Oldest Private Preschools in Maine
The average private preschool in Maine was founded around 1963 (2021).
The oldest private preschool in Maine is Berwick Academy, founded in 1791.
The oldest private preschools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
Oldest Private Preschools in Maine (2021)
- School Founding Date Grades Location
- Rank: #11. Founding Date: 1791
Grades: PK-1231 Academy St
South Berwick, ME 03908
(207) 384-6300 - Rank: #22. Founding Date: 1814
Grades: NS-12148 Main Street
Yarmouth, ME 04096
(207) 846-9051 - Rank: #33.St. John's Catholic School(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1837
Grades: PK-837 Pleasant Street
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 725-5507 -
- Rank: #55. Founding Date: 1911
Grades: NS-818 Mount Merici Avenue
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 873-3773 - Rank: #66. Founding Date: 1915
Grades: NS-8695 Stevens Ave
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 797-7073 - Rank: #77.Ledgemere Country Day SchoolDaycare / PreschoolFounding Date: 1935
Grades: NS-PK243 Mitchell Road
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
(207) 799-1962 - Rank: #88. Founding Date: 1941
Grades: PK-12121 Gracelawn Ave
Auburn, ME 04210
(207) 782-6911 - Rank: #99. Founding Date: 1956
Grades: NS-7400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 776-7474 - Rank: #1010.Opportunity Training CenterSpecial Education SchoolFounding Date: 1969
Grades: PK-1225 Lombard St
Presque Isle, ME 04769
(207) 764-0134 - Rank: #1111. Founding Date: 1972
Grades: PK-973 Warrenton St
Rockport, ME 04856
(207) 596-6405 - Rank: #1212.Lighthouse Christian School and Childcare CenterDaycare / PreschoolFounding Date: 1973
Grades: PK-K525 Highland Ave
South Portland, ME 04106
(207) 767-2129 - Rank: #1313.Pen Bay Christian School(Baptist)Founding Date: 1975
Grades: PK-81 Waldo Avenue
Rockland, ME 04841
(207) 596-6460 - Rank: #1414.Temple Academy(Christian)Founding Date: 1977
Grades: PK-1260 W River Rd
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 873-5325 - Rank: #15-1615.- 16. Founding Date: 1980
Grades: NS-817 Bay School Dr
Blue Hill, ME 04614
(207) 374-2187 - Rank: #15-1615.- 16. Founding Date: 1980
Grades: PK-121423 Ohio Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-2704 - Rank: #1717. Founding Date: 1984
Grades: PK-1257 Desert Rd
Freeport, ME 04032
(207) 865-3900 - Rank: #1818.Pine Grove SchoolMontessori SchoolFounding Date: 1985
Grades: PK-K32 Foreside Rd
Falmouth, ME 04105
(207) 781-3441 - Rank: #1919. Founding Date: 1986
Grades: PK-8180 Park St
Rockport, ME 04856
(207) 236-8021 - Rank: #2020.Winfield Children's HouseMontessori SchoolFounding Date: 1987
Grades: NS-K161 Field Rd
Falmouth, ME 04105
(207) 797-8101 - Rank: #2121.Bangor Montessori SchoolMontessori SchoolFounding Date: 1988
Grades: PK-K30 Otis St
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 945-3464 - Rank: #2222.Damariscotta Montessori SchoolMontessori SchoolFounding Date: 1989
Grades: PK-893 Center St
Nobleboro, ME 04555
(207) 563-2168 - Rank: #2323.St. James School(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1992
Grades: PK-825 Graham Street
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-4084 - Rank: #2424.Childlight Montessori SchoolMontessori SchoolFounding Date: 1995
Grades: PK-K395 Portland St
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 384-0153 - Rank: #2525. Founding Date: 1996
Grades: PK-12197 Parker Farm Road
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 517-6136 - Rank: #2626.Brixham Montessori Friends SchoolMontessori SchoolFounding Date: 1997
Grades: PK-518 Brickyard Court
York, ME 03909
(207) 351-2700 - Rank: #27-2827.- 28.Poland Spring AcademyAlternative SchoolFounding Date: 1999
Grades: PK-1214 Hope Springs Rd
Poland, ME 04274
(207) 998-4566 - Rank: #27-2827.- 28. Founding Date: 1999
Grades: PK-8403 ME-236
Eliot, ME 03903
(207) 686-3140 - Rank: #29-3029.- 30. Founding Date: 2001
Grades: NS-240 Independence Drive
Freeport, ME 04032
(207) 865-9696 - Rank: #29-3029.- 30.Stepping Stones Montessori SchoolMontessori SchoolFounding Date: 2001
Grades: PK-8195 Hallowell Rd
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 626-5550 - Rank: #31-3231.- 32.Fiddlehead Art and Science CenterDaycare / PreschoolFounding Date: 2002
Grades: NS25 Shaker Rd
Gray, ME 04039
(207) 657-2244 - Rank: #31-3231.- 32. Founding Date: 2002
Grades: NS-699 South Freeport Road
South Freeport, ME 04078
(207) 865-3308 - Rank: #3333. Founding Date: 2006
Grades: NS-811 U.S. Route One
Cumberland Foreside, ME 04110
(207) 781-6321 - Rank: #3434.St. Michael School(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 2007
Grades: PK-856 Sewall Street
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 623-3491
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