Welcome!

Palo Verde Ave. Christian Church Nursery School (more commonly known as The Teddy Bear Preschool) is a small school with a large purpose. We hold the belief that children are eager learners who, when given respect, the proper environment and guidance are capable beings who absorb information through all 5 senses. Our mission is to teach to the whole child: the heart, the hands, and the mind.

“What we learn with pleasure, we never forget.” -Alfred Mercier

We prioritize play-based, emergent curriculum that is child-centered and teacher-guided. Our educated team will provide a positive and engaging learning environment that appeals to child interests with a multitude of experiences design to promote exploration, creativity, problem solving, independence, cooperation, collaboration and responsibility.  We strive to promote diversity and inclusion of all families. Our curriculum does not include religious instruction, other than a simple prayer before snack time. We teach by the “Golden Rule” of respect, kindness, equality, and compassion in all things. Our staff relates to each other and to each child in this manner, modeling and encouraging our students to do the same.

The goal of our program is for children to become confident critical thinkers, capable problem solvers, and kind humans. We base our teaching pedagogy in the science of how young children learn. We work towards gaining language and literacy skills, numerical knowledge, science experimentation and exploration, developing emotional and social skills, improving large and small motor skills, just to name a few. We meet each child where they are while supporting achievable goals and challenging progress in a fun, play-based, developmentally appropriate manner. The most important goal is that children develop a life-long love of learning and feel that they are worthwhile contributors. It is our sincere desire to provide a warm, safe, joyful place where each child will flourish socially, emotionally, and intellectually.

We are a state-licensed facility, inspected on a regular basis. We meet or exceed all regulations and standards.

Programs and Pricing can be found in the About Us section of this website.