Heart in Hand Preschool Open House
Join us for our open houses on the first Wednesday of the month from January to May, 4:00 to 5:00 pm.
We warmly invite you and your family to discover the magic of Heart in Hand Preschool. This is a wonderful opportunity for your child to engage in imaginative play, exploring both our indoor spaces and the beautiful garden. While your little one is busy creating, feel free to ask any questions you may have about our unique approach to education, the principles of Waldorf teaching, and our dedicated team of educators. To arrange your visit for the Heart in Hand Preschool open house, please click Here to send us your request or use the form below. Remember to include your child’s name and age, along with your contact number. If you have any specific questions you’d like to discuss, please share those as well. We strive to respond to all inquiries by the end of the day or by the next morning. If you haven’t heard back within a day, don’t hesitate to reach out again.
Enrollment FAQ
How many children are accepted into at Heart in Hand?
Heart in Hand Preschool is State certified and Waldorf Accredited.
We have two class rooms with 7 children each.
The three-day program, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday OR Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday is from 9:00 to 1 pm.
The four-day program is on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, OR Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 9 to 1 pm.
Please ask if you are interested in a five-day week.
What is the age range for Heart in Hand students?
Heart in Hand Preschool is for children ages 2.5 – 6 years old.
We strives to maintain a balance of boys and girls as well as younger and older children.
When children attend Heart in Hand for multiple years, they get to experience being the younger and then the older child in a social setting.
What are Heart in Hand's program hours?
Drop-off 9:00-9:30
- Pick-up 1:00 pm
- Aftercare pickup 2:30-3:00 pm
- Heart in Hand’s school year runs from September to mid-June and follows a year-round schedule with an added break in October and February.
- There is a summer program in August
What is the tuition for Heart in Hand?
2025-2026 – Sept to June
- 3-days per week (Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday OR Wednesday, Thursdays, Friday)
- 4 hrs = $860/mo
- 4-days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays OR Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)
- 4 hrs = $1070/mo
- 5-days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdays, and Friday)
- 4 hrs = $1250/mo
- Aftercare 1:00-3:00 pm
- 2-day = $250/mo
- 3-day = $375/mo
- 4-day = $500/mo
- 5-day = $625/mo
- Parent-Child (Fridays) 10:00 to 11:30 am
- 3 week series, $200
- 3 week series, $200
How do I start the enrollment process for Heart in Hand Preschool?
Enrollment starts with an invitation to an open house.
Open House is held the 1st Wednesday of the month beginining in January to May from 4:00-5:00pm, and children are most welcome to attend!
During your Open House visit, you will receive an application.
Complete your application and return it to us with your enrollment fee.
There is an introductory parent meeting in May.
What about Screens and Children?
When choosing Waldorf education for their child, parents choose for an education that fiercely and lovingly stands for the protection of the innocence of children.
Now, more than ever before, children are rushed into the materialistic and thinking world of adults.
Modern science is validating what Waldorf teachers have known for a long time;
the consumption of media by small children inhibits their healthy development.
Children enrolled in Heart in Hand Preschool, a certified Waldorf school, should be given the gift of a media-free childhood as much as possible.
Real life experience such as playing with peers, being in nature, and participating in practical work needs to be the everyday environment of the child.
Media (not just tv, but any screen such as laptops, Ipads, phones etc) teaches children to be cynical, materialistic, and violent.
Many programs that claim to be ‘feminist’, ‘environmental’, or ‘inclusive’, merely say this in order to promote their product.
Children act out what they experience, and even though watching tv is a passive experience, the children fully participate in it. It is a healthy response of children to want to play it over and over again, in order to process it, understand it, and make it their own.
Often a child who has watched a program can influence the mood and play of the whole class, bringing in irreverence or pop culture behavior and values that is counter with the cooperative culture we nurture.
Heart in Hand is committed to the healthy development of each child, and for this reason, we ask parents to reduce or limit the amount of media children are exposed to.