Best Pre-K Schools & Programs in Seattle, WA

Pre-K Program

Similar to our preschool programming, parents select the language model of choice that best fits language acquisition goals.

Preschool Program

The Preschool years are an exciting time at IMA! At age 3, we will work with you to select from one of the many targeted language models we offer across our three campuses. Parents can choose from our full immersion or bilingual learning programs.

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Pre-Kindergarten

As children prepare for Kindergarten, our Pre-K classroom offers exciting opportunities for them to develop the skills they will need while making friends and exploring the world around them. Our Pre-Kindergarten program helps your child learn more about themselves, others and the world around them. Teachers engage in play with students, helping them to develop their social skills and learn more about effective communication. Our Wonder of Learning™ curriculum emphasizes a child-led, teacher-guided approach, encouraging interactive, purposeful learning experiences that allows students to grow their math and literacy skills, preparing them for Kindergarten and beyond.

Preschool Classroom

In our Preschool classroom, children start their journeys into a cooperative learning environment where they can discover interests and learn in a more structured setting. At The Goddard School®, we recognize that classrooms are made up of many unique children and teachers work to create engaging, innovative, play-based lessons with the interests and needs of every child in mind. Through the power of asking a question, your child will learn how to seek answers and advocate for themselves in the classroom. The Wonder of Learning™ curriculum takes your child's natural curiosity and encourages them to ask even more questions because asking questions fuels learning. When children want to know something, they learn faster and learning becomes an understanding that lasts a lifetime.

Rainbow Birds

Our Pre-K program prepares children for kindergarten through play-based projects, early literacy, and problem-solving. Teachers nurture independence, creativity, and collaboration, helping children develop the skills and confidence to thrive in school and beyond.

Moon Beams

Our preschool program for 3–4 year olds nurtures independence, friendships, and a love of learning. Through play, art, stories, and outdoor exploration, teachers support social skills, problem-solving, and creativity in a joyful, caring environment.

Pre-K

Children in the Pathfinders Classroom will be asked to complete more concrete tasks to ensure they’re prepared for the next step in their education. Our goal is to ensure your child has mastered all the necessary skills to enter Kindergarten by providing individual planning, challenging your child, and considering their progress. Pre-K children in the Pathfinders Classroom will strengthen math, science, writing, reading, arts, and physical skills through differentiation and small group activities. They will also work on mastering key Kindergarten-required skills. Prices are subject to change.

Preschool

Ninety percent of a child’s brain is developed by age five! That’s why preschool—with critically important cognitive, physical, and socio-emotional stimulation—impacts a child’s development long-term. Preschool helps produce higher high school graduation rates, reduced instances of crime or teen pregnancy, greater socialization and earning potential throughout their lives. Preschool-age children in the Explorers Classroom understand the idea of rules and they’re learning to play with their peers. Our Explorers Classroom curriculum help children delve into different topics through age-appropriate and engaging activities and helps build the foundation for Kindergarten readiness. Preschoolers in the Explorers Classroom will experience hands-on learning daily through a wide range of activities and develop fine motor skills that will help with writing and practice gross motor skills outdoors to gain better control over larger muscles. Prices are subject to change.

Part-time & Full-time Pre-Kindergarten

Our Catholic preschool provides a nurturing environment where students flourish. We build faith, knowledge, responsibility, self-respect, respect for others, and the capacity for thoughtful communication.

Preschool 3s (age 3 by Aug. 31st)

The preschool at Holy Rosary strives, through Catholic principles, to create a loving, learning environment that will allow the students to grow and develop their faith, knowledge, sense of responsibility, respect for self and others, and ability to communicate thoughts and feelings.

Summer Session

Six week experience with gardening, neighborhood walks, soccer coach and science. New children can start in Summer.

Montessori Children’s House

2 classrooms with mixed ages who can attend up to 3 years. Full Montessori curriculum and credentialed teachers. Music sessions and Art lessons weekly.

Pre-Schoolers

The preschool program uses a play-based, emergent curriculum that emphasizes social-emotional development and character building in a mixed-age classroom setting.

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Orcas

The Orcas Room builds kindergarten‑ready skills through child‑led, play‑based learning. Children practice collaboration, problem‑solving, numeracy, literacy, and community engagement, with city outings reinforcing confidence, responsibility, and a genuine love of learning.

Preschool

Play-based, full-day preschool that nurtures the whole child socially, emotionally, cognitively and physically. The program emphasizes sensory experiences, social interaction, and learning through play and project-based activities. Children spend at least two hours daily outdoors. Daily activities include arts and crafts, practical life skills, and story time.

Preschool

The Learning Tree's Montessori program fosters independence and a lifelong love of learning in a child-centered environment that emphasizes emotional and social development. The program provides an academically rich space with outdoor classrooms and guides children toward developing individuality while learning compassion and community.

Montessori Preschool

School-Day Preschool

The School-Day Preschool program uses the World of Wonders curriculum, which covers personal and social development, language and literacy, mathematical thinking, scientific thinking, social studies, the arts, and physical development. The program is situated within St. Paul's Catholic community and emphasizes spiritual growth alongside academic preparation for kindergarten.

Full-Day Preschool

Just Kids

Just Kids is a drop-off language immersion experience - created for young learners ready to explore Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, or French on their own. Held on weekends, this 2-hour class gives children the space to play, socialize, and learn in a fully immersive, teacher-guided environment.

Language Play Immersion (Mornings)

Our Language Play Immersion program now offers flexible half-day weekly sessions in Spanish and Mandarin, perfect for families looking to build consistent language exposure without a full-time commitment.

Pre-Kindergarten

Our pre-kindergarten class follows Montessori principles, emphasizing child-led learning, independence, and self-discovery. A prepared environment with specialized materials fosters hands-on exploration, helping children develop cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills at their own pace.

Preschool

Our preschool nurtures curiosity through play-based learning inspired by Reggio Emilia. Children explore themes through hands-on projects that build academic, social, and emotional skills. Half-day and full-day options are available. Students are "buddies" with middle school students for connection.

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Hope Preschool & Transitional Kindergarten Program

Preschool and TK (Transitional Kindergarten) at Hope Lutheran School is a fun, happy place full of opportunities to explore our world with hands-on learning in a safe nurturing Christ-centered environment.

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Prekindergarten Program

Final year of preschool designed to prepare children for kindergarten. Program puts a strong emphasis on literacy and language arts. Daily routine includes: reading, writing, math, science, Spanish instruction, movement, art, and music. Teachers model respect and kindness, and children learn how to resolve conflicts and build friendships. Children also learn to express themselves through writing and telling complete stories.

Preschool Program

Hands-on preschool program with a strong focus on school readiness. Children are encouraged to think independently and express their individuality. Your child’s day is filled with creating, experimenting, and imaginary play. Curriculum includes: math, science, language, and spanish. Children begin to expand social skills and build friendships.

Preschool Program

Hands-on preschool program with a strong focus on school readiness. Children are encouraged to think independently and express their individuality. Your child’s day is filled with creating, experimenting, and imaginary play. Curriculum includes: math, science, language, and spanish. Children begin to expand social skills and build friendships.

Fiore Playgroup - Preschool Program

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!

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Bilingual Preschool

The bilingual preschool program offers a play-based, Reggio Emilia-inspired curriculum with dual-language immersion in Spanish-English or Mandarin-English. Children engage in projects and investigations based on their interests, with access to specialist instruction in art, music, and movement, plus at least 90 minutes of outdoor time daily.

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Preschool

The Preschool classroom uses learning centers with structured activities organized around weekly and monthly themes to help children reach predetermined goals. The classroom operates on a social, choice-based model where children select activities from a Choice Board and engage in decision-making throughout the day.

Montessori Primary Program

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.

Pre-K Program

Pre-K Program

The Pre-K program builds kindergarten readiness through hands-on learning and regular field trips across Seattle. Children take part in academic foundations and adventures that develop social skills and confidence.

Preschool Program

The preschool program emphasizes art, music, science, and storytelling alongside regular field trips throughout Seattle that build independence and community. Meals and field trip admission are included in tuition.

Preschool Program

The preschool program serves children ages 3 to 4 years in a classroom focused on self-directed expression and exploration. Children engage daily in science experiments, artwork, and imaginative play to develop skills needed for kindergarten.

Creative Minds Academy

The toddler program at Creative Minds Academy serves children in the younger age range and is designed around exploration and discovery, with teachers bringing their own talents and ideas to enhance the curriculum in a warm and welcoming classroom.

Preschool

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.

Classroom Program – Vashon Island

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.

Classroom Program – Blake Island

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

Pre-Kindergarten

Preschool Program

The preschool program features a child-centered, play-based approach with a theme-based curriculum covering social and emotional development, mathematics, reading and writing, social studies, and art. Enrichment classes in Spanish, sports, music, and dance are available to support exploration and creativity.

Bilingual Preschool

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.

Caterpillar

Salmon

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Preschool

3's Program

4's Program

Preschool

The preschool program offers full immersion in Spanish and Mandarin through a play-based curriculum that prepares children for kindergarten. Students explore world cultures and traditions through monthly themed units and hands-on activities including art, science, music, dance, and soccer, with healthy meals provided daily.

Pre-Kindergarten

The Pre-Kindergarten program combines loving care with social, emotional, academic, and artistic development through individualized instruction and group learning in art, dance, music, language, math, science, geography, and outdoor play.

Preschool

The preschool program serves children ages 3 and 4 at both Capitol Hill and Madison Valley campuses, with flexible scheduling options. The curriculum fosters creativity and natural curiosity through instruction in mathematics, language arts, science, geography, art, and practical life skills in a relaxed, engaging environment.

Primm ABC Child Care Center

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

Christopher Robin Learning Center

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.

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Edugether Child Care

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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Daycare

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