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The Ounce of Prevention Fund gives children in poverty the best chance for success in school and in life by advocating for and providing the highest quality care and education from birth to age five.

WEST SIDE MONTESSORI IS A FAMILY-ORIENTED EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY ENGAGING AND INSPIRING CHILDREN TO DISCOVER THEIR POTENTIAL WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING MUTUAL RESPECT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, NATURAL CURIOSITY AND A LOVE OF LEARNING.

The Model School’s mission is to provide a true alternative for parents who know that children can’t wait and who want a comprehensive educational program in an ideally prepared humanistic developmental learning environment.

AT THE CHESTNUT HILL SCHOOL, OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE CHILDREN IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN A COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, DIVERSITY, AND COMMUNITY. WE ENGAGE, CHALLENGE AND SUPPORT CHILDREN AS THEY DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO ACHIEVE EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS. WE NURTURE THE WHOLE CHILD THROUGH A THOUGHTFUL, BALANCED CURRICULUM. WE INTENTIONALLY BUILD A DIVERSE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, AND WE VALUE, RESPECT, AND EDUCATE OURSELVES ABOUT ITS COMPLEXITIES AND GIFTS. WE FOSTER THE GROWTH OF OUR STUDENTS SO THEY WILL BECOME RESPONSIBLE, CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE WORLD WHO STAND UP FOR THEIR BELIEFS, EXPRESS THEIR THOUGHTS, AND CARE ABOUT THE RIGHTS AND FEELINGS OF OTHERS.

Skytown Parent Cooperative Preschool has been offering early childhood education in a nurturing environment for over 40 years.Our professional teachers and director offer a program that allows children to develop at their own pace and provides them with opportunities to grow socially, emotionally, physically and academically. During the 2014-2015 school year, Skytown served 45 children and their families.

Nashoba Brooks School educates children for a life of continuous learning, accomplishment, and leadership in a diverse and changing world. The School nurtures students' growth and character, while fostering the development of each child's personal excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts.

THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATES AS PART OFTHE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH ITS FOCUS ON PROVIDING A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN THAT EMPOWERS FA MI LIES THRO UGH A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE FAMILY LITERACY MODEL

Marble Hill Nursery School is a non-profit parent cooperative nursery school. Founded in 1953 by parents living in the Marble Hill Houses, our school offers a high-quality, early childhood education to an ethnically and socio-economically diverse group of children.

SAN MATEO PARENTS NURSERY SCHOOL IS A DIVERSE COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO FOSTERING THE LEARNING AND GROWTH OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS. ITS GOAL IS TO CREATE A LOVING, SUPPPORTIVE, EMPOWERING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

MWPCCC is a community-based, non-profit organization whose mission is to create, manage, and sustain developmentally appropriate, high quality, available, culturally-sensitive pre-school, childcare, and family support services. We support families with young children and infants. We prepare children for kindergarten and a lifetime of learning by offering them an emergent curriculum, nurturing staff, and a commitment to children's social well-being in an environment that respects and celebrates diversity. Our target population is an economically and ethnically diverse group of children. We are committed to serving as many low-income/subsidized children as possible, and in fact, often we have absorbed those costs in order to make sure that that we do not turn families for lack of funds.

THE WALDORF SCHOOL OF GARDEN CITY EDUCATES CHILDREN TO MEET THE WORLD WITH PURPOSE, GRATITUDE AND RESPECT. OUR CURRICULUM, INSPIRED BY RUDOLF STEINER, PROGRESSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AWAKENING STUDENTS TO THE EXPERIENCE OF KNOWLEDGE, STRENGTHENING THEIR SENSE OF MORAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND EMPOWERING THEM TO ACT WITH COURAGE AND CONVICTION. THE SCHOOL'S AIM IS TO GRADUATE A DIVERSE GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE DISTINGUISHED BY THE SCOPE AND ACUITY OF THEIR MINDS AS WELL AS THE DEPTH OF THEIR CHARACTER.

Our Mission: Sweet Pea Montessori collaborates with families to offer quality infant and toddler Montessori environments. We strive for community, equity, and connections with nature. Purpose: Sweet Pea Montessori School is a diverse community of infants, toddlers, their families, and Montessori-trained caregivers. It provides children with a loving and and developmentally appropriate environment to learn and grow in while at school and supports families through cooperation and parent education. It serves as a model and offers mentorship to those interested in pursuing Montessori training. Vision: Our vision is to collaborate with and support parents in their endeavor to raise happy, healthy children who appreciate and care for nature. We wish to be a model that brings community and