Child's World Preschool

Child's World Preschool Child's World is a non-profit preschool serving families of Irvine for 40 years. Learn more at childsworldpreschool.com

Child's World Preschool is an integral part of the ministry of University United Methodist Church, and has been providing high quality developmentally appropriate preschool programs for over 29 years. Child's World is an in*******al, nonprofit organization, governed by the Preschool Advisory Board of the University United Methodist Church. Since the opening of Child's World in September in 1972, o

ver 5,000 children have benefited from its programs. Child's World was one of the first programs in Irvine to receive an accreditation by the National Association of the Education of Young Children for excellence in early childhood programs. Our teachers are selected for their experience, enthusiasm and training in early childhood education. Teachers hold membership in the Orange County Association for the education of Young Children. Regularly scheduled staff meetings and professional development activities encourage staff members to continually increase their knowledge of developmentally appropriate teaching practice.

Wait… What does clay have to do with writing skills?Clay is such an interesting material for young children. The way it ...
03/14/2026

Wait… What does clay have to do with writing skills?

Clay is such an interesting material for young children. The way it reacts to touch & temperature is a really unique sensory experience! But if clay isn’t accessible right now, working with play dough can also strengthen tiny hands.

Have you brought clay into your home or classroom before?

Sometimes new families are shocked to hear that we don’t allow any students to bring in traditional store bought valenti...
02/14/2026

Sometimes new families are shocked to hear that we don’t allow any students to bring in traditional store bought valentines and gifts to school…

Our program is child led, which means they get to decide how to celebrate special occasions like this. They get to plan, create, problem solve, and work together to make their celebratory ideas come to fruition.

✨ The most important reason we do it this way? To honor their capabilities, creativity, and ideas. ✨

All of which becomes lost when their celebrations are shadowed by adult expectations of how it “should be done.”

Swipe through to see all the ways we have been celebrating and enjoying the season of love & kindness 💗

01/14/2026

We are proud to offer time and space daily for children to explore and experiment with art supplies. It is incredible to see how they communicate ideas through their creations ❤️

Jingle bells, the nativity story, & dancing with friends 🥹🎄We had so much fun at our Christmas chapel today! Thank you  ...
12/16/2025

Jingle bells, the nativity story, & dancing with friends 🥹🎄

We had so much fun at our Christmas chapel today! Thank you for such a wonderful time.

12/10/2025

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10/31/2025

Happy Halloween 👻 And welcome to our 2025 Haunted House!

All month long our students have been working on this collaborative art project. Painting, drawing, taping, & more! It has been so beautiful to see the care and creativity poured into this project.

A huge thank you to all of our families who donated boxes for this project, we couldn’t have done it without you!

We’re still thinking about all of the fun we had together at Fall Festival 🧡 We can’t wait until next year!Thank you aga...
10/30/2025

We’re still thinking about all of the fun we had together at Fall Festival 🧡 We can’t wait until next year!

Thank you again to manasserofarms for donating so many pumpkins 🎃

Raise your hand if you had never heard of Reggio Emilia before connecting with CWPS 🤪We know that we always use phrases ...
10/08/2025

Raise your hand if you had never heard of Reggio Emilia before connecting with CWPS 🤪

We know that we always use phrases like atelier, child led learning, project based learning, environment as the third teacher… But what does it all mean?!

Swipe through to learn a bit more about the Reggio Emilia Approach!

But this is just touching the surface… What questions do you still have?

Address

18422 Culver Drive
Irvine, CA
92612

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 2pm
Tuesday 9am - 2pm
Wednesday 9am - 2pm
Thursday 9am - 2pm
Friday 9am - 2pm

Telephone

(949) 786-9229

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