learn where you play

Ten months. Two, three, and four-year-olds. Drop-off, in Pelham, in the same room they already know.

Master's-level teachers, a real curriculum, and a week that includes STEAM, yoga, sports, and music taught by people who do those things for a living.

Enrollment is capped. That part matters.

what makes us different

taught by teachers

The program was built by a teacher with a Master's in Early Childhood Education and twenty years in the classroom. Every lead teacher holds a degree in early education. They also, variously, teach yoga, run the STEAM projects, and have strong opinions about how children learn to hold a pencil.

a week here

Yoga. A STEAM project built from scratch. Music with a working musician. Sports with an actual coach. Art, movement, stories, cooking, and serious imaginative play. Plus the ordinary, essential business of hanging up your own coat, finding your voice, and sharing the good markers.

small on purpose

Classes are capped. Not as a scarcity tactic — because a teacher who knows every child in the room can teach differently than one who is managing a crowd.

our philosphy

Two to four is not a waiting room.

It is when children build their first real sentences, their first real opinions, and their first real friendships. Language patterns form. Emotional vocabulary arrives. Problem-solving begins — usually over a disputed block.

The Academy looks after all of it. Cognitive, physical, social, creative. In a room that is calm on purpose.

Structure and joy. Intention and imagination. Guidance and independence. We have never found these to be in conflict.

WHAT HAPPENS

Children who walk into a group and know what to do. Longer attention spans. Bigger vocabularies. More questions, and better ones.

They make real friends.
They learn real things.
They leave more capable, more independent, and ready for whatever room comes next.

now enrolling

September 2026 - june 2027

DAYS: monday-friday (2 AND 3-DAY OPTIONS ALSO available)

HOURS: 9 - 11:45 am

Two young children, a boy in a green shirt and a girl in a white shirt, are smiling and holding hands in a classroom with other children and books in the background.

Young girl standing next to a chalkboard with child's drawings and the name 'Beatrix' written on it.

Young children in astronaut helmets playing in a bright room with a wooden floor, a bookshelf, and a small girl in the background at a sink.

Two young girls playing on a wooden indoor slide in a playroom.

A young boy with short brown hair and blue eyes peering through a red telescope mounted on a wooden play structure.

A wooden wall organizer with books, toys, and a mirror, in a light-colored room with two small windows and an educational rug on the floor.

Interior of a preschool classroom with white walls, wooden flooring, and small white and wooden chairs. There are wall decorations including educational posters, a poster with the alphabet, a shape puzzle, and a number chart. A partially open door la

Colorful small guitars hanging on a white wall in a children's playroom with wooden toys, gear panels, and a tent.

Children playing on a colorful parachute with smiling adults in a bright room.

Two young boys playing indoors with a wooden climbing structure and a small slide. One boy is dressed in a pirate costume with a cape and hat, holding onto a rope, looking upward. The other boy is holding a purple ball, standing with a neutral expres

Child's educational display with job chart, calendar, and a storybook on a stool in a classroom.

Empty classroom with wooden furniture, educational posters on the wall, a chalkboard, and a large transparent teaching screen.

A young girl with blonde curly hair plays with toys inside a wooden play structure, reaching out to grab a blue textured ball from a hanging fabric bin.

A woman leading a group of young children in a circle activity in a colorful playroom, with toys and foam shapes around.

A classroom setting with educational posters on the wall, two white child-sized chalkboards on stands, a small white desk with a beige child-sized chair, and a plain light-colored wall and floor.

Children playing with magnetic building blocks in a playroom.

A spacious children's playroom with wooden play structures, a small white pretend kitchen, and colorful toy guitars mounted on the wall.

Educational wall displays with color and number charts: one circular chart showing flower shapes in red, blue, orange, pink, yellow, green, purple with labels, and a wooden triangle with numbers 0 to 20 arranged in rows.

Modern playroom with wooden storage units, colorful cushions, toy helmets, small chairs stacked on the left, a hammock-style seat in the center, and stuffed animals hanging from the top shelves.

A children's play area with two small white tables, wooden stools, a sand play bin, and small basketball hoops decorated with clouds on a white wall.

Children playing a wooden tabletop game in a bright room, with a background of colorful dot-patterned wall.

Three children playing in an indoor sandbox with colorful toys and flowers, with a white teepee tent and colorful wall decorations in the background.

not sure if the year-long academic program is for you?

Learn more about our seasonal enrichment classes.