The Alphabet Tree
The Alphabet Tree – Lower Burrell, 158 Alder St, Lower Burrell, PA 15068
About
The Alphabet Tree offers daily activities, play time in play areas, and fun and educational exercises for children. The program includes special activities, seasonal events, educational programs, and a variety of supplemental physical activity options such as the Gym Bus and Happy Feet Programs. The Alphabet Tree also runs summer camps and programs that feature field trips and an end-of-the-year carnival.
• Ages: 6 weeks–12 years old
• Schedule: Summer camps and programs for children in Kindergarten–12 years of age that include field trips, daily activities, and fun and educational exercises
• Price: We Feed Your Child, Nutritious and Healthy Meals and Snacks Throughout the Day At No Additional Cost (Up to a $150 Value Per Month).
The Alphabet Tree states that its goal is to provide high quality early childhood education in a safe environment by experienced and caring staff, with a focus on every child's intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development. The program reports that its early childhood education program is always improving and that it emphasizes regular, open daily communication between teachers and parents, including a daily summary sheet.
The Alphabet Tree describes itself as one of the region's oldest and most respected child care institutions, with over 30–35 years of providing quality, nurturing child care and early childhood education. The staff is described as nurturing, educated, creative, and highly qualified, with statements noting 140–150 years of combined professional child care experience among the team.
The Alphabet Tree operates in an expansive 6000-ft facility that is described as warm, safe, clean, and secure, with bright classrooms, new furniture, an outdoor garden, indoor play areas, and a library. The program notes that it offers a fully equipped modern center to educate and entertain children and that it is conveniently located next to the RIDC Park in O'Hara Township for the described 6000-ft facility.
The Alphabet Tree is fully licensed and accredited by the state of Pennsylvania and participates in the Keystone STARS program, with references to both Keystone STARS 3 and Keystone STARS 4 facilities, including a Keystone STARS 4 designation for the Blawnox location. It is a member of the Keystone STARS program as a high quality provider of childhood education and reports being rated among the best child care programs in the region, including Best of the Best in Childcare by the Trib. The Alphabet Tree states that it placed as winner of the Best of the Best award three years in a row from 2021 to 2023 and as finalists in 2023 and 2024.
The program notes that it participates in the Child Care Information Services (CCIS) Subsidized Child Care Program to assist eligible families with the cost of child care. It also states that it feeds children nutritious and healthy meals and snacks throughout the day at no additional cost, estimating this as up to a $150 value per month.
The Alphabet Tree reports that it serves families throughout Pittsburgh, Fox Chapel, Aspinwall, Blawnox, Lower Burrell, Oakdale, New Kensington, Leechburg, Vandergrift, Apollo, and surrounding communities. It also describes using highly rated, development-focused curricula with engaging, age-appropriate learning experiences tailored to each individual child's age group.
Parent testimonials describe children starting as early as 4 months old and note that children have been learning a lot, that staff take great care of them, and that classrooms prepare children for the kindergarten experience. Parents also report that staff were caring, patient, and experienced during transitions, that children quickly acclimated and enjoyed attending, and that having lunches provided was a significant help for working parents.
Last updated July 11, 2026.
• Ages: 6 weeks–12 years old
• Schedule: Summer camps and programs for children in Kindergarten–12 years of age that include field trips, daily activities, and fun and educational exercises
• Price: We Feed Your Child, Nutritious and Healthy Meals and Snacks Throughout the Day At No Additional Cost (Up to a $150 Value Per Month).
The Alphabet Tree states that its goal is to provide high quality early childhood education in a safe environment by experienced and caring staff, with a focus on every child's intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development. The program reports that its early childhood education program is always improving and that it emphasizes regular, open daily communication between teachers and parents, including a daily summary sheet.
The Alphabet Tree describes itself as one of the region's oldest and most respected child care institutions, with over 30–35 years of providing quality, nurturing child care and early childhood education. The staff is described as nurturing, educated, creative, and highly qualified, with statements noting 140–150 years of combined professional child care experience among the team.
The Alphabet Tree operates in an expansive 6000-ft facility that is described as warm, safe, clean, and secure, with bright classrooms, new furniture, an outdoor garden, indoor play areas, and a library. The program notes that it offers a fully equipped modern center to educate and entertain children and that it is conveniently located next to the RIDC Park in O'Hara Township for the described 6000-ft facility.
The Alphabet Tree is fully licensed and accredited by the state of Pennsylvania and participates in the Keystone STARS program, with references to both Keystone STARS 3 and Keystone STARS 4 facilities, including a Keystone STARS 4 designation for the Blawnox location. It is a member of the Keystone STARS program as a high quality provider of childhood education and reports being rated among the best child care programs in the region, including Best of the Best in Childcare by the Trib. The Alphabet Tree states that it placed as winner of the Best of the Best award three years in a row from 2021 to 2023 and as finalists in 2023 and 2024.
The program notes that it participates in the Child Care Information Services (CCIS) Subsidized Child Care Program to assist eligible families with the cost of child care. It also states that it feeds children nutritious and healthy meals and snacks throughout the day at no additional cost, estimating this as up to a $150 value per month.
The Alphabet Tree reports that it serves families throughout Pittsburgh, Fox Chapel, Aspinwall, Blawnox, Lower Burrell, Oakdale, New Kensington, Leechburg, Vandergrift, Apollo, and surrounding communities. It also describes using highly rated, development-focused curricula with engaging, age-appropriate learning experiences tailored to each individual child's age group.
Parent testimonials describe children starting as early as 4 months old and note that children have been learning a lot, that staff take great care of them, and that classrooms prepare children for the kindergarten experience. Parents also report that staff were caring, patient, and experienced during transitions, that children quickly acclimated and enjoyed attending, and that having lunches provided was a significant help for working parents.
Last updated July 11, 2026.
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