Ages Infant to 6 & After School Care

Ivy Blossom Preschool provides care for children 1 month to 2.5 years of age in the "Hobbit Hole", 2.5 to 6 years of age in the "Green House", and Kindergarten through 4th grade in the "Tree House" for after-school care and summer programs. We believe in mixed-age environments where everyone brings something important to the group and everyone learns from other younger and older children. 

Children are not required to be toilet trained by a specific age or as a prerequisite for moving to the Green House. We believe that a child should begin toilet training when they are physically and psychologically ready. We are prepared to partner with your family when this occurs. Coterie wipes are included in tuition. We have also partnered with Coterie to provide the option of having eco-friendly diapers delivered directly to the preschool for an additional $50 per month. You are more than welcome to not use this service and provide your own diapers. We will communicate with you with ample time for you to keep your child adequately-stocked. 

Ivy Blossom Preschool is a nature-heavy environment. We embrace all seasons and explore outside in all types of weather. With the exception of structured eating and rest times, children have the option to be outside all day. 

Click the PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT or AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM buttons located on the Home Page or the Tuition Page. Once you fill out the form, a staff member will email you (within 48 hours) with more information and tour options. 

Ivy Blossom Preschool is a full-day program, serving families who need all day care. We are happy to work with families who need fewer days of care if space is available!

Yes! Our base tuition includes lunch, two snacks, filtered water, and milk (cow or oat!) served at lunch time. We also offer a quick-grab breakfast to any child without a time cut off. Our meals are nutritious, 100% organic and cooked on site daily. Please reference our Newsletter page for more information about our menu and food program. 

The topic that every parent thinks about but every childcare avoids directly addressing. Discipline (often incorrectly interchanged with "punishment") is anything that contributes to an environment where the behavior and atmosphere are generally desirable. Punishment is an extremely dated concept and has no place in any childcare setting. Children will never be humiliated, embarrassed. spoken down to, put in "time out", or physically harmed or inconvenienced in any way as a result of their choices or behaviors. We believe in modeling, routine, natural consequences and ongoing conversations. It is that simple. If children knew better, they wouldn't be under the watchful care of trusted adults until age 18. Teaching children self-control and kindness is no different than teaching them numbers and letters. It is a patient process that needn't be negative at any point. 

We do! We use Origins Curriculum to guide our "formal" learning. It is a socially and environmentally-conscious approach to typical academic topics. Their website (originscurriculum.com) offers a "Year-at-Glance" to give you a glimpse into their topics and open-ended ideas and activities. We subscribe to their Bloom bundle. We have all spent years writing curriculum when our time would be better spent right next to a child, and it is our choice as a preschool to use our energy to nurture the children and pay for a like-minded company to guide us through preparing their minds academically for Kindergarten success.