Tots Learning Center provides child care services for newborns to age 7. The program follows the pre-school curriculum. Tots Learning Center caregivers are CPR and First Aid Certified. Call Tots Learning Center for more information.
Grosse Pointe Nursery School is part of Grosse Pointe Baptist Church on Mack Avenue, a block in from the road. Even with the tall steeple, first-time visitors may not spot the building from the road. Inside, the tell-tale signs of arts and crafts activities decorate the walls: Construction paper kites and kids' drawings add color to the cheerful space. A large playground behind the church gives kids a great open area in which to play. The school's religious affiliation is Baptist, but all children 2 and older are welcome to enroll.
Oakland Montessori Academy is an early learning center for children based on the Montessori system of education, developed by Dr. Maria Montessori (1870–1952). Each classroom provides children with a balance of academic, social and physical skill development activities. Montessori schools allow an early start on education for children (ages 2 –3), and classes have a three-year age range, much wider than a traditional classroom. At the Oakland Montessori Academy, infants 6 weeks and up are also accepted, in the nursery school program. School days are three hours long (child care hours are longer).
Love and Peace Montessori School has been in St. Clair Shores since 2006, and offers a warm and loving environment. The school building is clean and well organized. The school follows the Montessori principles of teaching, which help children develop creativity, problem solving, critical thinking and time-management skills. Children are given skills to excel academically and the social skills necessary to be successful in the world. The school enrolls children from the age of 6 weeks old through to the age of 12 years old.
Temple Israel is located at the south side of Walnut Lake Road, just east of Drake Road. This reform Jewish temple offers the daily minyan service, the traditional Shabbat evening service and Shabbat morning services outdoors in the summer, in addition to community gatherings including bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, tish, Brotherhood and Sisterhood meetings, and sponsored travel for mission and recreation. Temple Israel offers a strong emphasis towards interfaith outreach as well as classes in Jewish education for every age range, music groups and senior groups, which meet on-site.
The Plymouth-Canton Montessori School is located on the south side of Joy Road, between Sheldon and Canton Center Roads. The curriculum is guided by the philosophy of Maria Montessori (1870 - 1952), an Italian physician and educator whose teaching methods were designed to nurture a child's own "natural" instincts. In theory, this method allows children to use their internal compasses, so to speak, to negotiate a learning environment. The school was founded in 1972, though it has only occupied its current location since 1991. The Plymouth-Canton Montessori School is a member of both the Plymouth and the Canton Chambers of Commerce.
Premier Academy Day Care is on the corner of Rochester and Snell roads. It is a private Christian-based day care center and school with 30 state-ceritified teachers on staff. The school's enrollment ages are from 6 weeks to 12 years old. Students at the school are placed into classrooms by age and graduate from kindergarten.
