A nature-based preschool and childcare for children 6 weeks to 5 years, where every day includes time outside and every child is known and loved.
Children learn by observing, experimenting, building, planting and tending. So our fields, gardens and play yards are as much a classroom as the rooms inside.
Half days and full days, two to five days a week. Before care from 7 am and aftercare until 6 pm.
Responsive, relationship-based care in calm, home-like rooms, with time outside every day.
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Two-year-olds learn best by doing: sensory play, language, movement and a big helping of independence.
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Play is a three-year-old’s way of understanding the world, so we fill the day with it: outside, in centers, in stories and songs.
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Weekly themes, small-group reading and plenty of outdoor exploration get fours ready for school and in love with learning.
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Relaxed afternoons until 6 pm during the school year, and a summer session for preschool and elementary-age children.
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Our 15 animal friends visit the classrooms so children can meet them up close and learn how to care for them: rabbits, leopard geckos, bearded dragons, guinea pigs, a parakeet, a box turtle and a corn snake.
An open-ended studio where children explore many materials and mediums and meet artists and techniques from around the world. Every child visits several times a month.
Small-group reading for our fours that lays the foundation for beginning reading and builds confidence and excitement about books, in a positive, encouraging setting.
A calm space for big feelings. Using the Emotional ABCs curriculum, children practise breathing and self-regulation, with one-on-one support when they need it.
Every 2s, 3s and 4s class learns Spanish every other week, exploring Hispanic cultures, food and language, from Hispanic Heritage Month to the monarch migration and El Día de los Muertos.
Small-group outdoor adventures: observing, experimenting, building, planting and tending. In light rain the teachers go out anyway, because those are the best puddle-jumping days.
Natural materials inside, real nature outside, and time to wonder about both.
Children build their own understanding through play, projects and cooking, with guidance and respect.
Academic, social, emotional and spiritual growth, with the Fruits of the Spirit practised every day.
Photos, notes and lesson plans in the Brightwheel app every day, plus field trips and family events.
The best way to know if Forest Hill is right for your family is to visit. Tell us a little about your child and we’ll set up a time.
