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.

Most of our openings occur in the fall when the older group leaves for Kindergarten. We do have some mid-year openings. Most (but not all) families reserve their fall spots in February.