The Children's School

Classrooms for children ages 2.5 to 4.5 years build learning around play. The Children's School is a neighborhood nonprofit preschool in Seattle, established in 1965. Children explore materials at their own pace, with activities including free play, art, stories, songs, playground time, and neighborhood walks. The youngest classroom supports independence, confidence, and early social-emotional skills as children adjust to preschool. In the middle classroom, children practice friendship, collaborative play, problem solving, and self-calming, alongside small-group activities introducing early literacy, math, and science concepts. The school's nonprofit structure supports small class sizes, teacher wages and benefits, and safe, up-to-date materials. Its classrooms serve children as they develop skills and experience for their next steps in school.