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Your guide to the BEST schools, preschools, enrichment programs, and experts in Philly and beyond!

Whether you're looking at preschools, elementary, middle, or high schools, the Philly Family Community can help you find the right fit for your child!

Learn about educational options and what they mean!

Find out when to visit the best preschools and private schools in Philadelphia with our Open House Guide and Admissions Events Calendar.

Revolutionizing support for neurodivergent individuals through innovative, compassionate care that extends far beyond traditional diagnostic approaches.

preschool children exploring a fallen tree with their teacher

Set on an 18-acre campus in Wynnewood, this innovative program fosters a love for nature and provides a holistic approach to early childhood education

Find out what happens when families with a common goal come together to create their dream preschool at Clementine Montessori.

Gladwyne Montessori students doing a science experiment

Gladwyne Montessori nurtures each child's unique abilities and fosters a mindset of limitless possibilities.

Aspen Grove School’s thoughtful, engaging, and effective approach to childhood learning

Whether your child is into art, sports, nature, or STEM, these after-school options with transportation ensure they stay engaged until you’re able to pick them up!

Creating life-long learners through fun and interactive play.

Young students standing in a row to show off their painting projects.

With core values of respect, integrity, patience, and peace they create a unique learning environment for learners of all ages

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Discover The Learning Experience in Northern Liberties, offering joyful, engaging curriculum for infants through preschoolers

The Free Library of Philadelphia offers a wealth of resources.

Everything you need to know about your Philly public library.

toddlers playing at Montessori school

Discover Montessori learning with your infant or toddler in Center City Philadelphia.

Find the best Philly art classes, dance studios, college prep services, activities, and specialized enrichment activities.

Discover why local parents rave about these exceptional Philly schools and homeschool resources.

Three siblings sitting against a rock while taking a hike

The Pedemonti family shares their experience with this intellectually rich atmosphere that promotes a growth mindset, encourages lifelong learning, and more.

Teacher and student working at a laptop

A unique fifth grade curriculum that helps this age group transition from lower to middle school

Photo of a family with two teen boys in a field

A Montgomery County family finds PA Cyber Charter School to be the ideal learning environment for their two sons.

Male toddler doing art at a preschool table.

Kidology is dedicated to helping children reach their developmental milestones.

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Giving students the freedom to decide, encouraging independence and motivation

Curriculum, seminars, lessons in the humanities, and a stem program that includes lab-based inquiry and natural exploration lead to a very unique education.

How their Montessori approach fosters teen innovators

Learn about the time-tested and hands-on education your child can find at Gladwyne Montessori School

With locations in Philadelphia and Ardmore, Philadelphia Dance Academy is setting the stage for its students to have a lifelong appreciation of dance. 

A Philadelphia family finds a daycare that feels like home at Bright Horizons Center City.

Parents have a lot of choices when it comes to schools for their children. Learning about the different types of schools can help you discover the right fit for your child.

Learn more about the campus life, curriculum, and more at this Wynnewood area school with two campuses.

A local company provides much needed child development services in and around Philadelphia.

students learning to cook with a chef

Find out more about the benefits of cooking instruction, and how your child can polish their skills with Julian Krinsky Camps & Programs.

High-school sweethearts looked to their past when choosing Jewish day schools for their four daughters.

When a traditional brick-and-mortar school couldn’t meet the needs of the Costanzo family, they turned to the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School and never looked back.

AIM Academy’s innovative spaces and programs support future ready skills.

Music Theatre Philly, one of Philadelphia’s most popular and award-winning training programs, is gearing up for an incredible Winter and Spring season with classes and events for children, ages 18 months to 18 years.

children standing in a circle at gymnastics

Sign up for Fall & Winter classes, and don't miss the Day Off Camps and Birthday Party options, too!

Philadelphia Dance Academy is the 2022 Philly Family LOVE Awards Winner for Best Dance Studio!

With unanimous board approval, the 12th Head of School in Friends’ Central’s history has been selected.

Take charge, explore, and ask questions. Become an independent learner with Friends' Central School.

Summer 2022 is going to be HOT!

How can you design home spaces in a way that allows your child to be independent? Greene Towne Montessori School shares their tips!

Between the bookends of Preschool and the Eighth Grade, St. Peter’s School honors the richness of childhood.

Sign up now for free STEAM classes for students in grades 5-8.

At Greene Towne Montessori, Kindergarten is the year where everything comes together, and children display confidence in skills like leadership, cooperation, discovery, and grace.

As COVID changed the world, PA Cyber never stopped learning.

Margaret Metz, Friends’ Central School’s Director of Enrollment Management, shares her insights for an ever-changing educational landscape.

Within a framework of evidence-based teaching methodologies, The Philadelphia School applies a distinct progressive educational approach that is renowned throughout the region and has established the school’s reputation as a center for joyful, life-long learning.

Experts at KinderCare discuss how you can turn parenting guilt into parenting glory!

“We want to help students feel good about finding their own voice, and to feel supported in sharing their truth.”

Take a peek inside the Old City KinderCare Learning Center and meet Center Director Tracy Wolk!

As students and teachers navigate an unprecedented school year together, St. Peter’s School’s new initiatives build resilience, equity, and community.

"I can work at a faster pace than others and I learn at a higher level than others my age.”

Friends’ Central School has been the perfect fit for the Goldblums, giving six-year-old Owen “the best of the city and the best of the suburbs.”

This year the Portal will stay for the fall, and will be used not just by Global Scholars, but will be integrated into everything from foreign language courses to geography, history, math, and beyond.

With individualized, one-on-one learning, middle and high school students at Fusion can make their own schedules and learn in the way that is best for their particular needs and interests.

“Once we visited, we were sold. We were just blown away by the warmth and kindness. It really felt like home.”

Using the power of the internet and innovation to overcome traditional boundaries of time and space, PA Cyber makes it possible to personalize the learning experience, connecting students and families with skilled and caring teachers.

How the City Curriculum is changing the shape—and place—of learning at St. Peter’s.

Online learning begins at Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School!

This project-based, diverse educational environment explores urban surroundings, the natural world, and the limitlessness of children's potential.

Abington Friends School (AFS) has the first certified nature explore classroom in the state of Pennsylvania and its Headwaters Discovery Playground was recently named one of the top five outdoor learning sites in the world. The school’s 50-acre campus is uniquely situated at the headwaters of the Jenkintown Creek, a

Girard’s boarding school environment gives students more time to live in a community, grow relationships, and focus on Girard’s five core values: respect, responsibility, integrity, self-discipline, and compassion.

Education-at-Jack-Barrack-Hebrew-Academy

Understanding students' needs and goals is what drives the teachers and staff of Barrack Hebrew Academy.

While kids are having fun building robots, they're also building important educational and life skills.

Quadrat students will stand out for their ability to think critically and creatively.

This Spanish immersion preschool is a truly unique and enriching learning environment for the littlest Philadelphians.

Malvern Prep’s new Center for Social Impact, scheduled to open in the fall of 2019, will take the school for boys in 6th through 12th grades to a new level.

Shynita Price wanted her son, Jeremiah, to take a step up in his education. She found that at Girard College, a five-day residential program for boys and girls.

When this family moved to the King of Prussia area, they found the right fit for all four of their kids at DCCS. Find out why.

At Germantown Academy, we cultivate a growth mindset so our youngest students can build the knowledge, skills, work habits, and character traits to become creative problem-solvers, clear communicators, and successful collaborators.

In the 2017-2018 academic year, more than 1300 Pennsylvania students chose to get their education from one of the most successful online public schools in the nation. Find out why.

If you've been searching for a school for your gifted learner, learn why The Grayson School could be the right fit.

Friends School Haverford is teaching its students to embrace, accept and value differences.

After putting their son Colin in the summer program at Woodlynde, find out why the Purdy's choose to have him continue on into the academic year.

AIM students are exceeding national fluency norms for average rate of improvement, not simply compared to peers with learning differences, but as compared to all students nationally.

Learn how this family found just the right mix of academic rigor and diversity for their son Phinneas.

This Quaker-based school, located in Newtown Square is giving kids who learn differently the tools they need for success.

Find out how Abington Friends School is connecting its students with professionals to create an active learning environment.

How Penn Charter’s IdeaLabs are transforming the learning process.

Learn why these dedicated urban dwellers chose The Haverford School for their son.

The Deitz Family from The Baldwin School

Learn more about this Philadelphia family's experience at the all-girls school in Bryn Mawr.

Hands-on, real world learning experiences provide students with unique opportunities at CCA.

Find out how Baldwin's Lower School can shape your daughter's path.

This brand-new Philadelphia independent school is creating something unique.

The Haverford School's director of leadership and an educational expert talk about how to help boys excel without sacrificing well-being.

The Navarian Family from The Haverford School

Learn more about this family's experience at the all-boys, pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school.

Learn more about how this school that caters to learning differences helped 8-year-old Addison learn to love school.

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