Beansprouts

Beansprouts describes its philosophy as a nurturing, play-based, developmentally appropriate approach in which young children learn best through hands-on experiences and content that feels meaningful to them. Teachers act as guides and mentors, adapting curriculum, materials, and daily rhythms to each child’s needs, learning style, and background while supporting the whole child’s physical, social-emotional, cognitive, and language development.

Families apply through Beansprouts’ 2026-2027 application page, which lists programs by age/birth year: Morning 2s for children born 1/1/2024-10/1/2024, Full Day 2s for 2024 births, 3s for 2023 births, and 4s for 2022 births; children born in January-March 2025 are directed to ask about the Little Beans program. (beansproutsnurseryschool.com) After an application is submitted, the admissions team says it sends each family a supplemental form, and families can attend weekly virtual information sessions; in-person tours are available after both an application and an info session. (beansproutsnurseryschool.com) For key dates, Beansprouts says returning families choose programs in December 2025 and receive contracts in early January, the Early Admissions deadline was Friday, January 9, 2026, Early contracts were scheduled for Thursday, February 5, 2026, and General Admissions notifications begin Thursday, February 26, 2026, with general applications accepted on a rolling basis until the school is fully enrolled. (beansproutsnurseryschool.com) The only publicly stated priority category I found is current/returning Beansprouts families, who receive first priority for re-enrollment before outside applicants; the site also describes an Early Admissions track for families who say Beansprouts is their first-choice preschool. (beansproutsnurseryschool.com) I did not find a published waitlist policy on the admissions pages reviewed, so the website appears to frame late-stage admissions as rolling until seats are filled rather than describing a formal waitlist. (beansproutsnurseryschool.com)