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We value quality early childhood education and have built a community of families and educators that understand how important early learning is in the life of a child.

Our curriculum is centered in play that supports children’s development and learning in all settings both indoors and outside. Play fosters social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.

Our values are showcased every day at Hillside through a love of learning, empowerment of children and the nurturing of our community.

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On a summer morning 
I sat down 
on a hillside 
to think about God – 
a worthy pastime. 
Near me, I saw 
a single cricket; 
it was moving the grains of the hillside 
this way and that way. 
How great was its energy, 
how humble its effort. 
Let us hope 
it will always be like this, 
each of us going on 
in our inexplicable ways 
building the universe. 

– Mary Oliver