Under The Oaks Preschool (Under the Oaks Early Childhood Center) is an early childhood centre in Malibu that offers preschool and early childhood services with an outdoor-focused, Waldorf-inspired approach to learning.
Under The Oaks Preschool is an early childhood centre in Malibu that provides care and learning experiences for young children and serves as a gathering place for families. The program emphasizes a predictable daily and seasonal rhythm, time for music, arts and crafts, circle activities and free creative play.
The curriculum draws on Waldorf-inspired ideas and child development principles, prioritizing learning through imitation, sensory experience and routine rather than formal instruction. Daily rhythms include time outdoors, focused indoor activities, and group circle time for song, movement and language play.
The site includes multiple outdoor play areas, an edible garden, hiking trails and indoor classrooms. Families are offered community events and activities such as storytelling, seasonal crafts, nature-based projects, music and opportunities to interact with friendly school animals.
Afternoon classes for elementary-age children that include activities such as yoga, music, hiking, story time, snacks and cooking, dance and rhythm.
An infant care program announced as scheduled to open in January 2027; families can express interest to be added to a call list.
Two-hour parent-and-child sessions intended to introduce families to the classrooms, grounds and curriculum; activities include song and game circles, seasonal crafts, baking, watercolor painting and shared community snacks using natural materials.
A preschool program that emphasizes sensory, experiential learning, a consistent rhythm of day and season, and activities such as music, arts and crafts, circle time and free creative play; tuition examples are provided for sample schedules.
Seasonal camp on the Las Flores Canyon campus with hiking, gardening, nature-based arts and crafts, water play and animal interactions; programming is organized into themed weeks and includes outdoor field activities.
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