Preschools in Fairfield County, plus Day Care and Toddler Programs

Schools that associate academic rigor with test taking, hours of homework and rote memorization of facts are preparing students for success in the last century. Rigor at Whitby is much more expansive as we provide our students with opportunities to explore real-world concepts and issues, challenge assumptions, think critically and acquire skills that they will need to apply throughout their educational and future professional journeys. A Whitby education is about allowing students to define success on their own terms by inspiring their love of learning, broadening their sense of responsibility, developing their critical thinking skills and empowering them to take action in a global community. These are the ideals that we value and they inform our teaching, learning and curriculum development each and every day.

When young learners see education as a place to experiment, create, construct, and connect, they develop a more expansive mindset about what “school” can offer them. They experience education as a path of discovery, understanding, wonder, and joy. These ideas are grounded in the Reggio-Emilia inspired, project-based teaching and learning practiced at King School. We encourage our PreKindergarten and Kindergarten learners to collaboratively explore intentionally created vibrant classroom spaces where children are actively engaged in the process of learning from the earliest ages.

Over 40 years of experience has taught us that children love to learn! Our program engages and inspires children while encouraging them to explore new concepts, using teaching methods designed for young children. Our goal is a happy, well-adjusted child and we dedicate ourselves to helping each child discover his or her intrinsic talents in a creative, stimulating and nurturing environment. We believe children are curious, capable, and ready to learn at an early age. At Landmark Preschool educators nurture the whole child beginning with helping children to learn important social skills, supporting emerging language, developing confidence and curiosity. Our programs and classrooms are tailored for children’s developmental needs.

Rippowam Cisqua School ignites learning in preschool students. Parents are drawn to RCS because of its unique ability to stretch, challenge, and lift young minds during the most impressionable years of their lives. Strong student/teacher relationships are supported by small class sizes, flexible learning spaces, and an immersive curriculum that integrates academics, arts, physical education, wellness, and innovation.

By cultivating their imagination through academic play, exploration, and discovery, students engage in joyful learning experiences that spark their intellectual curiosity and personal growth. With these essential tools and passion for learning, students become independent thinkers, confident communicators, and engaged leaders.

Barat Center is the coed early childhood program for 3-to-5-year-olds at Sacred Heart Greenwich. The mission at Barat Center is to honor the young child through a keen appreciation of his or her developmental and transitional needs. The classroom environment fosters and nurtures individual growth through discovery, observation, inquiry and purposeful play. The Barat Center program provides rich learning experiences in phonological and phonemic awareness, emergent literacy, number sense, and fine and gross motor development. The values children learn in Barat Center's heart-filled community will shape their future and become cherished memories of their childhood.

At The Unquowa School our mission is to prepare our children with an unafraid spirit to achieve their personal best in a changing world. We emphasize learning by doing which develops students into strong, creative, independent thinkers.

Our signature early childhood program is inspired by the Scandinavian Forest Kindergarten Model. Recognizing that each child develops at a different pace, our new Transitional Kindergarten offers young children the gift of time. As a vibrant part of our PreK – 8th Grade school, this program includes all the hallmarks of an Unquowa education: Full STEAM Makerspace, Curricular Gardens & Environmental Science, Daily P.E., School-Wide Mindfulness Practice, World Language Classes, Farm-to-Fork Dining Program, Visual & Performing Arts.

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