app.