Hancock Street Preschool
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1624 Northeast Hancock Street, Portland, OR 97212
About
Hancock Street Preschool offers Circle Time, reading books aloud, exploration activities, and a play-based curriculum that includes empathetic problem-solving. The program also offers after-school Spanish classes and after-school yoga classes.
• Ages: 3–4 years old
• Schedule: Three-year-old “Red Class” meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, and four-year-old “Blue Class” meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, both from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Since 1984, Hancock Street Preschool (HSP) has been inspiring the wonder and joy of life-long learning for children and adults. HSP is a cooperative preschool for three- and four-year-old children with two classes, the three-year-old “Red Class” and the four-year-old “Blue Class,” with 18 students in each class. The program follows a developmentally appropriate, play-based curriculum with meaningful real-world experiences and an emphasis on learning through play, and it uses an anti-bias curriculum approach.
Teacher Becky (Becky Brink) has been teaching Early Childhood Education in the region for over 18 years and has experience teaching in Preschool, Pre-K, and Private Kindergarten classrooms, along with intensive trainings through OAEYC and other programs, including specialized programs for inclusion of children with special needs and trainings that promote early literacy in classroom and home environments. Teacher Shelby began her teaching career as a Kindergarten teacher, has experience teaching music in after-school programs, and earned a degree in Elementary Education from Auburn University. Hancock Street Preschool is accredited by the Oregon Department of Education to accept children with special needs.
HSP states that it is dedicated to excellence in early childhood education, promotes an environment that encourages creativity, curiosity and community, and embraces the role of life-long learner for children and adults. HSP is committed to a strong home-school partnership, honoring the diversity of families and welcoming the uniqueness of each individual, and the teacher and families work together to create an environment that facilitates play for deeper interaction and inquiry. The program shares quotes that reflect its perspective on education, including “The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn” by John Lubbock and “The job of an educator is to teach students to see the vitality in themselves” by Joseph Campbell.
Last updated July 13, 2026.
• Ages: 3–4 years old
• Schedule: Three-year-old “Red Class” meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, and four-year-old “Blue Class” meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, both from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Since 1984, Hancock Street Preschool (HSP) has been inspiring the wonder and joy of life-long learning for children and adults. HSP is a cooperative preschool for three- and four-year-old children with two classes, the three-year-old “Red Class” and the four-year-old “Blue Class,” with 18 students in each class. The program follows a developmentally appropriate, play-based curriculum with meaningful real-world experiences and an emphasis on learning through play, and it uses an anti-bias curriculum approach.
Teacher Becky (Becky Brink) has been teaching Early Childhood Education in the region for over 18 years and has experience teaching in Preschool, Pre-K, and Private Kindergarten classrooms, along with intensive trainings through OAEYC and other programs, including specialized programs for inclusion of children with special needs and trainings that promote early literacy in classroom and home environments. Teacher Shelby began her teaching career as a Kindergarten teacher, has experience teaching music in after-school programs, and earned a degree in Elementary Education from Auburn University. Hancock Street Preschool is accredited by the Oregon Department of Education to accept children with special needs.
HSP states that it is dedicated to excellence in early childhood education, promotes an environment that encourages creativity, curiosity and community, and embraces the role of life-long learner for children and adults. HSP is committed to a strong home-school partnership, honoring the diversity of families and welcoming the uniqueness of each individual, and the teacher and families work together to create an environment that facilitates play for deeper interaction and inquiry. The program shares quotes that reflect its perspective on education, including “The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn” by John Lubbock and “The job of an educator is to teach students to see the vitality in themselves” by Joseph Campbell.
Last updated July 13, 2026.
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