At Community Preschool, a Harrisonburg childhood becomes a book of memories

At the end of a year at Community Preschool, each child takes home a personalized book of photographs and artwork. The keepsake captures a program built around the small discoveries that make an early classroom memorable.

The downtown Harrisonburg preschool offers two-day and three-day morning options for children ages three and four. Blocks, books, painting, puzzles and pretend play sit alongside group activities, music and movement. Cooking experiences, field trips and visiting presenters broaden the classroom’s daily possibilities.

Parents are welcomed into that learning, particularly on field trips and a child’s special day. The program emphasizes growing independence and social skills while adapting experiences to children’s ages and development.

Community Preschool is housed in Community Mennonite Church but describes its curriculum as non-denominational and thematic. It operates as a nonprofit governed by a board that includes parents and church representatives.

Its current fall enrollment is full. Families considering a future place can contact the preschool about the next registration cycle, which begins with returning families before opening more broadly.

For Harrisonburg households, the school’s distinctive offering is a manageable morning introduction to classroom life—one with room for play, relationships and a record of the year to bring home.