Starting early academic childcare is a major change for families, and you want to know that you’re choosing the best preschool for your child. At The Gardner School, we get to know each child individually, which allows us to customize their care and education. We also partner with parents to ensure they feel supported and connected throughout the preschool experience.
There’s so much for your child to gain at an academically focused preschool. TGS Parents (both past and present) will happily tell you their reasons for loving our classrooms and teachers, but here are the top five overall reasons they choose The Gardner School for their children’s early education and daily care.
1. Academically Focused Programs
Did you know babies start listening while they are in the womb? Newborns start taking in information even at one month old! Enrolling your child in The Gardner School’s academically focused programs will advance their learning through daily nurturing interactions, movement, and playtime. As they get older and reach preschool, our teachers prepare them for kindergarten readiness, so they can excel at the elementary school level.
2. Enrichment Classes
With optional on-site classes like gymnastics, computers and technology, soccer, dance, cooking, karate, and more, we encourage our students to explore new skills and interests. The focused, small-group classes vary from school to school and give preschoolers a chance to be creative and put into practice their natural talents and interests under the guidance of talented professionals.
At TGS, children can learn and laugh together —whether they’re practicing with a new musical instrument, kicking boards in a martial arts class, tumbling down a mat in gymnastics, or twirling with friends in dance class.
3. Relationships at an Early Age
Cultivating relationships between students, teachers, and family is an important part of everything we do. Creating early connections with others frames the way children view the world—how they understand, communicate, and behave, and even how they portray emotions and socialize.
We believe connecting children to their communities is an essential part of helping children build compassion and empathy. It also opens their eyes to the world around them and the endless possibilities for who they could become. These experiences, like participating in a food drive, celebrating a Make-A-Wish child, or donating toys to a local hospital set the stage for your children to learn and grow on their own and have benefits that last a lifetime.
4. Communication Between Teachers and Parents
At The Gardner School, each day is a new experience for your child. We love being able to help them learn, and it’s even more fun to be able to share these developments with our parents throughout the day. Through our parent communications app, teachers can keep moms and dads informed about their child’s day by sending pictures and real-time updates about meals, snacks, naps, progress, activities, school updates, and more. Learn more about how we value parent-teacher partnerships.
5. Location
Because of our convenient locations near thriving residential communities and businesses, parents can easily drop off their children on their way to work and pick them up at the end of the day without having to venture too far off their daily paths. With schools located in Chicago, IL area, Louisville, KY area, Minneapolis, MN area, Columbus, OH and Cincinnati, OH areas, Nashville, TN area, Northern Virginia area, and Denver, CO area, we’ve intentionally chosen locations that are easy to access from major roads, in addition to being strategically located in safe communities. See all our locations and find The Gardner School closest to you.
Schedule a tour at The Gardner School nearest you today to meet our early childhood education professionals and explore what makes our environment and facilities stand out. You’ll quickly see for yourself why parents choose us above other preschools!
