Primrose School of Ankeny at Prairie Trail

We know the first year of life has a big influence on a child’s success in the years that follow. That’s why teachers in our infant program build meaningful one-to-one connections with your child to provide a loving and nurturing environment.

In the toddler classroom teachers channel a child’s natural enthusiasm into fun, engaging activities that support development. Your child will learn through purposeful play that nurtures their curiosity and builds cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills.

In the early preschool program, 2-year-olds are exploring the world around them, and teachers are nurturing this newfound independence through personalized, purposeful learning in a safe and fun environment.

This program provides a “bridge” between early preschool and preschool classrooms for children whose birthdays will miss the cutoff date for kindergarten entrance keeping them with a consistent group of peers to enjoy developmentally appropriate learning experiences together.

Your 3-year-old is discovering new friendships, words, and ideas every day. With nurturing guidance and learning, teachers help them grow their thinking skills while having fun they don’t even realize they’re building math and literacy foundations.

In the pre-kindergarten program, your child will have fun every day as they play and learn important academic skills, social skills and more, because when they are mentally, physically and emotionally ready to learn a skill, they develop mastery.

Our before- & after-school program is designed for children ages 5 through 12. Your child can relax, make friends, get homework help and continue to learn while having fun as they explore creative expression, sports, technology, drama, music, games and more.

Each week during the summer, children try a variety of hands-on activities—like sports, robotics and arts—that help build skills around literacy, creative problem solving, STEM and more.