Cambridge-ellis School

Cambridge-Ellis School is a small, non-profit preschool located in the heart of Cambridge. Our mission is to provide a joyful, warm, and stimulating first school experience for our community's youngest learners. Our philosophy is built upon a foundation of equity, inclusion, and above all community.

At Cambridge-Ellis, we believe that children learn best through play. We offer a child centered approach with an emphasis on emergent curriculum. Teachers draw learning themes directly from child observations and plan activities in response to their interests and questions. We offer a curriculum that challenges children at their developmental level while allowing kids to be kids. We have great respect for children as thinkers and learners and value their contributions to joint investigations.

Teachers support young children's natural curiosity by cultivating indoor environments that encourage artistic, scientific, sensory, verbal, written, and mathematical expression. Each classroom offers dramatic play and building spaces, sensory, science, and writing tables, a large art area, and a cozy book nook.

Our two gated playgrounds are wonderful extensions of our indoor classrooms. Children develop their imaginations, physical strength, social skills and confidence during their daily outdoor time. Playground structures and equipment mirror the natural environment in which they are situated and encourage a multitude of opportunities for natural play and physical expression.