
Welcome to the Milwaukee Area Preschool & Childcare Guide!
Preschool, Nursery School, Childcare Center? What’s the best choice for your family?
We are so excited to offer the Milwaukee Area Preschools & Childcare Guide as a resource to help you in making your decision. Choosing a preschool, nursery school, or childcare program that fits your child’s and your family’s needs can be an overwhelming task. As parents, we are clearly aware of the importance of our decision. These featured businesses are eager to talk to families about how their program can benefit their children.
The Milwaukee Area Preschool & Childcare Guide provides you with the opportunity to research the perfect preschool, early education provider, or childcare center to fit your family’s needs.
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YMCA OF GREATER WAUKESHA COUNTY

At YMCA Preschool, early education, confidence building, character development, guidance, and encouragement help preschoolers develop and establish the positive building blocks for lifelong learning. Our caring and supportive teachers create a safe and engaging environment promoting a positive first academic experience for preschoolers. Children are encouraged to explore new and exciting concepts through unique themes, educational activities, and creative projects.
Our program is play themed-based learning and follows The Creative Curriculum® and Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards. Using exploration and discovery as a way of learning, children develop confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills.
Preschool is available at five of our YMCA of Greater Waukesha County branch locations, with full-day and half-day extended care available at the Mukwonago and Waukesha YMCAs. In addition, we offer full-day childcare and early education programs at the YMCA Children’s Academy in Waukesha, and partner with the Mukwonago and Waukesha School Districts to offer 4K as community partner sites. Parents love our caring staff, advanced curriculum interactive environment, and convenient locations.

At our school in Wauwatosa, we make it our passion to make sure children have a safe, nurturing, stimulating, and developmentally appropriate educational environment. We believe that play-based education with multiple sensory opportunities keeps children engaged and actively learning.
- We believe children should be safe, nurtured, and stimulated so they achieve childhood successes
- Our program is nationally NAEYC-accredited and developmentally appropriate
- We are 5-star rated with YoungStar
- Our experienced staff is warm, sensitive, and engaging
This guide is conveniently organized by geographical location. Select a region below to jump to listings of Milwaukee preschools, childcare & early education providers in your area.
NORTH

At our school in Wauwatosa, we make it our passion to make sure children have a safe, nurturing, stimulating, and developmentally appropriate educational environment. We believe that play-based education with multiple sensory opportunities keeps children engaged and actively learning.
- We believe children should be safe, nurtured, and stimulated so they achieve childhood successes
- Our program is nationally NAEYC-accredited and developmentally appropriate
- We are 5-star rated with YoungStar
- Our experienced staff is warm, sensitive, and engaging
Christ Alone Lutheran School

The goals of Christ Alone Lutheran Preschool are to nurture faith in Jesus in young children, instill a love for learning, enhance all areas of child development, ensure school readiness, and form an educational partnership between teachers and parents. Christ Alone Lutheran Preschool utilizes the High Scope Curriculum model which promotes independence, curiosity, decision making, cooperation, persistence, creativity, and problem-solving skills in young children. A full-day option is available through our After School Center.
First Immanuel Lutheran School

Early childhood experiences based on the Christian faith provide a strong foundation in a child’s life. In First Immanuel’s Early Childhood Education Programs, Jesus is a daily presence in our school day. This provides support for growth in a child’s emotional, social, intellectual, physical, and spiritual development, and is the basis for strong Christian character.
Holy Family School

Holy Family School provides a Catholic education for students in Grades K3-Grade 8. We offer half day and full day schedules in our play-based kindergarten programs. Our early childhood program focuses on developing students’ early literacy and math skills, social and emotional skills, and communication skills in a faith-based environment.
MILWAUKEE + SOUTH

At our school in Wauwatosa, we make it our passion to make sure children have a safe, nurturing, stimulating, and developmentally appropriate educational environment. We believe that play-based education with multiple sensory opportunities keeps children engaged and actively learning.
- We believe children should be safe, nurtured, and stimulated so they achieve childhood successes
- Our program is nationally NAEYC-accredited and developmentally appropriate
- We are 5-star rated with YoungStar
- Our experienced staff is warm, sensitive, and engaging
Elmbrook Preschool

Elmbrook Preschool is a private, independent, half-day school with a positive, happy environment that promotes the development of the whole child. Our play-based curriculum provides practice in friendship, empathy, creative thinking and everyday challenges. The outside play area provides a place for daily exercise and nature exploration, and music and Spanish classes add extra fun and learning. Our teachers make sure that each day is an important experience for their students. We would love to show you our school and why we have been successful for almost 70 years!!
WEST + SOUTH WEST
Curiosity Corner Nursery

Curiosity Corner Nursery school is a play-based preschool for 2 1/2 thru 5-year-olds located in Wauwatosa. Our quality half-day program gives children an opportunity for hands-on exploration in our classrooms, expressing creativity, large and fine motor development, and social development. We would love to have your child come play with us!
St. John's Wauwatosa

St. John’s offers high-quality preschool programs in a Christian environment with experienced and loving teachers. We have half and full-day options for 2, 3, and 4-year-olds. We also have a full day K5 program. We offer before and after school care, and summer childcare.
Brookfield Christian School

Brookfield Christian School offers 3K (3 mornings/week, M/W/TH) from 8:15am to 12:00pm (afternoons optional), 4K (4 mornings/week M-TH) from 8:15am to 12:00pm (afternoons optional, Fridays optional), and 5K (4 full days/week, M-TH) from 8:15am-3:15pm (Fridays optional).
Heritage Christian Preschool

Heritage Christian Preschool’s exceptional teachers provide 3K and 4K education in a loving, Christian environment. Our goal is for every student to explore and develop a healthy self-concept consistent with being created in God’s image, preparing them academically for their next stage in life. Join us for our regular academic year classes or our dynamic summer program!
St. Paul's Child Care Center

St. Paul’s Child Care is housed in a building designed specifically for young children. Open from 6 AM – 6 PM. Parent communication is welcomed and encouraged. Here we give loving care for God’s precious gifts. We are open year-round.
You can use this Early Childhood Education Web Guide to find resources that can enhance young children’s social, emotional, physical and academic development.