Registration for the 2021-2022 school year is now open to the public.

Please return the completed application including payment information for the $50 non-refundable application fee to our Preschool Powered by Play Team at preschoolpoweredbyplay@greentrike.org. Our team will provide email confirmation once applications have been received as well as notice of future correspondence regarding class placement information.  *Please note that our classes are filling quickly. Indicating a ranked order of class preferences on the application will be very informative to our class placement process. 

Serving children ages 2 – 5 years old and their adults, this relationship-based program supports parental engagement in and encouragement of the natural, playful discovery process, helping prepare children to be confident and eager learners who are ready for school and their life journey.

We believe in the innate capacity of children to wonder, hypothesize, investigate and direct their own learning. Facilitators listen, observe, and provoke thoughtful investigations to follow the emergent interests of children within the Museum and carefully designed play-based classroom. Each learner and the collection of learners create an invested, collaborative and compassionate community that celebrates each person’s unique spark, gifts, and talents. We offer Toddler and Preschool Classes through Preschool Powered by Play.

Our Preschool Classes are offered at two locations, Hoyt Early Learning Center and the Children’s Museum of Tacoma. Two, Three, or Five-day per week classes for children ages 3 – 5 year old.

Toddler Classes are offered only at the Hoyt Early Learning Center, two consecutive days a week providing a foundation for familiarity with routine and learning through playful experiences, interactions, and environments.

Classes fill up fast, and we do hold a waitlist of applicants.

Questions? Please contact our Preschool Powered by Play Team at preschoolpoweredbyplay@playtacoma.org