Early Learning Matters
Tel:
(503) 648-8917
Early Learning Matters provides opportunities in an enriched environment where children grow the mind and become strong and independent thinkers.
ELMs child programs include a brain based preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten program, summer classes, and community, parent, and teacher education.
Quick Stats (2021)
- Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
- Students: 92 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
School Overview
| School Type | Early Childhood / Day Care |
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | National Association for the Education of Young Children |
| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten-Kindergarten |
| Year Founded | 2005 |
| Summer School Offered | Yes |
Student Body
| Total Students | 92 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| Students by Grade |
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Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 1 teacher |
| % Faculty w/Advanced Degree | 75% |
| Classroom Dress Code | Casual |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling |
| Admissions Director | Kandy Dicken |
School Notes
- Early Learning Matters (ELM) is a dedicated Preschool and Kindergarten committed to helping all children develop thinking and personal leadership skills.It`s joyful. It`s nurturing. It`s effective.We invite you to come and see for yourself why ELM has been Hillsboro`s early childhood school of choice, referred by pediatricians, educators, and learning specialists, for over 10 years.
Nearby Private Schools
The nearest high school and elementary school to Early Learning Matters is Tualatin Valley Academy (1.9 miles away)
The nearest preschool is Hillsboro KinderCare (0.2 miles away)
Show me:
- School Location Miles Grades Students
- Hillsboro Grades: NS-PK | 36 students
0.2 miles
4600 NE Cornell Rd
Hillsboro, OR 97124
(503) 648-2443 0.2 NS-PK
36 - Hillsboro Grades: NS-K | 60 students
0.2 miles
1855 NE 48th Ave
Hillsboro, OR 97124
(503) 333-2002 0.2 NS-K
60 - Hillsboro Grades: PK-K | 114 students
0.6 miles
5530 Ne Elam Young Parkway
Hillsboro, OR 97124
(503) 693-1888 0.6 PK-K
114 - Hillsboro Grades: NS-K | 15 students
1.2 miles
172 Ne 32nd Avenue
Hillsboro, OR 97124
(503) 693-6531 1.2 NS-K
15 - Hillsboro Grades: PK-K | 42 students
1.8 miles
3585 NE 79th Ave
Hillsboro, OR 97124
(503) 614-1141 1.8 PK-K
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