Little Butterflies Preschool

Little Butterflies Preschool offers a sensory play-based program where children take part in activities such as drawing, handwriting, letter and number identification, counting, basic addition with pictures, sight word practice, patterns, and rhyming. Children also engage in artwork, crafts, books, puzzles, playdough, play kitchen, Lego table, train table, swings, a climbing and sliding structure, and time in a sensory and quiet room. The program includes structured activities such as Circle time singing, letter “C” sharing, reading, math activities like leaf sorting and graphing and Chicka Chicka counting, sensory activities like rice tray tracing, Chicka letter bins, and salt trays, and projects such as handprint names, leaf rubbings, watercolor letter C, broccoli-stamped fall trees, and show and tell, along with large motor activities including a “C” obstacle course and circus play.

• Ages: 2–5 years old
• Schedule: Year-round preschool program with full-day and half-day options on weekdays, generally aligned with the AUSD calendar
• Price: Full-day and half-day monthly tuition options ranging from $715.00 to $1,787.50 per month, with an additional $1 per minute charge for late pickups beyond 10 minutes

Little Butterflies Preschool operates a year-round preschool program on weekdays from 7:30am to 5:30pm, with full-day options from 7:30am to 5:30pm and half-day options from 7:30am to 1:00pm or 1:00pm to 5:30pm, and does not allow drop-offs between 1:30pm and 2:30pm due to nap and quiet time. The 2025–2026 school year runs on weekdays from August 11, 2025, through July 24, 2026, and the 2026–2027 school year runs on weekdays from August 10, 2026, through July 24, 2027. Class sizes are limited to 15 children at a time, and classes are based on the ages of the children.

Little Butterflies Preschool is a sensory play-based licensed preschool with teaching methods based on evidence-based multisensory approaches, and the space is designed by an Occupational Therapist. The program is owned by a local POC woman who is also an Occupational Therapist, and the curriculum is designed in collaboration with an educator with over two decades of teaching experience. The curriculum is play-based, includes age-appropriate concepts and themes and unstructured free play, and prepares children aged 2.5 through 5 for kindergarten skills using a combination of academics and purposeful multisensory play. The indoor play area includes swings, a climbing structure with a slide, sensory manipulatives, and a quiet calming room, and the facility is nut-free.

The mission of Little Butterflies Preschool is to foster learning through sensory-based exploratory play. Little Butterflies is a preschool program operated by Swings and Wings, which has community collaborations. Parents are asked to pack water or another beverage, snacks, and lunch from home, and the program will provide a pre-packaged snack if a child requests an additional snack. Parents are asked to inform staff of any food allergies, and water bottles are refilled as needed. To attend, children must be potty-trained and at least 2.5 years old by December 1 of the enrollment year, and children in pull-ups are accepted with an additional potty training charge of $50 per month.

Parent feedback about Little Butterflies Preschool includes comments about children being happy and excited to go to school every day, and mentions of a positive and inclusive learning environment. Parents have also noted being impressed by communication, responsiveness, and safety measures, including weekly emails with detailed previews of the next week’s activities, updates on new children joining the class, and educational resources.

Last updated June 17, 2026.