Eastside Cooperative Preschool, 1412 Boulevard Rd SE, Olympia, WA 98501, US

HistoryCherry Lane Preschool was founded by Amanda Smith. Previous to starting the school, she received a degree in Child Development. After working as a day/care preschool director for preschool franchise in the mid-west, Amanda traveled to Greece to work with children. Upon returning to The United States, Mrs. Smith intended to start a preschool once her own young children had entered elementary school. However, Amanda was dismayed by her inability to find an organized, academic program that also taught Christian values. This led her to found Cherry Lane Preschool, which both of her children have now attended.SpecialtiesCherry Lane Preschool features a well rounded reading program which focuses on word recognition and phonics. Language arts will include writing, finger plays, the reading program DVD and ample reading time. In addition to reading, our math lessons will incorporate counting, measuring, sorting, pairing, comparing same and different, songs, games and more. Furthermore, your child's social skills will be developed and refined while learning to participate in a group with polite manners. As we build upon these core principals, your child will have an opportunity to create many wonderful art projects, and participate in Science and Discovery, Music, Circle time and Small and Large Motor skill activities. We will provide lots of creative areas for your child to express his/her individuality, along with working together at belonging to a group.