Eastern Ridge Nature Preschool

09/02/2026

08/25/2026

Sunny skies and sunny faces as we welcome old friends and new ones into our circle Eastern Ridge Nature Preschool

08/22/2026

Thank you to our two-legged and four-legged friends at Spirit Open Equestrian Program (Lauren Wong and all the wonderful volunteers) for hosting another thoughtful experiential workshop for our staff. We learned a lot about verbal and nonverbal communication, expectations, respect, and meeting individuals where they are…all lessons that translate to our work with the children and with each other as colleagues. Special thanks to our patient equine teachers: Cocoa, Luna, Pumpkin, and Skye!

08/18/2026

Kicking off another Professional Development Week with our annual team building workshop using clay as our medium for communication, connection, and collaboration. Always an amazing process! #

07/30/2026

Nature is art and art is nature. Ask any toddler.

07/27/2026

Through play, our summer camp students sometimes show us important life lessons. If your stick fort doesn’t turn out quite how you imagined it, no worries! You can always try again, and again, take a break to pet a frog, and then try AGAIN! With every attempt, there is valuable practice in patience, social cooperation, and of course problem solving.

07/09/2026

It’s STEAM-y out here at Eastern Ridge Nature Preschool summer camp, and we’re not just talking about the heat and humidity! Our nature-based camp has its fair share of frogs ‘n’ toads (16 spotted in the last two days 🐸), garden delights, and sand and mud. But some folks might not realize how much STEAM related activity is baked in as a natural result of giving kids autonomy, loose parts, and time and space to experiment with the materials and elements in their surroundings.

05/29/2026

We’re hiring an Assistant Teacher! Excellent opportunity for early childhood educators passionate about nature based education and the forest preschool philosophy. Visit our website for information about how to apply or email [email protected] to inquire directly. https://www.nature-preschool.org/careers/

04/24/2026

Infants, toddlers, and their grown-ups had a feast for their senses today as we explored winding paths through a native garden in full bloom, then hiked over a bridge and past a busy racoon (!) to a nearby creek in the woods for some toe-splashing, pebble-tossing fun on a warm spring day such as this.

04/22/2026

Anyone care for “everything but the kitchen sink” nature soup?