Best Preschools in Seattle, WA - Page 2

Preschool

Preschool is a big year. We’ve designed our program to give you complete confidence in every aspect of your child’s experience; from health and safety; to ready-for-school curriculum; to the full support of experienced teachers.

Kindergarten Prep

The last year before kindergarten is a time of growth. We offer a program that gives you both teachers who cherish this important time, and curriculum recognized by parents and teachers for helping children build the social and academic skills needed to be ready for school.

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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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.

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.

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.

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Pre-Kindergarten

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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.

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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-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.

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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

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.

Juniors

The Juniors program serves children in the transition between toddlerhood and preschool. The classroom operates with a structured environment balancing teacher-directed and independent activities, where children experience learning at their own pace.

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.

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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.

Caterpillar

Salmon

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3's Program

4's Program

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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.

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.

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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Bilingual Preschool

The preschool program offers English-Chinese bilingual immersion with both American and Chinese teachers in the classroom daily. The curriculum emphasizes advanced academic learning, leadership and social skills development, and includes language arts, math, science, crafts, music, and physical education, with meals and snacks provided.

Preschool Care

Nasteho Childcare provides a nurturing preschool environment where children learn through their imagination and exploration. Everyday helps children practice communication, creativity, involvement, and independence in a fun engaging way.

Pre-Kindergarten Program

At Bertschi, play is purposeful and learning is joyful. Students arrive full of ideas and leave confident, capable, and ready for kindergarten and beyond. Bertschi uses a Reggio Emilia approach to pre-K education to build academic competency through carefully designed experiences and play.

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Preschool

The preschool program is part of Seed of Life's multicultural, dual-language early childhood education model. Staff incorporate cultural traditions and social justice themes within research-based curriculum, support home languages in the classroom, and conduct health screenings and assessments to track children's growth and development.

Pre-K

The Pre-K program is part of Seed of Life's multicultural early childhood education offering. Staff incorporates cultural traditions and social justice-themed lessons within research-based curriculum, and supports children's home languages through staff who speak English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Somali, and Amharic throughout the day.

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The preschool program at UW Laurel Village is based on the Montessori curriculum and maintains a 10:1 staff-to-child ratio. The program includes field trips and serves a nutritious hot lunch daily.

Preschool

The preschool program features a hybrid Montessori approach centered on play-based learning and contextual immersion to support holistic cognitive development, with learning spaces designed to cultivate independent learning and curiosity.

Young Pre-K

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

Pre-K

The Pre-K program uses an integrated, emergent curriculum designed to support the whole child through developmentally appropriate, hands-on, and child-initiated activities grounded in play-based learning.

Preschool

The preschool program is influenced by Montessori philosophy, with classrooms organized to allow children to choose their work and move at their own pace through a sequenced curriculum spanning language, math, science, geography, art, sensorial materials, and practical life skills.

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Seattle Preschool Program – Half Day

The Seattle Preschool Program – Half Day serves preschoolers in an emergent curriculum environment where children establish self-confidence and develop positive attitudes toward learning.

Three to Five-Year-Old Pod

The Three to Five-Year-Old Pod is Hilltop's preschool program where children develop self-confidence and positive attitudes toward learning through an emergent curriculum addressing cognitive, social, and emotional growth.

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The preschool program at Willow Creek Children's House uses the Montessori Method, implemented by trained staff in a warm, well-organized environment designed to support each child's individual learning pace. A morning snack, afternoon snack, and hot lunch prepared daily by an onsite chef are provided.

Ocean

The Ocean preschool classroom uses a play-based, emergent curriculum where teachers observe children's play and build learning activities around their interests and questions. The program integrates Spanish language and culture through focused circle times, and includes enrichment activities such as music class and tumbling.

Sky

Sky is a preschool classroom using a play-based, emergent curriculum where children learn through active play and exploration. Teachers observe children's interests during play and use those moments to shape learning activities, with enrichment including weekly music class, Spanish instruction, and tumbling activities.

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Discovery

Discovery is the preschool classroom for children turning 4 years old, where students develop collaborative and cooperative play skills. The classroom focuses on letter and number mastery, fine motor practice, sensory exploration, imaginative play, building and architecture, scientific experiments, math and logic exploration, and featured artists and mediums, with a 1:9 teacher-to-child ratio.

Adventure

Preschool II

Preschool II is part of Beginnings Schools' cooperative early learning program, which emphasizes individual growth and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in language development, art, music, science, and problem-solving. The program maintains an anti-bias environment dedicated to celebrating diversity and fostering open communication between families and teachers.

Preschool I

Preschool I is part of Beginnings Schools' cooperative early learning program, which emphasizes individual growth and self-esteem through a physical environment where cognitive, physical, and social development are interwoven. The program maintains an anti-bias approach that values and celebrates diversity across genders, races, lifestyles, abilities, religions, and cultures.

ECEAP Preschool

The ECEAP Preschool program at the Helen Hicks Building is part of Tiny Tots Development Center, which has provided early childhood education in a nurturing environment since 1969. The program supports children's social-emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development through carefully selected curriculum materials, classroom activities, field trips, and family involvement.

Pre-School

The preschool program at UWMC Children's Center at Northwest follows a Reggio Emilia philosophy, providing a child-centered environment where learning is meaningful and respects each child's individual developmental path.

Otter Class

The Otter Class provides a dynamic environment where children develop pre-kindergarten skills with emphasis on social growth, including pre-reading, writing, counting, number recognition, and problem-solving presented through dramatic play, science, art, music, and weekly field trips.

Orca Class

The Orca Class emphasizes socialization and learning through play, with a curriculum supporting each child's development through pre-literacy, art, math, science exploration, motor skill development, creative expression, music, and regular field trips in a secure, nurturing environment.

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Hoa Mai's preschool program is the first Vietnamese-English dual-language child development center in the Northwest, offering a child-centered, play-based curriculum with small group sizes and individualized learning plans.

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Epiphany Early Learning is a play-based, Reggio Emilia-inspired preschool where relationship is at the heart of the program. The approach centers on emergent curriculum and anti-bias practices, with teachers supporting projects that arise from children's natural curiosity and play.

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Preschool

The preschool program is based on the Montessori Method, with credentialed Montessori Lead Teachers. The program maintains a 10:1 staff-to-child ratio and provides two daily snacks and a hot lunch prepared on-site.