The Aspen Grove School | 2025 LOVE Award Winner – Excellence in Early Childhood Education

I love Aspen Grove because of how much time, energy, and effort is put into making sure my daughter has a positive and developmental experience in the classroom. They keep parents informed and do so much to keep us engaged. I know every administrator and they know me and my daughter by name. It feels welcoming when walking into the school and I know my daughter is growing by leaps and bounds because of the intentional curriculum.

We chose Aspen Grove as the school for our then infant son a year-and-a-half ago and it is one of the best decisions we’ve made as parents. The teachers and staff at Aspen Grove are second-to-none, care so much about their children and form a real bond with them. Our son is constantly talking about his teachers and classmates at home, and we are blown away by everything he learns. I recommend Aspen Grove to every new parent we meet.

Aspen Grove is a wonderful school. We could not be happier with the experience of sending our two boys there. We switched our older son from another well-known daycare program to Aspen Grove when he was 16 months old and it was like night and day. The thoughtful activities they put together, the phenomenal teachers and staff, and the emphasis on community has helped him grow into a kind and intellectually curious kid. Our younger son also attends Aspen Grove in the infant program and we get so many updates throughout the day and see how well they take care of the littlest ones too.

My husband and I first enrolled our older daughter into the school when it first opened when she was 2 years old. She was originally supposed to “graduate” when she was 5 in order to go to Kindergarten but then the pandemic changed everything. Aspen Grove came through for a small group of parents who had very limited options and created a “kindergarten” class that met in person 5 days a week. It was truly amazing and a bright silver lining in such a tumultuous time. Our daughter is now in 2nd grade and our younger daughter who is 2 is enrolled at Aspen Grove. Though the school has been through many changes, we always could rely on the dedication, warmth, and professionalism of the teachers. I always felt and still do feel that my daughters are in the best of care. And there is a true sense of community there.

I can’t imagine Graduate Hospital without Aspen Grove. It has created a sense of community among all the young families and really brought us all together. The parade of strollers past our every morning always makes me smile.

Our school, Aspen Grove, is a beautiful facility which cherishes nature education and outdoor time. Our older child was extremely well prepared through Pre-K and was years ahead of our expectations on reading, writing, and personal interactions when departing to kindergarten. The school leadership and teachers are so passionate about childhood education and has loving relationship with both our children in the school. Our oldest was ready and capable when moving on to kindergarten, but loves visiting and seeing old teachers when we pickup our youngest who still attends Aspen Grove. We have been here for nearly 4 years and have seen leadership navigate so many difficult challenges, from working with parents on behavior issues to inevitable staff turnover issues. Staffing schools is very challenging, and we have seen this leadership team deal with these issues with resilience and transparency. Our youngest who is in her attachment phase loves her teachers and is not eager to depart when we arrive shows she is happy throughout the day and clearly learning fast.