At North Park Elementary School, Early Childhood marks the beginning of an impactful educational journey that will lead students to success in high school and beyond. Early Childhood at NPES consists of Preschool (3-year-olds) and Junior Kindergarten (4-year-olds).

Our program is full of intentional and joyful engagement. Nestled within a robust inquiry-based elementary school, we lean into the capabilities of our youngest learners.

Our play-based, Reggio-inspired program - with an emergent curriculum that is organic and highly engaging - captures the interests of students as our experienced and nurturing early childhood educators guide them in developing their voices, thinking expansively and creatively, and exploring existing and new curiosities together.

Our Early Childhood Atelierista, or art teacher, supports and encourages students to express themselves artistically by exploring materials, media, and techniques.

NPES’ Early Childhood teachers are fully present, joyful, and responsive, possessing a deep understanding of early childhood intellectual and social-emotional development and the learning skills students need to thrive in future grades. For us, Early Childhood is just the start of something very special.

Our early childhood through eighth-grade educational program is accredited by the highly-regarded Independent School Association of the Central States.