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Providing a Free High-Quality Pre-K Education

Exclusively to Three- And Four- Year Old Children

How We Rank

  • Our top-quality schools are consistently ranked Tier 1 in DC, indicating we meet the highest performance standards.

  • We are the largest public preschool program in DC, serving the community since 2005.

How We Learn

  • We provide Every Chance and Every Opportunity to make Every Child Ready for a successful academic life.

  • Children learn through exploration and purposeful play.

  • Our schools use Every Child Ready, an early learning instructional approach focused on social-emotional learning, language, literacy, and STEM, and provide evidence-based early learning through a play-based curriculum that prepares all children to enter kindergarten ready to thrive.

Where We Are

  • Campuses are just a metro ride away from most homes and businesses in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

  • We are located in NE, NW, SW, and SE quadrants, in Wards 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8.

What We Do

  • We implement a nationally acclaimed curriculum designed exclusively for three- and four-year-olds.

  • Our schools devote extensive resources to researching education exclusively for three- and four-year-olds, making us a leading expert in early learning.

  • Our small class sizes ensure that your child gets the attention they deserve in a fun and engaging learning environment.

We Give Our Children The Best!

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Recent News:

Reading With Robert at AppleTree Spring Valley:

The Reading With Robert Program visited AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School at the Spring Valley Campus in D.C. to promote literacy among young children through interactive storytelling.