Germantown Friends School Photo

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

For the 2025 school year, there are 66 private preschools belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) serving 24,361 students in Pennsylvania. You can also find more schools membership associations in Pennsylvania.
The top ranked private preschools belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in Pennsylvania include The Agnes Irwin School, Greene Street Friends School, and The Haverford School.
The average tuition cost is $24,988, which is higher than the Pennsylvania private preschool average tuition cost of $12,820.
48% of private preschools belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in Pennsylvania are religiously affiliated (most commonly Friends and Catholic).

Top Ranked Private Preschools Belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in Pennsylvania (2025)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Abington Friends School
Abington Friends School Photo
(Friends)
(3)
575 Washington Ln
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-3950
Gr: PK-12 | 604 students Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Germantown Academy
Germantown Academy Photo - Second grade students research various species in the Wissahickon Creek, which runs through the heart of GA's campus.
(5)
340 Morris Rd
Fort Washington, PA 19034
(267) 405-7070
Gr: PK-12 | 1,223 student Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 20 | Extracurrculars: 29 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Kimberton Waldorf School
Kimberton Waldorf School Photo
(5)
410 W Seven Stars Rd
Phoenixville, PA 19460
(610) 933-3635
Gr: PK-12 | 240 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Milton Hershey School
Milton Hershey School Photo - At Milton Hershey School, our founders' generosity and vision have enabled us to develop and maintain a whole child approach to education and programming that comes at no cost to our students or their families.
Alternative School
(2)
1201 Homestead Ln
Hershey, PA 17033
(800) 322-3248
Gr: PK-12 | 2,189 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 46 Tuition listed
St. Peter's School
St. Peter's School Photo
(4)
319 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 925-3963
Gr: NS-8 | 151 students Avg. class size: 11 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 14 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Westtown School
Westtown School Photo - The Westtown School campus includes 600 acres of land, a 14-acre lake with a beach and boathouse, and an arboretum and natural forest.
(Friends)
(10)
975 Westtown Road
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-7900
Gr: PK-12 | 665 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 61 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Agnes Irwin School
The Agnes Irwin School Photo
All-girls
(3)
275 S Ithan Ave
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 801-1869
Gr: NS-12 | 635 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 14 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Baldwin School
The Baldwin School Photo - Girls sometimes learn that the effect they predicted on paper isn't always what happens in the test tube, and that rethinking a reaction-- or learning about the world and coming up with a smart, new prediction-- is the real solution.
All-girls
(2)
701 Montgomery Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 525-2700
Gr: PK-12 | 566 students Sports: 14 Tuition listed
Calvary Baptist Academy
(Baptist)
11394 Route 286 Hwy E
Clymer, PA 15728
(724) 254-9411
Gr: PK-12 | 42 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
3333 5th Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 578-6159
Gr: PK-8 | 258 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition listed
Community Day School
(Jewish)
6424 Forward Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
(412) 521-1100
Gr: NS-8 | 269 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition listed
Dock Mennonite Academy
Dock Mennonite Academy Photo - The Rosenberger Academic Center features state of the art facilities in science, family and consumer science, a robotics course, and a beautiful new library. Schedule your visit to Dock today!
(Mennonite)
1000 Forty Foot Road
Lansdale, PA 19446
(215) 362-2675
Gr: PK-12 | 642 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 12 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Ellis School
The Ellis School Photo
All-girls
(18)
6425 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
(412) 661-5992
Gr: PK-12 | 403 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Erie Day School
Erie Day School Photo
1372 W 6th St
Erie, PA 16505
(814) 452-4273
Gr: PK-8 | 249 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 9 Tuition listed
Frankford Friends School
Frankford Friends School Photo
(Friends)
(1)
1500 Orthodox Street
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 533-5368
Gr: NS-8 | 258 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 16 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
150 N Highland Ave
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
(610) 667-1284
Gr: PK-8 | 332 students Tuition listed
Friends Central School
Friends Central School Photo - Friends' Central School is an independent, coeducational, Quaker, college-preparatory day school for Nursery through grade 12 students. Located on 41 acres across two campuses in Wynnewood, Pa., Friends' Central cultivates the intellectual, spiritual, and ethical promise of students. Since 1845, Friends' Central has been educating for excellence, inspiring tomorrow's leaders, honoring each individual, and encouraging students to peacefully transform the world.
(Friends)
(1)
1101 City Avenue
Wynnewood, PA 19096
(610) 649-7440
Gr: NS-12 Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Friends School Haverford
Friends School Haverford Photo
(Friends)
(8)
851 Buck Lane
Haverford, PA 19041
(610) 642-2334
Gr: NS-3 | 49 students Avg. class size: 10 students Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Friends Select School
(Friends)
17th St & Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 561-5900
Gr: PK-12 | 600 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Friends' Central Lower School
(Friends)
228 Old Gulph Rd
Wynnewood, PA 19096
(610) 642-7575
Gr: NS-5 | 264 students Avg. class size: 13 students Acceptance rate listed
Germantown Friends School
Germantown Friends School Photo
(Friends)
31 W Coulter Street
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 951-2300
Gr: NS-12 | 1,157 student Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 74 Tuition listed
The Gladwyne Montessori School
The Gladwyne Montessori School Photo - 3rd year primary student gives a lesson to a 2nd year primary student using the iconic pink tower, specifically designed for children to learn about space, size, and comparison in a concrete manner.
Montessori School
(10)
920 Youngsford Road
Gladwyne, PA 19035
(610) 649-1761
Gr: PK-6 | 196 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
Greene Street Friends School
Greene Street Friends School Photo - Middle School, grades 5-8, is marked by a rigorous academic program that recognizes that every child is unique and special. Students participate in many hands-on individual and group projects that promote curiosity and understanding. Students are well prepared for the top high schools, both public and private, in the area.
(Friends)
(4)
5511 Greene St
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 438-7000
Gr: PK-8 | 310 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Gwynedd-mercy Academy Elementary School
Gwynedd-mercy Academy Elementary School Photo - Gwynedd-Mercy Academy has kept pace with developing technology by equipping our classrooms, library and computer lab with interactive whiteboards, wireless Internet and Microsoft Surface tablets, iPads and computer work stations. Technology is integrated across the curriculum and classroom devices are available for all students, enhancing individualized instruction.
(Catholic)
(5)
816 Norristown Rd
Ambler, PA 19002
(215) 646-4916
Gr: PK-8 | 370 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Haverford School
The Haverford School Photo - Haverford's visual arts program includes 10 dedicated art studios and a design and engineering studio. Students experiment with 3D printing and other new media.
All-boys
(1)
450 Lancaster Ave.
Haverford, PA 19041
(610) 642-3020
Gr: PK-12 | 943 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 34 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Holy Child School at Rosemont
Holy Child School at Rosemont Photo
(Catholic)
(1)
1344 Montgomery Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 922-1000
Gr: NS-8 | 340 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 18 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Holy Cross School
(Catholic)
240 N Bishop Ave
Springfield, PA 19064
(610) 626-1709
Gr: PK-8 | 303 students Tuition listed
725 Hamilton Road
Lancaster, PA 17603
(717) 392-2916
Gr: PK-12 | 568 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 15 Acceptance rate listed
Lansdowne Friends School
(Friends)
(1)
110 N Lansdowne Ave
Lansdowne, PA 19050
(301) 642-6324
Gr: PK-6 | 102 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition listed
Media-Providence Friends School
(Friends)
125 W. 3rd Street
Media, PA 19063
(610) 565-1960
Gr: PK-8 | 119 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 3 Tuition listed
Montgomery School
Montgomery School Photo - 5th Graders work with a team of scientists from the Ruth Patrick Center for Environmental Research (a program at the Academy of Natural Sciences) to conduct an in-depth study of Pickering Creek, which runs through Montgomery School's 60-acre campus.
(2)
1141 Kimberton Road
Chester Springs, PA 19425
(484) 326-8822
Gr: PK-8 | 287 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 14 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Mt. Airy Christian Day School
Daycare / Preschool (Church of God in Christ)
6401 Ogontz Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19126
(215) 276-2990
Gr: PK-K | 18 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Overbrook Preschool And Kindergarten
Daycare / Preschool
6376 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19151
(215) 877-8945
Gr: PK-K | 116 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
49 Haverford Road
Wynnewood, PA 19096
(610) 658-2518
Gr: PK-5 | 233 students Avg. class size: 17 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
2501 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
(215) 545-5323
Gr: PK-8 | 430 students Avg. class size: 10 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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