Smith Hill Early Childhood Lea

Our family has benefitted greatly from our child's time at Smith Hill Early Childhood Learning Center in Providence, RI (including the entire name and location because this site doesn't get the name quite right). We are a white family with parents from working and middle class backgrounds, who both work as educators (one an elementary teacher and the other a college professor). The teaching staff here are wonderful and the school program and academics are great. The families and kids that attend this school are all lovely and kind and our daughter absolutely loves the friends she has made here. We have been pleased to find such an awesome preschool that also reflects the ethnic and class diversity of our city: an important consideration for us when looking for a school. Turns out, having a diverse student demographic doesn't automatically mean a school is going to perform poorly, as most of the advice we received regarding Providence area schools seemed to hint at (if indirectly). Honestly, we almost passed on this location too because the neighboring exterior seemed so trashed and rundown, but we are glad we didn't judge this book by its cover because this school is an absolute gem and a well-kept secret :) Highly recommend Smith Hill ECLC!