A bit about us

Lessons In Dedication

We’ve been at it since 2009… and for a few of us, even back to the 70’s. In building Piper, every detail was a decision. Furniture, lighting, materials, paint color, music, and even baseboards and faucets… everything was a thought… all in effort to make Piper feel like your home away from home.

As for what we do, we offer programming for parents, babies, toddlers, and all the way through Pre-K (TK)… which is waaaaay better than the wild wild west of other TKs 🙊 out there… just the ratios alone… but also, our programming has been in place for 15 years now. We have opinions… anyway. During the early years, children will explore all aspects of learning. You’re probably seeing that now… testing limits, asking questions, and interrogating the universe. That said, they’ll all have their different pacing. We’re here to help. We’ll help them think for themselves, find confidence in their ideas, and succeed with their choices.

We’re also here to support you in this journey. Sometimes, little ones have tiny learning gaps that are easy to close. We’ll help identify those, create an action plan, and have them ready for kinder-college.

To ensure this, we’ve created a very specific, and supportive, environment for our faculty and teachers. We want their experience at Piper to be just as special as yours. We hire our peeps at competitive private school salaries, provide 100% health care coverage, a 401K plan, ongoing professional development, paid vacation, paid holidays, free parking, birthday breakfasts, Tuesday luncheons, a dedicated computer room, and arguably the most important… snacks on snacks on snacks.

We’re pretty biased, but come see what we do. We think you’ll love it.

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The Way Way Back

Our founder, Crystal Free, began her career by working in Admissions at Brentwood School. It was during this experience that she saw a need for quality preschools in Los Angeles. She came home one day with an idea and drew floorplans on a napkin… literally. A year and a half later, in 2009, Cassidy Preschool opened in Santa Monica. Leaving Cassidy in 2013, the vision continued as Piper and opened in January 2014. We now have four campuses… Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Orange County, and Manhattan Beach.

We’ve seen how friends become family and how a preschool is the perfect setting to make more. Whether it’s to grab a coffee, schedule a play date, or plan a vacation, community is at our core. As a new parent or a parent of many, Piper is a place to share worries, seek advice, and celebrate the wins. The decision to share these intimate years of your child’s life with us isn’t taken lightly. We’re humbled by your trust and can’t wait for your family to join ours.

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But Wait… There’s More.

Enrichment
We offer many many classes full of music, messy art, studio art, dance, kidyasa, sign-language, gardening, woodshop, just to name a few. We’re always thinking and always adding. Have ideas? Bring it.

WeWork? Nah. Pre-Work.
Drop off your kid and get to work. Come take advantage of our grown-ups only community room, loaded up with snacks, coffee, and pretty quick wifi. What better place to finalize an acquisition, commiserate over tantrums, or chill and nap, than around a bunch of preschoolers?

Coffee
Worth mentioning twice.

Inspired Outdoors
Curated spaces with signature water features and loads of greenery.

Come early. Stay late. We got you.
Convenient pick-up and drop-off options.

Pulitzer Prize Winning Instagram
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