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Calvary Preschool is a non-profit downtown Santa Cruz preschool that offers a play-based early education program combined with targeted academic preparation, operating with a low student-to-teacher ratio and long-term staff.
Calvary Preschool is a non-profit early childhood program in downtown Santa Cruz that emphasizes play-based learning alongside academic readiness. The school highlights a low student-to-teacher ratio (8:1) and describes multi-sensory indoor and outdoor activities to support social, emotional, physical and cognitive development.
The program blends child-initiated play with structured learning to support social-emotional skills and early literacy. Teachers participate in ongoing professional development, and the school uses recognized early-learning curricula and supports such as SEEDS of Learning, Handwriting Without Tears, and Raising A Reader to support literacy and handwriting development.
A classroom described for ages 3-4 focusing on social skills and language development, with scaffolded activities and use of the SEEDS of Literacy approach to build alphabet knowledge and phonemic awareness.
A classroom described for ages 2-3 that emphasizes social adjustment, play-based engagement, basic life skills, routines, manners, and support with potty training as needed.
A classroom described for ages 4 and up that emphasizes independence, fine motor skills and early writing, and uses the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum to prepare children for Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten.
A kindergarten-preparation program that blends play-based learning with structured activities to build early literacy, numeracy, social-emotional skills, creative arts, and physical development to support readiness for kindergarten.
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