Best Pre-K Schools & Programs in Seattle, WA - Page 5

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The Meridian School's Pre-Kindergarten Program

At The Meridian School, our PreKindergarten program welcomes children who are four years old by the start of school, offering a joyful beginning to their learning journey. Our play-based, inquiry-driven curriculum invites children to explore the world around them.

Pre-K

The Pre-K program offers a nurturing environment to deepen early learning skills, with emphasis on readiness for kindergarten through motor skills, language practice, and community-building. The program maintains a focus on social-emotional health and continued outdoor exploration.

Preschool

The preschool program serves as part of St. Joseph's Early Learning Center, offering a play-based, nature-inspired curriculum focused on whole-child development. The program emphasizes social-emotional awareness, motor and communication skills, and outdoor exploration within a faith-centered community.

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The preschool program integrates Montessori methodology with Jewish education, allowing children to learn through self-directed, skill-building activities in a warm environment while developing foundational academic and personal skills.

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The Pre-K program at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School is part of the school's preschool and pre-K offerings within a Catholic community that fosters a welcoming and inclusive environment where families, staff, and students collaborate to build a supportive atmosphere.

Transitional Kindergarten

The transitional kindergarten program is part of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School's kindergarten and primary offerings, situated within a community that fosters a welcoming and inclusive environment where families, staff, and students collaborate to build a supportive atmosphere.

Preschool

The preschool program is part of Neighborhood House's Head Start and Early Head Start center-based early learning services, designed to prepare students for kindergarten.

Three to Five-Year-Old Pod

The preschool program serves children in two half-day pods at Queen Anne and Fremont locations, with an emergent curriculum addressing cognitive, social, and emotional development through guided play, investigations, and problem-solving.

Seattle Preschool Program – Half Day

The preschool program operates in two half-day pods using an emergent curriculum that addresses cognitive, social, and emotional development through language, math, science, and critical thinking. Educators guide children's learning through carefully selected provocations, meaningful conversations, and resources that support investigations, problem-solving, and imaginative play.

Shining Stars

Shining Stars is the preschool classroom focused on routines and group participation, where children engage in field trips during summer months and participate in a play-based curriculum using Creative Curriculum for planning.

Snowflakes

The Snowflakes preschool classroom serves children in the transition from toddlerhood to preschool, with continued potty-training support and access to outdoor gardening and play.

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First Place Preschool operates small classes with a student-centered approach emphasizing nurturing and personalized instruction in a culturally responsive learning environment. The program provides meals, before and after school childcare, and field trips, with full scholarships available.

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Pre-Kindergarten

The Pre-Kindergarten program provides developmentally and age-appropriate activities and materials that develop essential school readiness skills through exploration, investigation, and play. Children receive pre-reading and writing activities along with experiences across all learning areas, recognizing that each child develops at their own pace.

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The PreKindergarten program is part of Assumption-St. Bridget School's PreK-8 Catholic community, which emphasizes a growth mindset and guides students toward self-advocacy and curiosity. The program benefits from the school's comprehensive Arts Education program with full-time specialists in Music, Drama, and Art, as well as Spanish instruction.

Preschool

The preschool program combines engaging activities with hands-on learning experiences designed to spark curiosity and build essential skills. The curriculum emphasizes early literacy and math through games and activities, science exploration with hands-on experiments, and social skills development through group activities and structured routines.

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The Pre-K program is part of Seed of Life's multicultural, research-based early childhood education approach. Staff speak multiple languages including English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Somali, and Amharic, and incorporate cultural traditions and social justice themes into daily learning.

Pre-School

The preschool program serves children in the 37–48 month age range within SOL's multicultural early childhood education framework. Staff members speak multiple languages including Spanish, Somali, Amharic, and Vietnamese, and the program incorporates cultural traditions and social justice-themed lessons within research-based curriculum.

Pre-Kindergarten Program

The Pre-K program integrates math, reading, writing, and social studies with specialist instruction in visual art, drama, library, music, creative movement, PE, science, Spanish, and technology. Pre-K students explore their wonderings and ideas during studio time by constructing, creating, and experimenting with a variety of materials and tools.

Transitional Kindergarten

Bertschi's transitional kindergarten program integrates academics with hands-on, interdisciplinary learning grounded in real-life experiences. The program emphasizes social-emotional development alongside rigorous core academics in math, reading, writing, and social studies, with specialist instruction in visual art, drama, music, PE, science, Spanish, and technology.

Pre-Kinder Classrooms

The Pre-Kinder program offers dual-language instruction in English and Spanish, with curriculum built around each child's interests and experiences. Staff members hold Child Development Associate Certificates and degrees in Bilingual Bicultural Education, and the program emphasizes bilingual progression, cultural awareness, and positive learning development.

Forest Rangers

The Astronauts preschool classroom features a play-based, thematic curriculum that integrates literature, art, science, and music alongside French instruction and yoga. The program emphasizes social-emotional development and self-regulation, with teachers facilitating learning through hands-on activities and small group work as children progress at their own pace.

Firefighters

The Firefighters preschool program is part of Smart Start's play-based curriculum that engages children across language, literacy, art, music, science, and outdoor play. The program includes French instruction twice weekly, yoga taught by the owner who is a licensed yoga teacher, and thematic learning experiences that integrate academic concepts with creative exploration.

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The preschool program applies the Montessori approach, which integrates brain development with social-emotional and motor development through carefully designed activities. Montessori credentialed teachers guide each child's development with respect and attention to their individual needs.

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Preschool and Kindergarten

The preschool and kindergarten program centers on discovery through play and imitation, with a Waldorf curriculum that integrates academics, arts, outdoor activities, and athletics. Students explore science, math, writing, literature, history, world languages, geography, music, dance, and theater as interconnected subjects through practical, experiential learning.

Maple Room

The Maple Room preschool program is led by Michelle, who has been at Kidspace since 1990 and holds an AA in Early Childhood Education and a mentor teacher certificate. Teachers act as facilitators supporting each child's individual learning processes. Children are exposed to music, dance, Spanish, and sign language through visiting teachers.

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Preschool

The preschool program uses Creative Curriculum, a nationally recognized research-based teaching model that supports active learning and development across all areas. Teachers focus on fostering social-emotional growth, meeting individual child needs, and creating a developmentally appropriate environment where children learn through play, sensory experiences, art, science, and dramatic play.

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Preschool

The preschool and pre-K program supports school readiness through a play-based curriculum that integrates early STEM learning within a Spanish immersion environment. Children strengthen literacy, math, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills while building social confidence and preparing for kindergarten.

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Preschool

Epiphany Early Learning is a play-based, Reggio Emilia-inspired preschool where relationship and emergent curriculum are central to the program. Teachers observe children's play and interests to support projects that arise from the children themselves, supported by educators with BA and MA degrees in early childhood education.

Kindergarten-Prep

The Kindergarten-Prep classroom provides structured instruction in core academic subjects including math, arts, reading, science, and technology, with active play and hands-on learning designed to prepare children for kindergarten. Educators plan engaging activities and create a caring, creative environment where children develop problem-solving skills and self-reliance.

Preschool-Kindergarten

Chelsea House Montessori Preschool uses the Montessori method to create a carefully planned, stimulating environment where children develop foundational attitudes, habits, and skills for creative thinking and lifelong learning. The program emphasizes fun, independence, responsibility, and respect.

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Pre-Kindergarten

St. Anne's pre-kindergarten program is part of the school's Catholic educational mission rooted in Christ-centered values, fostering spiritual, academic, and social development. The school emphasizes building a well-balanced individual through academic excellence and character development within a thriving community.

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Preschool Programs

The preschool program focuses on expression and creative play, with children exploring science experiments, creating artwork, and engaging in pretend play to build skills for kindergarten. Classrooms emphasize social, emotional, and physical development in a warm, welcoming environment designed for children of all abilities and backgrounds.

Creative Minds Play & Learn

Creative Minds Play & Learn is a Saturday program for caregivers, parents, and guardians that builds strong relationships with infants and toddlers through Kaleidoscope Play & Learn activities, weekly themes, and monthly family outings, with free toys, diapers, and baby gear provided for all participants.

CISC Bilingual Preschool

The CISC Bilingual Preschool, in partnership with the Seattle Preschool Program, prepares children for kindergarten in a bilingual and bicultural environment where curriculum embraces families' cultural and language backgrounds. The program supports physical, social-emotional, cognitive, bilingual, and bicultural development through problem-solving activities that build critical thinking skills.

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Outdoor Nature-Based Preschool

The Outdoor Nature-Based Preschool program at Carkeek Park uses teaching methods drawing from HighScope, Reggio Emilia, Time Immemorial, and Learning in Places, with a focus on social-emotional learning through forest exploration and the natural environment.

Seattle Preschool Program

The Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) at Creative Kids uses the HighScope curriculum with active participatory learning, where children plan their own activities, carry them out, and reflect on what they have learned.

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At ILS, our cultural arts curriculum focuses on music, drama, and art, fostering creativity, social skills, and a love for learning in our students. Our half-day preschool and Pre-K program ensures that learning remains fun and meaningful, and leaves plenty of time in the afternoons for children to apply their newfound knowledge beyond the classroom. Lesson plans, curated by our certified early education teacher, exceed Washington State’s Early Learning Standards. Check out this summer's half day camps (ages 3-5)!

Pre-Kindergarten

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

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Ashé Preparatory Early Learning Center

The preschool program at Ashé Preparatory Early Learning Center centers the education of Black students and cultivates their genius through culturally responsive teaching, community-focused projects, and student leadership development.

Early Elementary

The Early Elementary program encompasses preschool through kindergarten, operating within UCDS's design-led approach where teachers collaborate to create instructional plans tailored to meet each student's individual learning needs. The program nurtures curiosity and develops each child's unique learning approach through subject-based explorations and critical-thinking projects.

Preschool

The preschool program offers Spanish and Mandarin full language immersion with a play-based curriculum centered on kindergarten readiness. Students engage in monthly cultural themes through hands-on learning activities including art, music, science, dance, gymnastics, and outdoor play, with meals provided.