Center for Early Education
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| The Center for Education | |
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 The Center for Early Education | |
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563 North Alfred Street , 90048 | |
| Coordinates | 34°4′53″N 118°22′31″W / 34.08139°N 118.37528°W |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1939 |
| Head of school | Damian R. Jones |
| Teaching staff | 59.5 (FTE) |
| Grades | Preschool – 6th Grade |
| Enrollment | 540 (2024-25) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15 |
| Campus size | 1.34 acres (0.54 ha) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Mascot | Cub |
| Website | www |
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The Center for Early Education is a private primary school located in West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California.
History
[edit]The Center for Early Education was founded in 1939 by a group of professional psychoanalysts who were interested in respecting the inner world of children.[2] Since then the school has become regarded as one of the top elementary schools in the nation. It has been noted for a high "feeder" rate into Harvard-Westlake School.[3]
The Center welcomed Damian R. Jones as Head of School in July 2022.[4]
Demographics
[edit]More than 50% of the student body during the 2016-17 school years was non-white.[5][6] According to Town & Country magazine, "The school looks for diversity, in the hopes of a student body that represents the full spectrum of LA's varied population."[7]
Facilities
[edit]The current campus consists of three major buildings, with classrooms, a library, a community center, a gym, an innovation center, and additional indoor and outdoor instructional space. The school conducted a major campus renovation from 2016-2020, adding more classrooms and sports facilities. The first phase of the project was completed in July 2018.[8] [9]
The campus expansion project was completed in 2020.[10]
2021 data breach
[edit]In February 2021 the Hollywood Reporter reported that hackers leaked confidential staff salaries and parent contact information of the school in emails with racist, sexist and homophobic language.[11]
Alumni
[edit]Parents of alumni
[edit]- Beyoncé and Jay-Z[6][7]
- Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest[2]
- Michael Eisner[6][12]
- Jodie Foster[12][13]
- Peter Frampton[2]
- Cher[2]
- Neil Diamond[2]
- Amy Heckerling[2]
- Bob Iger[6]
- Lawrence Kasdan
- Larry Gordon[2]
- Alan Ladd Jr.[2]
- Leslie Moonves[6]
- Jack Nicholson[6][7][12]
- Bruce Springsteen[14]
- Barbra Streisand[3]
- Tatiana Thomas[6][12][3][2]
- Val Kilmer
References
[edit]- ^ "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for Center For Early Education". ed.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Garey, Juliann. "The Power Preschool". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ a b c Shapiro, Eliza (November 24, 2018). "Elite America's Summer Preschool Madness". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Center for Early Education welcomes new leader". Beverly Press. Beverly Press. October 20, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Fast Facts About The Center - Center for Early Education". www.centerforearlyeducation.org. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The Hollywood Insider's Guide to L.A. Private Schools Hollywood Rep…". The Hollywood Reporter. November 24, 2018. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ a b c Courtney, Nadine Jolie. "These Preschools are the Ivy League of Early Education". Town & Country. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Center for Early Education: Johnson Favaro". Architect Magazine. July 24, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Center for Early Education Opens First Building in Its Expansion Plan". Weho Online. January 10, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Construction Schedule - Center for Early Education". www.centerforearlyeducation.org. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ "Elite Hollywood Private School Hacked (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Toby Young on the Beckhams move to LA US news The Guardian". TheGuardian.com. November 24, 2018. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "How Posh & Becks will live the LA dream Evening Times". November 24, 2018. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "The Insider PEOPLE.com". November 24, 2018. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.