Our daughter started at fourteen months and cried for two days. On day three she ran in. I get three photos every afternoon and I have kept all of them.
Claire H.Nora, 2Nursery
Little Oak
Kindergarten, preschool and daycare
Kindergarten · preschool · daycare
Where little people grow.
A sunny, small kindergarten in Portland. Twelve children a room, two teachers, a garden out the back. Draw on the wall while you look around.
Licensed · 1 teacher to 6 children
4.9 ★ from 212 families
Draw
Kindergarten · preschool · daycare
Where little people grow.
A sunny, small kindergarten in Portland. Twelve children a room, two teachers, a garden out the back. Draw on the wall while you look around.
Licensed · 1 teacher to 6 children
4.9 ★ from 212 families
Draw
Kindergarten · preschool · daycare
Where little people grow.
A sunny, small kindergarten in Portland. Twelve children a room, two teachers, a garden out the back. Draw on the wall while you look around.
Licensed · 1 teacher to 6 children
4.9 ★ from 212 families
Draw
Why families pick Little Oak
- Licensed by Oregon ELD
- Two teachers in every room
- Lunch cooked on site
- Notes and photos by six
- 212
- families
- 4.9
- parent rating
- 18
- years in Portland
Why families pick Little Oak
- Licensed by Oregon ELD
- Two teachers in every room
- Lunch cooked on site
- Notes and photos by six
- 212
- families
- 4.9
- parent rating
- 18
- years in Portland
Why families pick Little Oak
- Licensed by Oregon ELD
- Two teachers in every room
- Lunch cooked on site
- Notes and photos by six
- 212
- families
- 4.9
- parent rating
- 18
- years in Portland
Four rooms, ages 1 to 6
A room for every little person.
A room for every little person.Eight to twelve children a room, two teachers in each, and the garden door open most of the day. Every room has its own rhythm; every child is known by name on the first morning.
Ages 1 to 2NurseryThe first room. Naps, songs and a lot of crawling.Ratio 1:4from $1,480 a monthIncludes: All meals and snacksNappies and wipesDaily notes and photosGarden every day
Ages 2 to 3ToddlersWalking, talking, climbing on everything.Ratio 1:5from $1,380 a monthIncludes: All meals and snacksPotty training with youDaily notes and photosGarden every day
Ages 3 to 4PreschoolFriends, letters, numbers, and a lot of questions.Ratio 1:6from $1,290 a monthIncludes: All meals and snacksProject-based learningDaily notes and photosTwo parent conferences a year
Ages 4 to 6KindergartenReady for school, in no hurry.Ratio 1:6from $1,190 a monthIncludes: All meals and snacksReading and maths every morningSchool transition visitsDaily notes and photos
Four rooms, ages 1 to 6
A room for every little person.
A room for every little person.Eight to twelve children a room, two teachers in each, and the garden door open most of the day. Every room has its own rhythm; every child is known by name on the first morning.
- Ages 1 to 2NurseryThe first room. Naps, songs and a lot of crawling.Ratio 1:4from $1,480 a monthIncludes: All meals and snacksNappies and wipesDaily notes and photosGarden every day
- Ages 2 to 3ToddlersWalking, talking, climbing on everything.Ratio 1:5from $1,380 a monthIncludes: All meals and snacksPotty training with youDaily notes and photosGarden every day
- Ages 3 to 4PreschoolFriends, letters, numbers, and a lot of questions.Ratio 1:6from $1,290 a monthIncludes: All meals and snacksProject-based learningDaily notes and photosTwo parent conferences a year
- Ages 4 to 6KindergartenReady for school, in no hurry.Ratio 1:6from $1,190 a monthIncludes: All meals and snacksReading and maths every morningSchool transition visitsDaily notes and photos
Four rooms, ages 1 to 6
A room for every little person.
A room for every little person.Eight to twelve children a room, two teachers in each, and the garden door open most of the day. Every room has its own rhythm; every child is known by name on the first morning.
- Ages 1 to 2NurseryThe first room. Naps, songs and a lot of crawling.Ratio 1:4from $1,480 a monthIncludes: All meals and snacksNappies and wipesDaily notes and photosGarden every day
- Ages 2 to 3ToddlersWalking, talking, climbing on everything.Ratio 1:5from $1,380 a monthIncludes: All meals and snacksPotty training with youDaily notes and photosGarden every day
- Ages 3 to 4PreschoolFriends, letters, numbers, and a lot of questions.Ratio 1:6from $1,290 a monthIncludes: All meals and snacksProject-based learningDaily notes and photosTwo parent conferences a year
- Ages 4 to 6KindergartenReady for school, in no hurry.Ratio 1:6from $1,190 a monthIncludes: All meals and snacksReading and maths every morningSchool transition visitsDaily notes and photos
A day at Little Oak
One day, told by the hour.
One day, told by the hour.Doors open at half past seven and the last coat goes home at half past five. Between them: breakfast, the garden, lunch cooked on site, a nap and a long story.
7:3017:307:30
7:30Drop-offDoors open. Coats on hooks, one more hug, a wave at the window.
8:15BreakfastPorridge, fruit and toast at the long table. Nobody has to finish.
9:15Circle timeSongs, a story, show and tell. Who is here today?
10:00Outdoor playGarden, sandpit and the climbing frame, whatever the weather.
11:30LunchCooked on site. The week's menu is on the app by Monday.
12:30NapLights low, a story on the speaker. The little ones sleep, the big ones read.
14:00WorkshopPaint, clay and the water tables. Aprons on.
15:00Snack and gardenApple slices, then the garden again. The vegetables get watered.
16:00Story timeA long book in a small group while the teachers write the day's notes.
17:00Pick-upDoors open till 17:30. Notes and photos are on your phone by six.
A day at Little Oak
One day, told by the hour.
One day, told by the hour.Doors open at half past seven and the last coat goes home at half past five. Between them: breakfast, the garden, lunch cooked on site, a nap and a long story.
- 7:30Drop-offDoors open. Coats on hooks, one more hug, a wave at the window.
- 8:15BreakfastPorridge, fruit and toast at the long table. Nobody has to finish.
- 9:15Circle timeSongs, a story, show and tell. Who is here today?
- 10:00Outdoor playGarden, sandpit and the climbing frame, whatever the weather.
- 11:30LunchCooked on site. The week's menu is on the app by Monday.
- 12:30NapLights low, a story on the speaker. The little ones sleep, the big ones read.
- 14:00WorkshopPaint, clay and the water tables. Aprons on.
- 15:00Snack and gardenApple slices, then the garden again. The vegetables get watered.
- 16:00Story timeA long book in a small group while the teachers write the day's notes.
- 17:00Pick-upDoors open till 17:30. Notes and photos are on your phone by six.
A day at Little Oak
One day, told by the hour.
One day, told by the hour.Doors open at half past seven and the last coat goes home at half past five. Between them: breakfast, the garden, lunch cooked on site, a nap and a long story.
7:3017:307:30
7:30Drop-offDoors open. Coats on hooks, one more hug, a wave at the window.
8:15BreakfastPorridge, fruit and toast at the long table. Nobody has to finish.
9:15Circle timeSongs, a story, show and tell. Who is here today?
10:00Outdoor playGarden, sandpit and the climbing frame, whatever the weather.
11:30LunchCooked on site. The week's menu is on the app by Monday.
12:30NapLights low, a story on the speaker. The little ones sleep, the big ones read.
14:00WorkshopPaint, clay and the water tables. Aprons on.
15:00Snack and gardenApple slices, then the garden again. The vegetables get watered.
16:00Story timeA long book in a small group while the teachers write the day's notes.
17:00Pick-upDoors open till 17:30. Notes and photos are on your phone by six.
The rooms
Four rooms and a garden.
Four rooms and a garden.Every room opens onto the garden. Two teachers in each, child-height everything, and the kitchen in the middle of it all.
- Sandpit and climbing frame
- Vegetable beds the children water
- Mud kitchen
- Shade sail for summer
- Floor-to-ceiling windows
- Block corner and book corner
- Easels at child height
- Opens onto the garden
- Menu on the app by Monday
- Allergies cooked around
- Children help on Fridays
- Fruit all day
- Naps for the little ones
- Books for the big ones
- Soft light
- Never a screen
The rooms
Four rooms and a garden.
Four rooms and a garden.Every room opens onto the garden. Two teachers in each, child-height everything, and the kitchen in the middle of it all.
- Sandpit and climbing frame
- Vegetable beds the children water
- Mud kitchen
- Shade sail for summer
- Floor-to-ceiling windows
- Block corner and book corner
- Easels at child height
- Opens onto the garden
- Menu on the app by Monday
- Allergies cooked around
- Children help on Fridays
- Fruit all day
- Naps for the little ones
- Books for the big ones
- Soft light
- Never a screen
The rooms
Four rooms and a garden.
Four rooms and a garden.Every room opens onto the garden. Two teachers in each, child-height everything, and the kitchen in the middle of it all.
- Sandpit and climbing frame
- Vegetable beds the children water
- Mud kitchen
- Shade sail for summer
- Floor-to-ceiling windows
- Block corner and book corner
- Easels at child height
- Opens onto the garden
- Menu on the app by Monday
- Allergies cooked around
- Children help on Fridays
- Fruit all day
- Naps for the little ones
- Books for the big ones
- Soft light
- Never a screen
The people
Two teachers in every room, and they stay.
Two teachers in every room, and they stay.Most of the team has been here longer than five years. Your child gets the same two faces every morning, and so do you.
Scroll sideways06Meet everyone
Amara OkaforHead of schoolOpened Little Oak in 2008 with six children and one room.18 yearsKindergarten
Leo MarshKindergarten leadTeaches reading with a puppet called Ed.9 yearsKindergarten
Priya RamanPreschool leadRuns the projects. This term it is the moon.7 yearsPreschool
Tomás ReyesToddler leadThe one who gets everyone into their boots.6 yearsToddlers
Hannah BrandtNursery leadA nurse before she was a teacher.11 yearsNursery
Rosa DelgadoCookCooks lunch for 44 children and remembers every allergy.5 years
The people
Two teachers in every room, and they stay.
Two teachers in every room, and they stay.Most of the team has been here longer than five years. Your child gets the same two faces every morning, and so do you.
Scroll sideways06Meet everyone
- Amara OkaforHead of schoolOpened Little Oak in 2008 with six children and one room.18 yearsKindergarten
- Leo MarshKindergarten leadTeaches reading with a puppet called Ed.9 yearsKindergarten
- Priya RamanPreschool leadRuns the projects. This term it is the moon.7 yearsPreschool
- Tomás ReyesToddler leadThe one who gets everyone into their boots.6 yearsToddlers
- Hannah BrandtNursery leadA nurse before she was a teacher.11 yearsNursery
- Rosa DelgadoCookCooks lunch for 44 children and remembers every allergy.5 years
The people
Two teachers in every room, and they stay.
Two teachers in every room, and they stay.Most of the team has been here longer than five years. Your child gets the same two faces every morning, and so do you.
Scroll sideways06Meet everyone
- Amara OkaforHead of schoolOpened Little Oak in 2008 with six children and one room.18 yearsKindergarten
- Leo MarshKindergarten leadTeaches reading with a puppet called Ed.9 yearsKindergarten
- Priya RamanPreschool leadRuns the projects. This term it is the moon.7 yearsPreschool
- Tomás ReyesToddler leadThe one who gets everyone into their boots.6 yearsToddlers
- Hannah BrandtNursery leadA nurse before she was a teacher.11 yearsNursery
- Rosa DelgadoCookCooks lunch for 44 children and remembers every allergy.5 years
What parents say
Notes from the wall.
Notes from the wall.Every family can leave a note. These are the last ones, as written.
4.9from 212 families
- 5180
- 426
- 36
- 20
- 10
5 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars The notes at six o'clock are the best part of my day. I know what he ate, who he played with and what made him laugh.
Marcus T.Eli, 3Toddlers5 of 5 stars Two teachers to twelve children, and they actually know mine. He talks about Priya's moon project at dinner.
Kenji S.Hiro, 4Preschool5 of 5 stars She left reading. Not flash cards, reading. And she still thinks the garden is the best bit.
Lucía M.Inés, 6Kindergarten5 of 5 stars Lunch is cooked in the building and the menu is on the app on Monday. My son eats things here he will not touch at home.
Ruth A.Sam, 3Toddlers4 of 5 stars We visited on a Tuesday morning and enrolled by Thursday. The place is calm. That was the whole decision.
David L.Maya, 1Nursery
What parents say
Notes from the wall.
Notes from the wall.Every family can leave a note. These are the last ones, as written.
4.9from 212 families
- 5180
- 426
- 36
- 20
- 10
5 of 5 stars Our daughter started at fourteen months and cried for two days. On day three she ran in. I get three photos every afternoon and I have kept all of them.
Claire H.Nora, 2Nursery5 of 5 stars The notes at six o'clock are the best part of my day. I know what he ate, who he played with and what made him laugh.
Marcus T.Eli, 3Toddlers5 of 5 stars Two teachers to twelve children, and they actually know mine. He talks about Priya's moon project at dinner.
Kenji S.Hiro, 4Preschool5 of 5 stars She left reading. Not flash cards, reading. And she still thinks the garden is the best bit.
Lucía M.Inés, 6Kindergarten5 of 5 stars Lunch is cooked in the building and the menu is on the app on Monday. My son eats things here he will not touch at home.
Ruth A.Sam, 3Toddlers4 of 5 stars We visited on a Tuesday morning and enrolled by Thursday. The place is calm. That was the whole decision.
David L.Maya, 1Nursery
What parents say
Notes from the wall.
Notes from the wall.Every family can leave a note. These are the last ones, as written.
4.9from 212 families
- 5180
- 426
- 36
- 20
- 10
5 of 5 stars Our daughter started at fourteen months and cried for two days. On day three she ran in. I get three photos every afternoon and I have kept all of them.
Claire H.Nora, 2Nursery5 of 5 stars The notes at six o'clock are the best part of my day. I know what he ate, who he played with and what made him laugh.
Marcus T.Eli, 3Toddlers5 of 5 stars Two teachers to twelve children, and they actually know mine. He talks about Priya's moon project at dinner.
Kenji S.Hiro, 4Preschool5 of 5 stars She left reading. Not flash cards, reading. And she still thinks the garden is the best bit.
Lucía M.Inés, 6Kindergarten5 of 5 stars Lunch is cooked in the building and the menu is on the app on Monday. My son eats things here he will not touch at home.
Ruth A.Sam, 3Toddlers4 of 5 stars We visited on a Tuesday morning and enrolled by Thursday. The place is calm. That was the whole decision.
David L.Maya, 1Nursery
Fees
Pick the days. The rest is included.
Pick the days. The rest is included.One price covers the day from 7:30 to 17:30, all meals and the notes home. No registration fee, no uniform.
- Two daysA gentle start2 days a week$690a month$86 a day
- 7:30 to 17:30
- All meals and snacks
- Daily notes and photos
- Swap days with a week's notice
- Three daysMost pickedMost families3 days a week$960a month$80 a day
- 7:30 to 17:30
- All meals and snacks
- Daily notes and photos
- Swap days with a week's notice
- Sibling discount 10%
- Five daysThe full week5 days a week$1,480a month$74 a day
- 7:30 to 17:30
- All meals and snacks
- Daily notes and photos
- Priority for a sibling's place
- Sibling discount 10%
Sibling discount 10 % · a deposit of one month holds the place
Fees
Pick the days. The rest is included.
Pick the days. The rest is included.One price covers the day from 7:30 to 17:30, all meals and the notes home. No registration fee, no uniform.
- Two daysA gentle start2 days a week$690a month$86 a day
- 7:30 to 17:30
- All meals and snacks
- Daily notes and photos
- Swap days with a week's notice
- Three daysMost pickedMost families3 days a week$960a month$80 a day
- 7:30 to 17:30
- All meals and snacks
- Daily notes and photos
- Swap days with a week's notice
- Sibling discount 10%
- Five daysThe full week5 days a week$1,480a month$74 a day
- 7:30 to 17:30
- All meals and snacks
- Daily notes and photos
- Priority for a sibling's place
- Sibling discount 10%
Sibling discount 10 % · a deposit of one month holds the place
Fees
Pick the days. The rest is included.
Pick the days. The rest is included.One price covers the day from 7:30 to 17:30, all meals and the notes home. No registration fee, no uniform.
- Two daysA gentle start2 days a week$690a month$86 a day
- 7:30 to 17:30
- All meals and snacks
- Daily notes and photos
- Swap days with a week's notice
- Three daysMost pickedMost families3 days a week$960a month$80 a day
- 7:30 to 17:30
- All meals and snacks
- Daily notes and photos
- Swap days with a week's notice
- Sibling discount 10%
- Five daysThe full week5 days a week$1,480a month$74 a day
- 7:30 to 17:30
- All meals and snacks
- Daily notes and photos
- Priority for a sibling's place
- Sibling discount 10%
Sibling discount 10 % · a deposit of one month holds the place
Questions
The things parents ask us first.
The things parents ask us first.Short answers to what every family wants to know before a visit. Anything else, call or write — a real person answers within a day.
From 12 months to six years, in four rooms: nursery, toddlers, preschool and kindergarten. Children move up when they are ready, not on a birthday.
7:30 to 17:30, Monday to Friday, all year except two weeks at Christmas and the public holidays. Late pick-up to 18:00 can be booked the same day.
Yes. Breakfast, lunch and two snacks, cooked in our kitchen. The week's menu is on the app by Monday and we cook around every allergy.
Two short visits with you in the room, then three half days, then a full day. Most children settle in two weeks. Some take four, and that is fine.
One teacher to four children in the nursery, one to five for toddlers, one to six for preschool and kindergarten. Every room has two teachers all day.
A note and three photos on the app by six every evening, and the teacher at the door at pick-up.
Usually, yes. We take new children in September and January. Book a visit and we will tell you honestly where you stand.
Everything: meals, nappies, outings, the app. There are no registration or materials fees. A deposit of one month holds the place.
Questions
The things parents ask us first.
The things parents ask us first.Short answers to what every family wants to know before a visit. Anything else, call or write — a real person answers within a day.
From 12 months to six years, in four rooms: nursery, toddlers, preschool and kindergarten. Children move up when they are ready, not on a birthday.
7:30 to 17:30, Monday to Friday, all year except two weeks at Christmas and the public holidays. Late pick-up to 18:00 can be booked the same day.
Yes. Breakfast, lunch and two snacks, cooked in our kitchen. The week's menu is on the app by Monday and we cook around every allergy.
Two short visits with you in the room, then three half days, then a full day. Most children settle in two weeks. Some take four, and that is fine.
One teacher to four children in the nursery, one to five for toddlers, one to six for preschool and kindergarten. Every room has two teachers all day.
A note and three photos on the app by six every evening, and the teacher at the door at pick-up.
Usually, yes. We take new children in September and January. Book a visit and we will tell you honestly where you stand.
Everything: meals, nappies, outings, the app. There are no registration or materials fees. A deposit of one month holds the place.
Questions
The things parents ask us first.
The things parents ask us first.Short answers to what every family wants to know before a visit. Anything else, call or write — a real person answers within a day.
From 12 months to six years, in four rooms: nursery, toddlers, preschool and kindergarten. Children move up when they are ready, not on a birthday.
7:30 to 17:30, Monday to Friday, all year except two weeks at Christmas and the public holidays. Late pick-up to 18:00 can be booked the same day.
Yes. Breakfast, lunch and two snacks, cooked in our kitchen. The week's menu is on the app by Monday and we cook around every allergy.
Two short visits with you in the room, then three half days, then a full day. Most children settle in two weeks. Some take four, and that is fine.
One teacher to four children in the nursery, one to five for toddlers, one to six for preschool and kindergarten. Every room has two teachers all day.
A note and three photos on the app by six every evening, and the teacher at the door at pick-up.
Usually, yes. We take new children in September and January. Book a visit and we will tell you honestly where you stand.
Everything: meals, nappies, outings, the app. There are no registration or materials fees. A deposit of one month holds the place.
Come and see it
Come and see it for yourself.
Come and see it for yourself.A visit is forty minutes: the rooms, the garden, the kitchen at lunch, and all your questions. Tell us the room and the start you have in mind and we bring the right teacher.
Which room?Which room?
When would you start?When would you start?
Come and see it
Come and see it for yourself.
Come and see it for yourself.A visit is forty minutes: the rooms, the garden, the kitchen at lunch, and all your questions. Tell us the room and the start you have in mind and we bring the right teacher.
Which room?Which room?
When would you start?When would you start?
Come and see it
Come and see it for yourself.
Come and see it for yourself.A visit is forty minutes: the rooms, the garden, the kitchen at lunch, and all your questions. Tell us the room and the start you have in mind and we bring the right teacher.
Which room?Which room?
When would you start?When would you start?