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Best Connecticut Private Preschools Belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 29 private preschools belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) serving 10,835 students in Connecticut. You can also find more schools membership associations in Connecticut.

The private preschools belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in Connecticut include Brunswick School, Hamden Hall Country Day School, and King School.

The average tuition cost is $41,117, which is higher than the Connecticut private preschool average tuition cost of $18,861.

10% of private preschools belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in Connecticut are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

King School Photo - Grade 4 students discussing the world around them in science class.

Ridgefield Academy Photo - Our 42-acre campus offers some of the best views in Fairfield and Westchester Counties! Our faculty use these spectacular grounds as an extension of their classroom.

New Canaan Country School Photo - Academics, arts, music and athletics are woven into our students' day to pique their curiosity and instill a joy of learning.

The Children's Tree Montessori School Photo - The mathematics materials developed by Maria Montessori leads the child through progressive, sequenced activities, emphasizing concepts while preparing the child for abstraction. The developing child yearns to organize and classify. And the whole world obliges with toes to count, temperatures and amounts of rain to check, and clocks to read.

Brunswick School Photo - Middle School Campus on King Street

Washington Montessori School Photo - WMS Sports

Waterside School Photo - During the week of June 18, Waterside School welcomed back rising juniors and seniors for an intensive College Boot Camp. Students from Waterside's class of 2012 and class of 2013 worked all week on college essays, resumes, and interview practice. Guidance counselors and directors of admission shared their expertise on college affordability and the college search, and juniors and seniors.

Montessori School Of Greater Hartford Photo

Whitby School Photo - After raising caterpillars to become butterflies, our youngest Stepping Stones students (18 months - 3 years) set them free in the garden.

The Long Ridge School Photo - Nursery 3 and 4 Parachute time!

Cold Spring School Photo - Cold Spring School's Director is Arati Pandit, an educator with deep experience and belief in progressive education.

Indian Mountain School Photo - The Main Building.

Fraser Woods Montessori School Photo - Taking the classroom outdoors to the Zen Garden

Chase Collegiate School Photo - Chase Collegiate School is situated on a 47 acre campus in Waterbury, CT. The School is comprised of 10 buildings, and hosts an outdoor pavilion, tennis courts, lacrosse, soccer, baseball and softball fields. The iconic pond in the center of campus is used for outdoor science lessons and winter ice skating.

Rumsey Hall School Photo - A Tradition of Effort, Family & Community

Renbrook School Photo - Renbrook School provides students in preschool through grade eight with a robust, purposeful, and developmentally appropriate educational experience of the highest caliber. Small classes in an intimate community of supportive and caring teachers allow for an individualized approach to learning enabling each child to learn to take appropriate risks and identify and cultivate his or her own strengths.

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