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The infant program offers Spanish and Mandarin language immersion through a play-based curriculum that introduces world cultures and traditions. The class includes music, dance, science, and soccer activities, along with kindergarten readiness preparation, daily art projects, outdoor time, and meals.

The toddler program offers Spanish and Mandarin full language immersion through a play-based and hands-on curriculum. Students explore world cultures and traditions through monthly themed activities including art, music, sensory play, movement, gymnastics, and dance, with meals included.

Drop-In care available daily! Little ones ages 2.5-5 years will join right in with our regular preschool program. Each day we sing, dance, cut, paste, and often explore the nearby Locks Park, or local library. Scheduling is made easy through our website :)

Join our half-day, play-based preschool program in the heart of Ballard! Now enrolling little ones beginning at age 2 and a half. While our Curriculum is NAEYC Accredited, we firmly believe that little ones learn best through play and hands-on discovery. Each day we sing, dance, craft, & explore!

Children are respected as capable partners, inspired by RIE philosophy. The Owl Room supports independence through self‑care practice, long outdoor time, and weekly community outings that nurture confident, curious learners.

The Bear Room fosters self‑sufficiency, curiosity, and independent conflict resolution through child‑led play. Seven activity areas support exploration, and children leave as confident, capable communicators ready to navigate new experiences with independence.

The PreKindergarten program serves four- and five-year-olds in a setting where learning is playful, purposeful, and full of possibility. Small class sizes foster strong teacher-student relationships, with flexible learning groups and support from learning specialists tailored to each child's needs.

The Infant Program prioritizes nurturing attachment through a caregiving philosophy inspired by the RIE® Educaring Approach, where every interaction from feeding and diapering to play serves as an opportunity for connection. Infants explore their environment with minimal interruption while receiving specialist programming in music and art, organic made-from-scratch purees, and outdoor time daily.

The toddler program blends uninterrupted free play with teacher-led small-group learning, drawing from RIE® and Reggio Emilia approaches. Specialist instruction in art, music, movement, and cooking enriches the curriculum. Dual-language classroom options in Spanish or Mandarin are available, alongside organic plant-based meals prepared daily in-house.

The infant program provides individualized care with a flexible, on-demand schedule where eating, sleeping, and activities are tailored to each child's unique needs and developmental pace. Parents are welcome to visit anytime, and breastfeeding is encouraged.

The toddler program focuses on building foundational skills through a structured environment balancing teacher-directed and independent activities, with teachers working to help children feel comfortable during this period of rapid growth and development.

The Montessori Primary program serves children in a mixed-age classroom environment where guides trained in the Montessori method support learning through four curricular areas: Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, and Math.

The Juniors classroom is Building Blocks Nursery School's play-based toddler program, part of a full-time preschool where children look forward to coming each day in a learning environment that is fun, safe, and nurturing.

The Preschool program is the four- to five-year-old classroom in Building Blocks' play-based preschool, where the school creates a learning environment that is fun, safe, and nurturing while children develop skills for their future.

The Classroom Program – Vashon Island is part of Community School of West Seattle's Reggio-inspired, play-based preschool. Classrooms are mixed-aged communities where children explore through hands-on, sensory-rich experiences in thoughtfully designed environments that honor curiosity, creativity, and connection.

The Classroom Program – Blake Island is a Reggio-inspired, play-based preschool classroom for mixed-aged children.

At FASPS’s Capitol Hill Preschool campus, children don’t just learn French—they live it! Our immersive bilingual preschool boosts cognitive development, strengthens problem-solving skills, and fosters a global perspective in a warm, nurturing and structured environment.

TYPK is part of FASPS's immersive French preschool program, which introduces language learning through play, stories, music, and hands-on activities in a warm, nurturing environment with small class sizes and highly skilled teachers.

The infant program emphasizes social and emotional development through a child-centered, play-based approach with theme-based activities targeting all domains of development. The program supports each child's growth at their own pace through exploration and positive guidance, with a goal of building positive self-image, responsibility, and independence.

The toddler program follows a child-centered, play-based approach with theme-based activities targeting all domains of development. The program emphasizes social and emotional growth, helping children develop independence, self-confidence, and positive peer relationships through exploration, positive guidance, and strong parent-staff partnerships.

RIFC's bilingual preschool program operates a Spanish-English dual language model with teachers fluent in both languages, incorporating music, books, and a Reggio Emilia-inspired curriculum. The program emphasizes experiential learning through field trips and individualizes instruction based on each child's learning style and classroom interests.

The Waddler program serves the youngest students at Harvard Avenue School's Capitol Hill campus, offering an environment designed to foster social, emotional, and academic development with materials and spaces carefully selected for this age group.

The Toddler program offers a play-based environment where children engage in fine and gross motor activities, creative play, exploration, and learning. Classrooms feature child-height furniture and materials designed to foster social, emotional, and academic development, with up to three teachers supporting up to fifteen children.

Provides preschool program for ages 1-5 and school enrichment program for ages 6-12 during the year.

Our day is structured to expose students to various settings that promote development in all areas, including language, self-care, fine and gross motor, social-emotional skills, and artistic expression. We follow a daily rhythm allowing for students to feel comfortable within a predictable routine.

Kre8 Club, LLC provides home-based childcare with small group, mixed-age classrooms. Each child has a personalized learning plan and uses hands-on educational materials. Our teachers guide the children to encourage independence rather than simply giving instructions.

Education plays a vital role in the lives of young children. It equips them with the tools to explore, observe, experiment and discover, fostering their personal development and intellectual exchange. At our center, we recognize the responsibility of cultural awareness into early childhood education

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The toddler program for ages 24–36 months is part of Washington International School's English-Chinese bilingual immersion environment, where children learn from both American and Chinese teachers daily.

Bunny Class is the toddler program at Willow Tree Chinese Bilingual Preschool, where instruction takes place in Mandarin immersion. The program emphasizes hands-on learning experiences and early STEM development, with daily activities designed to introduce problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

Penguin Class is the toddler program at Willow Tree Chinese Bilingual Preschool, structured around hands-on learning and Mandarin immersion. The daily schedule includes free play, circle time, outdoor play, dance, storytime, and worksheets, with rest time built into the afternoon.

The infant program uses the RIE philosophy and maintains a 3:1 staff-to-child ratio. Meals and snacks are provided daily.

The toddler program at UW Laurel Village uses Montessori-based curriculum and maintains a 5:1 staff-to-child ratio. The program includes morning and afternoon snacks and a hot lunch served daily.

The Infant program accommodates non-mobile or crawling infants in a comfortable and safe space, allowing them to explore and play while feeling secure yet independent in the presence of loving adult caregivers.

The toddler program uses an integrated, emergent curriculum designed to support whole-child development through play-based, hands-on, child-initiated activities. Music and creative dance enrichment classes are included in the daily schedule, alongside tactile play, sensory exploration, art projects, and community experiences.

The Young Pre-K program uses an integrated, emergent curriculum grounded in play-based learning, with music and creative dance enrichment included in tuition.

The infant program follows the philosophy of Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE), emphasizing respect for infants' ability to initiate their own learning and safely explore with minimal constraints. The environment is physically safe, emotionally nurturing, and cognitively challenging, with staff using observation to support each infant's individual development.

The toddler room follows Montessori philosophy, with trained teachers guiding children through a carefully organized, hands-on curriculum spanning language, math, science, geography, art, and practical life skills. Materials are aesthetically designed with natural elements, encouraging children to learn sensorially and cognitively while developing independence and self-discipline.