Thrive Preschool
Thrive Preschool, 3165 S Washington St, Englewood, CO 80113
About
Thrive Preschool offers children daily experiences in music, sports, foreign language (Spanish), yoga, dance and movement, visual arts, imaginative play, storytelling, sensory exploration, and hands-on discovery. Children engage in child-led projects, open-ended inquiries, and outdoor play as part of the program’s regular activities.
• Ages: 3 months–5 years old
Thrive Preschool is an independent school with four locations and 26 classrooms serving families with young children. The classrooms use natural, open-ended materials that are intentional in supporting healthy sensory experiences and imaginative play, and the outside play areas are described by parents as allowing children to spend a lot of time outdoors. Thrive Preschool describes its approach as building on established systems of education while responding to the current crisis in humanity and education, with the stated purpose: “One purpose. cultivate humanity.” The program emphasizes whole-child development across mind, body, heart, and spirit, and integrates enrichment such as music, visual arts, imaginative play, dance and movement, and language and literacy into the daily rhythm rather than treating them as extras.
Thrive Preschool describes adults in the program as collaborators, co-creators, caregivers, role models, facilitators, and curators rather than traditional instructors. Its Areas of Discovery include language and literacy, nature and science, creative problem solving, leadership, mindfulness, emotional awareness, compassion, empathy, dance and movement, visual arts, music, and imaginative play. The school lists philosophies such as “lead with your heart,” “honor nature,” “honor self,” “honor feelings,” “feeling is healing,” “be brave - be you,” “learn by doing,” “challenge the norm,” “give back to community,” “celebrate inclusivity,” “imagination = creation,” “everything is interesting,” “anything is possible,” “shape your world,” “love yourself,” “believe in yourself,” “be kind,” “we are all one,” “every child is unique,” “praise empathy,” “no such thing as failure,” “live in the present moment,” “live a life of passion,” “tomorrow may never come,” “be-do-have,” and “never give up on your dreams.”
Thrive Preschool describes itself as a collaborative community where Colorado educators and families work together to unlock a child’s creative potential and develop a life-long passion for self-discovery and learning, and it uses the phrases “For our community, by our community” and “give back to community.” The program uses Brightwheel to send parents updates and pictures throughout the day. One parent notes that Ally is an amazing director. Parent testimonials describe teachers and staff as delightful, thoughtful, creative, personal in their approach, and always smiling, and they highlight a focus on play-based learning, a child-focused approach, and a community where families feel grateful to be involved. Parents also mention that the outside play areas “cannot be beat,” that children spend a lot of time outside, that families often stay to play after school, and that the school offered a safe and well-communicated plan from the start of the COVID pandemic with minimal closure time.
Last updated July 3, 2026.
• Ages: 3 months–5 years old
Thrive Preschool is an independent school with four locations and 26 classrooms serving families with young children. The classrooms use natural, open-ended materials that are intentional in supporting healthy sensory experiences and imaginative play, and the outside play areas are described by parents as allowing children to spend a lot of time outdoors. Thrive Preschool describes its approach as building on established systems of education while responding to the current crisis in humanity and education, with the stated purpose: “One purpose. cultivate humanity.” The program emphasizes whole-child development across mind, body, heart, and spirit, and integrates enrichment such as music, visual arts, imaginative play, dance and movement, and language and literacy into the daily rhythm rather than treating them as extras.
Thrive Preschool describes adults in the program as collaborators, co-creators, caregivers, role models, facilitators, and curators rather than traditional instructors. Its Areas of Discovery include language and literacy, nature and science, creative problem solving, leadership, mindfulness, emotional awareness, compassion, empathy, dance and movement, visual arts, music, and imaginative play. The school lists philosophies such as “lead with your heart,” “honor nature,” “honor self,” “honor feelings,” “feeling is healing,” “be brave - be you,” “learn by doing,” “challenge the norm,” “give back to community,” “celebrate inclusivity,” “imagination = creation,” “everything is interesting,” “anything is possible,” “shape your world,” “love yourself,” “believe in yourself,” “be kind,” “we are all one,” “every child is unique,” “praise empathy,” “no such thing as failure,” “live in the present moment,” “live a life of passion,” “tomorrow may never come,” “be-do-have,” and “never give up on your dreams.”
Thrive Preschool describes itself as a collaborative community where Colorado educators and families work together to unlock a child’s creative potential and develop a life-long passion for self-discovery and learning, and it uses the phrases “For our community, by our community” and “give back to community.” The program uses Brightwheel to send parents updates and pictures throughout the day. One parent notes that Ally is an amazing director. Parent testimonials describe teachers and staff as delightful, thoughtful, creative, personal in their approach, and always smiling, and they highlight a focus on play-based learning, a child-focused approach, and a community where families feel grateful to be involved. Parents also mention that the outside play areas “cannot be beat,” that children spend a lot of time outside, that families often stay to play after school, and that the school offered a safe and well-communicated plan from the start of the COVID pandemic with minimal closure time.
Last updated July 3, 2026.
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