Greendell School

"After attending as a child with my mother and now participating with my own children (4.5 and 2.5) as a parent, you won’t find a better preschool community in the area. The families are warm and welcoming, the staff are excellent, and the school is conveniently located for families in Mountain View/Los Altos, Palo Alto, Menlo Park and even Redwood City. Not only do I love getting to play with my children with age-appropriate invitations (think play-doh, sand, water play, paint and glue you don’t have to clean up at home) I’m not sure what I would have done without the parent education component and support and guidance for other parents and of course the expertise of the teachers. I’ve participated in the infant class, 6-12 month class, 18-30 class, and this year the 2’s and 4’s class. Each year we keep coming back. Contact the school for a tour or go meet the Principal Shannon! She’s great! Oh and they do a great fundraiser each fall called Fun-Day in October. It’s a great family event!!"

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"This is an amazing play based Preschool with parent participation. They have programs from newborn to 4year olds . Our daughter has shown a great deal of improvement in her communication and social skills. Highly recommend this wonderful school which has a great community of staff, teachers, principal and families! Simply superb!"

"When our child was born, my wife had the foresight to look for a preschool for us. The idea never entered my mind, as I was so preoccupied with the day-to-day of parenting. Looking back at what I know now as to how little I knew then, I feel so grateful to my wife for enrolling us. The school's philosophy encourages exploration and experience through play. The teachers don’t teach but rather facilitate. They present information that allows the parent to develop their own perspective or philosophy. They help parents to define what values are important in their own families. Having a community like Preschool Family has enriched our lives and allowed us to feel rooted in the area. I appreciated the discussions with other parents and sharing in our victories and learning from mistakes. Understand that this is a parent participation preschool. It's way more involved than drop offs but, for our family, the investment has been outweighed by the results."

"I would *strongly* recommend PreSchool Family for any family interested in attending a pre-school with parental involvement/participation. Parents participate in their child's class once a week, so they get a much better sense of their child's daily activities, environment, and teachers. Plus, the school even offers night (or day) classes for the parents (roughly twice a month). The night classes were actually (surprisingly) one of the strongest aspects of this school, as they focused a lot on helping the parents to better understand the developmental stages and challenges of raising their kids as they enter pre-school, and this also helped to foster a strong sense of community among the participating parents. The teachers and staff are hands down some of the most sincere, caring, trustworthy, and kind people we have ever met, and the school community as a whole is fantastic: everyone comes together for the betterment of these children. While this level of involvement may seem like more responsibility than many other pre-school requirements, it turned out to be the most-surprising and rewarding aspect of this experience, as it provides a stronger overall sense of community and trust between the participating parents and teachers than I think we would have received anywhere else. We had our oldest daughter in another preschool before finally trying this one out. The difference was night and day (both for her and for us, as parents). We now have our two oldest daughters in PreSchool Family and plan for our infant daughter to start there soon as well."