Downtown Little School (2026 Profile)

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Downtown Little School

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Downtown Little School offers a pre-school program for young children that emphasizes social and emotional growth, while giving careful attention to cognitive and physical development.

We offer an individualized program that supports the strengths and responds to the needs of each child and family.

We emphasize independence, learning through experience, and self-discovery. It is our belief that all children benefit from diversity of all kinds.

We seek racial, socioeconomic and cultural diversity, and we accept children with special needs.

Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Kindergarten-1
Enrollment: 85 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Overview

School Type

Early Childhood / Day Care

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-1

Student Body

Total Students

85 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

3 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

28:1

National avg.:

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Kindergarten-1
Enrollment: 85 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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