A Model of Excellence in Infant, Toddler, Preschool, and School-Age Care and Education
125 North 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Children’s Village is a non-profit educating young and school-age children, current and future teachers, and families. Children’s Village is distinguished by teaching excellence, a comprehensive and holistic framework and its focus on inclusion and diversity. Working together with children, families and the community, we promote a society that is fair, compassionate and economically vibrant.
We are committed to providing a safe environment for our students, families, and staff. To learn more, please watch: Reopening slide show for parents
A non-profit organization, Children’s Village relies on funding from the community. Since our 1976 inception, we have educated thousands of young children and supported their families, always guided by the highest quality standards. We can only continue to do so with you. Read more»
Our teachers introduce children to all elements of a high-quality preschool curriculum, including literacy, math, science, and social studies, as well as the social-emotional education that is so critical for young learners ages 3, 4, and 5 years.
Because we cannot welcome you to tour at this time, we are instead ‘opening the doors’ to you through photographs. To give you a glimpse of our program in action, you’ll find photos of children creating, discovering, learning, and playing!
Children’s Village is now enrolling children in our toddler, preschool, and school-age program–and announcing NEW: School-Age Remote Learning Access Center, Virtual Preschool Education Program with Certified Teacher, and Infant Program ( 6 weeks to 13 months).
Children benefit most from teachers who are highly qualified and experienced. Each of our classrooms is headed by two full-time teachers: a lead teacher and an assistant teacher. Learn more»
These images represent Children’s Village before we implemented COVID-19-related health and safety protocols.
Children’s Village encourages artistic expression. One former student took the lessons to heart; she now attends Moore College of Art and Design.
Former students often invite their Children’s Village teachers to their high school graduation.
I know we selected the right school for our preschooler. Today, he asked what ‘indigenous’ means. My wife and I looked at each other in surprise!
A parent who had seen our class at the park followed us back to Children’s Village to complete an Enrollment Application for her own child.
Children’s Village graduates often return to complete required high school community service hours here.
Our library books have to be replaced, not because they’re lost but because they’re worn. We encourage life-long readers and learners.
We are a LGBT family, and never once have we felt set apart or not included in anything, and our child has exposure to learning about all different types of families and is supported with ours.
The Nutrition Program introduces many children to new foods. Parents often ask our chef for the recipes.
Children’s Village offers an extremely diverse environment and they are very intuitive and dedicated to your child’s educational process.
I love the way Children’s Village is so accommodating to immigrant families and families new to the area. I learn a lot because of this outreach.
A parent told me that, if she had 6,000 children, they would all attend Children’s Village.
