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What makes our school special
Quality First Four Star Rated Program
Quality First helps childcare and education centers across AZ improve the quality of their programs. The process starts with a rigorous multi-day and multi-classroom evaluation. We're proud to report that our school received a 4-star rating on our very first evaluation! Programs that receive 4/5 stars receive regular coaching sessions with their dedicated school coordinator on topics such as health and safety, best practices, and professional development. We are focused on maintaining our high quality but always being willing to improve where we can. Click to learn more about Quality First
Large classrooms
All of our classrooms are large with lots of natural light, and each room features purposeful learning areas as well as plenty of stimulating and age appropriate toys/games. We have a dedicated toddler room, 2x "twos" classes, 2x "threes" classes, and our Pre-K program enjoys use of two full size classrooms for its activities. We also have a large multi-purpose room that we use for music, dance, sports, yoga, or enjoying a movie on a rainy day.
Generous outdoor playgrounds
There's much to explore on our two large playgrounds. Kids enjoy time on the swings, riding trikes around the track, climbing & swinging, digging/building, or anywhere else their imaginations take them. We find that active play in the morning is a great way to stimulate young brains, and get the wiggles out before class time.
Family Events
Parents and kids love our events throughout the year such as:
Holiday Performances, Snow Day, Pancake Breakfast, themed Movie Night on the playground, and Pumpkin Patch meet up. The Pre-K class also has a Thanksgiving Feast and a formal graduation ceremony!
About Paradise Valley Community School
Miss Debbie - Director
Miss Sara - Assistant Director
Miss Sara - Assistant Director
Miss Debbie has been at PVCS for over 20 years, both as a teacher of multiple age groups and now as our wonderful director. She has a bachelor's and master's degree in elementary education, as well has many years spent teaching elementary school. She's a wizard at juggling both student and staff schedules, mentoring new teachers, building
Miss Debbie has been at PVCS for over 20 years, both as a teacher of multiple age groups and now as our wonderful director. She has a bachelor's and master's degree in elementary education, as well has many years spent teaching elementary school. She's a wizard at juggling both student and staff schedules, mentoring new teachers, building emergent curriculum, and just in general being the heart and soul of our school.
Both of her young-adult children graduated from PVCS and they still love to come help out around the school whenever they are able to.
Miss Sara - Assistant Director
Miss Sara - Assistant Director
Miss Sara - Assistant Director
Miss Sara is originally from Minnesota but has called the North Ranch neighborhood home for the past 15 years. Both of her boys attended PVCS back in 2014, and Ms. Sara taught here during and after that time as well. After teaching she focused on earning her Master's Degree in Family & Human Development from ASU. Upon graduating she was
Miss Sara is originally from Minnesota but has called the North Ranch neighborhood home for the past 15 years. Both of her boys attended PVCS back in 2014, and Ms. Sara taught here during and after that time as well. After teaching she focused on earning her Master's Degree in Family & Human Development from ASU. Upon graduating she was quickly hired by Quality First to be a traveling evaluator; A job which entailed visiting preschools all around the valley to help train and assess their teachers and administrators. She got to see the things that good schools were doing well, and the things that could be improved elsewhere. We're so happy to have her back sharing this knowledge and experience with us today!
Now enrolling for Spring and Summer 2026, and spaces still available for the 2026-2027 school year as well.