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Oldest ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Preschools in Pennsylvania

The average private preschool in Pennsylvania was founded around 1967 (2026-27).
The oldest private preschool in Pennsylvania is Friends Select School and William Penn Charter School, each founded in 1689.

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # PA Schools Ranked: 789
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1689–1844
  • PA School Avg.: 1966
  • National School Avg.: 1971

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # PA Schools Ranked: 789
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1689–1844
  • PA School Avg.: 1966
  • National School Avg.: 1971
Show school map — Pennsylvania (year founded range: 1689–1844, avg 1966)
Year Founded Range: 1689 1864 Avg. Year Founded: 1815

Oldest ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Preschools in Pennsylvania (2026-27)

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Map of Friends Select School
#1(°Õ1–T2)Friends Select School
Gr: PK-12 | 600 students
Friends
17th St & Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 561-5900
1689year founded
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Map of William Penn Charter School
#1(°Õ1–T2)William Penn Charter School
Gr: PK-12 | 947 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 18
Friends
3000 W School House Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 844-3460
(1)
1689year founded
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Abington Friends School Photo
#3Abington Friends School
Gr: PK-12 | 604 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 13 | Extracurriculars: 19
Friends
575 Washington Ln
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-3950
(3)
1697year founded
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Map of Salford Mennonite Child Care Center
#4Salford Mennonite Child Care Center
Gr: PK-K | 23 students
Daycare / Preschool (Mennonite)
480 Groff Mill Rd
Harleysville, PA 19438
(215) 256-6421
1717year founded
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Moravian Academy Photo
#5Moravian Academy
Gr: NS-12 | 867 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 18
4313 Green Pond Rd
Bethlehem, PA 18020
(610) 332-5200
(1)
1742year founded
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Map of Saint Francis Classical Catholic Academy
#6Saint Francis Classical Catholic Academy
Gr: PK-8 | 100 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Sports: 6
Daycare / Preschool (Catholic)
668 Pine St
Bally, PA 19503
(610) 845-7364
1743year founded
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Germantown Academy Photo
#7Germantown Academy
Gr: PK-12 | 1,225 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 20 | Extracurriculars: 29
340 Morris Rd
Fort Washington, PA 19034
(267) 405-7070
(5)
1759year founded
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Plymouth Meeting Friends School Photo
#8Plymouth Meeting Friends School
Gr: NS-6 | 99 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 2 | Extracurriculars: 6
Friends
2150 Butler Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
(610) 828-2288
(4)
1780year founded
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Harrisburg Academy Photo
#9Harrisburg Academy
Gr: NS-12 | 356 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 9 | Extracurriculars: 12
10 Erford Road
Lemoyne, PA 17043
(717) 763-7811
(6)
1784year founded
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Map of The Episcopal Academy
#10The Episcopal Academy
Gr: PK-12 | 1,250 students
Sports: 20
Episcopal
1785 Bishop White Drive
Newtown Square, PA 19073
(484) 424-1400
1785year founded
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Westtown School Photo
#11Westtown School
Gr: PK-12 | 693 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 19 | Extracurriculars: 61
Friends
975 Westtown Road
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-7900
(10)
1799year founded
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Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Photo
#12Pennsylvania School For The Deaf
Gr: PK-12 | 188 students
Avg. class size: 8 students
Sports: 5
Special Education School
100 W School House Ln
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 951-4733
1820year founded
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Overbrook School For The Blind Photo
#13Overbrook School For The Blind
Gr: PK | 217 students
Special Education School
6333 Malvern Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19151
(215) 877-0313
1832year founded
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Frankford Friends School Photo
#14Frankford Friends School
Gr: NS-8 | 258 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 3 | Extracurriculars: 16
Friends
1500 Orthodox Street
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 533-5368
(1)
1833year founded
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St. Peter's School Photo
#15St. Peter's School
Gr: NS-8 | 151 students
Avg. class size: 11 students
Sports: 4 | Extracurriculars: 14
319 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 925-3963
(4)
1834year founded
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Map of West Chester Friends School
#16West Chester Friends School
Gr: PK-5 | 130 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 24
Friends
415 N High Street
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 696-2937
1836year founded
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Sewickley Academy Photo
#17Sewickley Academy
Gr: PK-12 | 532 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 15
315 Academy Avenue
Sewickley, PA 15143
(412) 741-2230
(10)
1838year founded
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Map of St. Pauls United Church Of Christ School
#18St. Pauls United Church Of Christ School
Gr: PK-K | 150 students
Alternative School (Church of Christ)
5 W Arch St
Fleetwood, PA 19522
(610) 944-5808
1840year founded
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Wyoming Seminary Lower School Photo
#19(°Õ19–T20)Wyoming Seminary Lower School
Gr: NS-8 | 340 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 7 | Extracurriculars: 10
Methodist
1560 Wyoming Avenue
Kingston, PA 18704
(570) 718-6611
1844year founded
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Wyoming Seminary Upper School Photo
#19(°Õ19–T20)Wyoming Seminary Upper School
Gr: PK-12 | 819 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 48
201 N Sprague Ave
Kingston, PA 18704
(570) 270-2100
1844year founded
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Friends Central School Photo
#21(°Õ21–T23)Friends Central School
Gr: NS-12
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 10
Friends
1101 City Avenue
Wynnewood, PA 19096
(610) 649-7440
(1)
1845year founded
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Map of Friends' Central Lower School
#21(°Õ21–T23)Friends' Central Lower School
Gr: NS-5 | 264 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Friends
228 Old Gulph Rd
Wynnewood, PA 19096
(610) 642-7575
1845year founded
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Germantown Friends School Photo
#21(°Õ21–T23)Germantown Friends School
Gr: NS-12 | 1,157 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 74
Friends
31 W Coulter Street
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 951-2300
1845year founded
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St. Peter The Apostle School Photo
#24St. Peter The Apostle School
Gr: PK-8 | 219 students
Avg. class size: 23 students
Extracurriculars: 10
Catholic
1009 N 5th St
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 922-5958
(2)
1848year founded
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Map of St. Joseph School
#25 St. Joseph School
Gr: PK-8 | 647 students
Catholic
340 Manor Ave
Downingtown, PA 19335
(610) 269-8999
1851year founded
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Map of Davidson School
#26(°Õ26–T28)Davidson School
Gr: PK-12 | 288 students
Special Education School
111 Elwyn Rd.
Media, PA 19063
(610) 891-2000
1852year founded
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Map of Davidson School Elwyn Inc
#26(°Õ26–T28)Davidson School Elwyn Inc
Gr: NS-12 | 305 students
Special Education School
111 Elwyn Road
Media, PA 19063
(610) 891-2201
(2)
1852year founded
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Seton Catholic School Photo
#26(°Õ26–T28)Seton Catholic School
Gr: PK-8 | 152 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 2 | Extracurriculars: 7
Catholic
385 Pine Street
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 336-2320
1852year founded
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Greene Street Friends School Photo
#29Greene Street Friends School
Gr: NS-8 | 310 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 9
Friends
20 W. Armat Street
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 438-7000
(4)
1855year founded
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Map of St. Boniface PreSchool
#30St. Boniface PreSchool
Gr: NS | 77 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 7
Catholic
9363 Wattsburg Road
Erie, PA 16509
(814) 825-4238
1856year founded
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Map of Immaculate Conception School
#31Immaculate Conception School
Gr: NS-8 | 191 students
Catholic
606 West Ave
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 887-1312
1857year founded
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St. Malachy Photo
#32St. Malachy
Gr: PK-8 | 282 students
Sports: 4 | Extracurriculars: 5
Catholic
1012 W. Thompson St
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 232-0696
1860year founded
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Gwynedd-mercy Academy Elementary School Photo
#33(°Õ33–T34) Gwynedd-mercy Academy Elementary School
Gr: PK-8 | 370 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 4
Catholic
816 Norristown Rd
Ambler, PA 19002
(215) 646-4916
(5)
1861year founded
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Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Photo
#33(°Õ33–T34)Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
Gr: NS-12 | 1,245 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 15
500 W Willow Grove Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215) 247-7007
(5)
1861year founded
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Map of Lakin Preschool Of Reform Congregation Oheb Shaolo
#35Lakin Preschool Of Reform Congregation Oheb Shaolo
Gr: K | 4 students
Daycare / Preschool (Jewish)
555 Warwick Dr
Reading, PA 19610
(484) 322-5981
1864year founded
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Pennsylvania average private preschools founding year?
The Pennsylvania average private preschools founding year is 1967 for 2026-27.
What are the private preschools with oldest founding year in Pennsylvania?
The top ranked private preschools in Pennsylvania include Friends Select School, William Penn Charter School and Abington Friends School.

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