A formal preschool curriculum might be just what your child needs before heading into the grade school years! Check out our listing of local preschools.
Forsyth School
Forsyth School fosters a spirit of curiosity and joy, empowering children aged 2 through Grade 6 to pursue challenges with confidence. Located in the Wydown-Forsyth Historic District, Forsyth’s one-of-a-kind campus is comprised of six historic homes; walkable resources include Forest Park and Washington University. The challenging and engaging curriculum promotes age-appropriate independence and prepares students to thrive in secondary school and beyond. Forsyth’s curriculum is a cohesive continuum across all grade levels, so starting during the early childhood years sets students up for success in the primary grades.
Little Sunshine's Preschool
Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool is an award-winning, all-inclusive preschool program that proudly serves families with children ages 6 weeks through pre-kindergarten. They offer a safe, secure, and nurturing educational environment through their Distinctive Services and Reggio Emilia-inspired curriculum. Little Sunshine’s Playhouse’s devoted educators, their tight security, and personal parent-teacher communication set them apart from other child care programs by preparing children for kindergarten and beyond. They do all of this while also providing parents peace of mind while at work. Call today to schedule your tour and come experience their program firsthand.
Union Preschool - St. Louis
Union Preschool is an Early Childhood Center that offers part-time comprehensive educational programs for Threes, Fours, Junior Kindergarten, and January Threes. Additional programs include Extended Day, Lunch Bunch, and Summer camps. Their teachers have specific goals for each of their classes, and during the school year constantly work to implement and achieve these goals. At each age level, the teachers structure the curriculum to foster the development of important age-appropriate skills.
The College School
The College School engages children, ages 3 to 14, in a Reggio Emilia-inspired and Experiential curriculum that is playful, adventurous, and theme-based. From analyzing ecosystems and conducting experiments in the woods to becoming investigative journalists in local neighborhoods, students do more than learn in a traditional classroom setting. They become collaborators, risk-takers, and problem-solvers.
New City School
Since 1969, New City School has inspired children aged 3 through 6th Grade to engage joyfully in learning and achieve academic excellence while cultivating their personal strengths and passions. Students are empowered to build community and advocate for a more just and equitable world through a hands-on, experiential curriculum guided by the theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI). By connecting the concept of MI to the knowledge of brain development, teachers at New City provide students with challenging curricular opportunities that encourage learning and growth, allowing students to develop their individual strengths and grow into confident, joyful learners who are successful academically, are knowledgeable about themselves and others, value and appreciate diversity, and are prepared to lead in the classroom and beyond.
Kiddie Academy
Kiddie Academy is an accredited early childcare program with three different locations in St. Louis – Des Peres, O’Fallon and Chesterfield. Their Life Essentials curriculum focuses on equipping children with all the skills they’ll need for their life’s journey ahead. Kiddie Academy is geared towards infants through age 5 (with a special spotlight on their Chesterfield location which has a Kindergarten program!)
Choosing a childcare program can feel like a big task, but don’t forget to take a moment to stop and breathe!
Rohan Woods School
Rohan Woods School is small–by mission–just one class per age or grade level. They start at age 2 and go through 6th grade. With an 8:1 student/teacher ratio, faculty is able to focus on personalized instruction and project learning to ensure students positively embrace their challenging curriculum for future success, develop a love of learning, and practice the skills to problem solve. Each adult connected with the school community serves as a passionate conduit for teaching and discovering the qualities of a leader in each student. All of this blended with project learning, Science, Technology and team development, help each child move from their Early Childhood program based on purposeful play, through their elementary and middle school to be a successful and engaged student in secondary school.
Future Foundations Child Care and Preschool
Future Foundations Child Care and Preschool strives to nurture the confidence, creativity, and curiosity of every child in their care to create children who not only love to learn but yearn for new experiences and create their own learning opportunities. Their vertically aligned curriculum allows for each age group to learn within their abilities but build on to their knowledge of each curriculum area year to year as they grow with us. Now enrolling ages birth – 5 years, schedule your private tour today!
Rossman School
Rossman School is an independent private preparatory school for students in Junior Kindergarten (age 4) through Grade 6. Nestled on a 20-acre campus in St. Louis, Missouri, Rossman was recently ranked among the nation’s 50 Best Private Elementary Schools. For over 100 years, Rossman has provided children with a solid foundation in academics, athletics, and the arts while cultivating strong character and leadership skills. Their small, nurturing school community of one class per grade provides a close, supportive climate and their unique team teaching model allows our veteran faculty to provide every student with lots of individual attention.
DaySpring Arts and Education
The Preschool at DaySpring is committed to nurturing the whole child by providing opportunities to explore music and movement, art, and developmentally appropriate academic activities while developing a love of learning through rich hands-on experiences in a child-centered environment, with a strong emphasis in science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics (STEAM). Come join their Preschool Pioneers!
The Fulton School
The Fulton School is a small, independent, Montessori school for toddlers through 12th grade. They offer a strong academic environment where self-confidence, curiosity, kindness, and integrity are paramount.
As a school based on the Montessori philosophy, Fulton School educates the whole child, not just his/her brain, integrating social skills, character education, and emotional well-being with academics.
Curiosity, joy, and engagement are cornerstones of their toddler and preschool programs. Children have a natural desire for independence (which is intricately linked to self-confidence), so the classrooms are designed to allow each child to explore hands-on, meaningful work that both reaches the child at his/her current stage, but also encourages the child to stretch him/herself to the next level.
Located in Chesterfield just off Highway 40 on a beautiful nine-acre campus, The Fulton School boasts an environment where the teaching styles are refreshing and the children are engaged, accepted, and passionate about learning. Private tours are available year-round.
City Academy
Based on the school’s belief that all children should have access to high-quality education, City Academy provides scholarship support to 100 percent of students.
Located in North St. Louis City, families from more than 40 different zip codes send their children ages 3 through 6th grade to City Academy to be taught by dedicated teachers with bold expectations that empower children to overcome barriers. Founded in 1999 out of Matthews-Dickey Boys’ and Girls’ Club, the beautiful campus opened in 2004 and now includes a state-of-the-art early childhood center built in 2018.
City Academy offers small class sizes with a 7:1 student-to-teacher ratio and Spanish instruction for all ages. Tuition includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks, along with an extended day program that provides care from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. with several enrichment opportunities. New parents at City Academy take part in Incredible Years, a parent engagement program that builds community and provides families with resources to aid student growth.
City Academy
4175 N. Kingshighway Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63115
New City School
5209 Waterman Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108
The College School
7825 Big Bend Boulevard, Webster Groves, MO 63119
Community School Preschool
900 Lay Road, St. Louis, MO 63124
Forsyth School
6235 Wydown Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63105
Good Shepherd School for Children
1170 Timber Run Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146
International Schoolhouse
1414 Bellevue Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63117
Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School Junior Kindergarten
101 N. Warson Road, St. Louis, MO 63124
Rohan Woods Preschool
1515 Bennett Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63122
Waldorf School of St. Louis
912 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63119
The Wilson School
400 De Mun Avenue, Clayton, MO 63105
Andrews Academy Junior Kindergarten
888 N, Mason Road, St. Louis, MO 63141
Apprende Private School
436B Valley School Drive, Valley Park, MO 63088
DaySpring Arts + Education
2500 Metro Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63043
Fulton School
1100 White Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017
Harper School
2845 N. Ballas Road, Town and Country, MO 63131
Rossman School Junior Kindergarten
12660 Conway Road, St. Louis, MO 63141