Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten Learning Center
Enrollment is now open for children 2 – 6 years old.
About Us
Saint Thomas the Apostle Preschool and Pre-K Learning Center was established 2011. We are partner schools with Saint Monica K-8 elementary school (www.stmonicasf.org) within the Saint Monica – Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish.
We are located in the outer Richmond District of San Francisco at 710 40th Avenue. The Center is licensed by the State of California and fully accredited by the Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
Families who have children enrolled in both campus schools (Saint Thomas the Apostle Preschool and Pre-K Learning Center and Saint Monica School), receive a 15% discount for each child.
For inquiries, please contact Preschool Director, Gretchen Love (gretchenlove@stapreschool.org) or Saint Monica School, Principal Vincent Sweeters (sweeters@stmonicasf.org). For information about Saint Monica School, please visit www.stmonicasf.org.
STA Preschool Philosophy
Welcome to St. Thomas the Apostle Preschool and Pre-K Learning Center
Children are full of wonder. Preschool age children have strong and curious minds that take them through their day.
St. Thomas the Apostle Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten has a highly qualified staff with numerous years of experience in early childhood education. This experience allows our staff to nurture, acknowledge and engage each individual child’s curiosity.
We provide a variety of different activities for our children’s development such as Soccer, Music, Spanish and Chinese. Our enrichment programs have proven to be very popular and are specifically designed for our preschool children at St. Thomas the Apostle Preschool and Pre-K Learning Center. The purpose of this customization is to offer all children the exposure to a variety of activities in which they can discover and meet their developmental needs and have a “Learning Through Fun” journey. This “learning journey” allows our preschool children to naturally build their fine and gross motor skills, build confidence and enhance language skills beginning at a young age.
At the St. Thomas the Apostle Preschool and Pre-K Learning Center we sincerely believe every child is capable, valuable, and unique. Truly understanding these qualities, we strive to provide each family with a uniquely suited, high-quality program designed to make their child’s young learning journey remarkable and meaningful and most importantly, effective.
STA Preschool Curriculum
St. Thomas the Apostle Preschool and Pre-K Learning Center’s curriculum for our three instructional level classes is engaging, theme-based, hands-on, and developmentally appropriate. We use the High-scope curriculum as our main curriculum for all preschool students and Hand Writing Without Tears for our Pre-Kindergarten class.
On behalf of our preschool staff teaching team, we sincerely love to learn, play, laugh, and grow together with every child by guiding them on a well developed path to success at St. Thomas the Apostle Preschool and Pre-K learning center.
Application Process
Please contact Director Gretchen Love:
gretchenlove@stapreschool.org
(415) 387-5511
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