Grow with Me ECE Preschool and Childcare Center

Grow with Me ECE Preschool and Childcare Center includes activities such as Interactive Circle Time, songs, books, letters, numbers, puppets, musical instruments, finger play songs, colors, shapes, and calendar. Children participate in questions, movement, science projects, baking, art, table time, group activities, and free play as part of the daily routine.

• Ages: 0–5 years old
• Schedule: Open Monday through Friday with full-day and half-day options

In August of 2020, Grow with Me ECE began as a large family childcare in Petaluma, and on August 1, 2022, it opened as Grow with Me ECE Preschool and Childcare Center. The program is led by Owner and Director Leanne Nelmes. Its mission states that it uses a holistic approach to teaching that emphasizes physical, emotional, and psychological well-being, with play-based learning through daily experiences, imagination, and experimentation, and a creative curriculum that supports the California Learning Foundations. The mission also states an emphasis on freedom of choice, independence, responsibility, and kindness, and includes Jewish values of Chesed (loving kindness), Kavod (respect/honor), and Kahillah (community). The program participates in the Healthy Apple Program and each year takes home a medal in nutrition and physical activity, which is displayed on site, and it operates under License # 493010201 and Infant License # 493010230. The program mostly aligns with the Petaluma City Schools year-round schedule and identifies as Penngrove Panthers.

Last updated June 26, 2026.