About Us

Green Hills offers a developmentally appropriate early childhood education program open to all children 2 years 6 months through 5 years of age. The program was created to benefit young children and their families. We operate on a school year basis (September to mid-June) and offer two to five day per week schedules, morning or extended day. We also offer a special eight week summer program.

Philosophy

We believe children learn through play where they practice getting along with others, test feelings, and create new ideas. Our teachers facilitate activities that allow children to explore, experiment, discover and wonder. We value each child as a unique individual and promote self-esteem through positive interaction with peers and adults. We strive to promote each child's creativity, sense of self, and learning style while laying the foundations for literacy and future academic pursuits.

Academic Objectives

We know that young children learn through play so we provide challenging play experiences that encourage them to explore, experiment, discover and wonder. We understand that each child's inherent creativity and curiosity when nourished promotes critical thinking and problem solving.

We provide variety of teacher-directed and spontaneous activities that are theme based or child initiated. We enhance pre-literacy development by utilizing quality children's literature and innovative language activities.

We foster an awareness of other people's feelings and support developing friendships. We guide the children in methods of self-control and testing out feelings while practicing ways of getting along with others.

History

Green Hills Pre-school is privately owned and operated by Angelo and Patti Aguiar, who, as credentialled teachers and administrators, have been educating children for over forty years. Since 1979, the Aguiars have provided educational services to more than 1500 families at Green Hills, Los Gatos, a campus that was established in 1968.