Neighborhood Preschool is a place for children and parents to gently transition between the early years of home and the larger world of elementary school. It is a part-time private pre-kindergarten in the High Point neighborhood of West Seattle.
It is a place where children can gain confidence and basic skills before entering kindergarten, where they can have a successful first experience at their school learning career.
We focus on learning what it means to go to school. How do we treat one another? What is my responsibility as a learner? And we have lots of time for practice, because we are all learning.
Part of the Garden Path
My classroom, while in part of my home, is in a separate and creative space with a restroom and front play yard. The toys and tools are purposeful and fun. The play yard is full of ways to move, to imagine, and explore.
The Classroom
Neighborhood Preschool is owned and operated by an early childhood educator and a stay-at-home mother of three.
Being a stay-at-home mom, I didn’t need full-day care, but I wanted my children to have a gentle first exposure to school before beginning full-day kindergarten at our local public school. I found it very difficult to find valid preschool that was affordable. As a former daycare teacher and supervisor, the preschool age had always been my favorite in the classroom. And I knew that quality, affordable preschool remains a need in our communities. So when my youngest was ready for preschool, my husband and I had one ready for him.
The curriculum and classes are appropriate for children who are three to five years old.
With eight children in the class, we take a gentle and systematic approach to learning how to go to school, to care for ourselves physically, to be active and responsible learners, and to practice interacting with others.
I offer a balanced curriculum of kindergarten readiness and playful learning, with lots of opportunities for creative expression, imaginative play, and outdoor explorations.
