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History and Educational Policy

Since 1980, Sunflower Preschool has been serving the South Bay Area. In addition to our half-day and full-day preschool programs, we offer an afternoon day care program for kindergarten students at Madison Elementary. Sunflower Preschool was founded by Carolyn Lochhead (1929-2007) in 1980. After raising her children, Carolyn went to college to realize her passion of educating young children. After working as a director of a local preschool for several years, Carolyn decided to start her own school in the late 1970s. Along with her husband George, Carolyn bought the property at 2400 Nelson Avenue, transforming the house into classrooms and the yard into a playground. Carolyn designed the playground and George built many of the swings and slides for the children. The school opened in 1980, and was expanded to include the adjacent property in the late 1980s.

Carolyn served for many years as both the director of the school and as a teacher. Sunflower Preschool was Carolyn’s passion and her love can still be sensed in the homey feel of the classrooms, the backyard feel of the playground, a curriculum designed to teach the whole child, and the devotion of the staff. Carolyn’s devotion to the education of young children still permeates all aspects of the school.

Educational Philosophy

“All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today” Sunflower Preschool provides an educational setting which promotes the intellectual, social, and physical growth of each child as a unique individual. Further, the dedicated staff of the school create a loving environment in which children:

Active Learning

Expert Teachers

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