Allen Creek Preschool

Allen Creek Preschool offers children the freedom to engage with a wide array of materials in a flexible space. This flexible space is an essential part of every child’s experience at Allen Creek Preschool.

• Ages: 0–5 years old

Allen Creek Preschool welcomes children and families from all ethnic, racial, religious, or national backgrounds and diverse family structures. The program describes itself as a true partnership between teachers, children, and families, and states that learning there is a deeply collaborative project. It emphasizes small classes and dedicated, experienced teachers, and states that children are empowered to take charge of their own learning path. The program works to understand the full picture of every child’s development, including the school environment, the child’s family, and the greater shared Ann Arbor community. Families describe Allen Creek Preschool as an “amazingly supportive community” that gives “specialized attention to each and every student” and includes parent groups and support from family consultants. Alumni parents report that their children attended the 3’s and 4’s programs and mention experiences with social and emotional development, expressing feelings, resolving conflict, acting with compassion, and working through separation issues.

Last updated July 17, 2026.