A National Model of Excellence in Toddler, Preschool, and School-Age Care and Education
125 North 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Children’s Village is a non-profit that provides early childhood education and school-age academic enrichment distinguished by excellence and family diversity. Working together with children, parents, and the community, we promote a society that is fair, compassionate, and economically vibrant.
A non-profit organization, Children’s Village relies on your support. Today, more than 400 children are learning, exploring, sharing, discovering, and creating with us. Our high-quality program prepares them for school—and for life. But we can only do so with you. Read more»
We are proud that Children’s Village’s Executive Director, Mary Graham, is an unrelenting advocate, working to ensure all children reap the lifelong rewards of high-quality early… Read more»
Advocating for high-quality early learning can be intimidating–but its worth it because the stakes are incredibly high. “Early childhood [education] isn’t a political issue,” says Mary Graham,… Read more»
Children’s Village is home to Philadelphia’s first adult Learning Lab embedded in a high-quality early education program. We are renovating our classrooms to ensure they accommodate the needs of young students and best serve adult learners. Learn how you can make twice the impact!
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»
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.
