Rooted In Brookline
A trusted preschool in the heart of Brookline.
Brookline Sprouts offers preschool, extended care, and school-aged support for working families with children from age 3 until their 13th birthday, with full time and part time preschool options from 2 to 5 days a week.
Located at 1036 Brookline Blvd, Brookline Sprouts offers warm teachers, clear routines, flexible scheduling, family support, and a strong learning foundation.
To find out about availability, pricing, and more, fill out our form requesting more information, or schedule a tour.
Why Families Trust Sprouts
A locally trusted preschool and school age program with clear routines, caring teachers and staff, and a strong commitment to families.
Brookline Sprouts is focused on children, daily care, and dependable support for parents and caregivers. Children experience a program that feels caring, organized, and committed to helping them grow from preschool through school age.
Located in the Heart of Brookline
Families come for a strong start and stay because the program is a trusted, consistent, caring, center and built around real family needs.
Established Leadership
Program leadership brings decades of experience, and Tree of Life has served the community for more than 20 years, giving parents continuity, clear expectations, and confidence in the care their children receive.
Experienced, Long-Term Staff
Families see an experienced team with long-term commitment, ongoing training, and practical wisdom that help keep classrooms and programs consistent.
Steady, Personal Care
Sprouts feels part of Brookline because it is. Families know where it is, who is there, and the kind of engaging, structured environment their children enter each day.
Programs
Care from preschool until a child's 13th birthday, built around real family schedules.
Brookline Sprouts gives families a steady place to start and continue. Children can begin in preschool, use extended care during longer workdays, and continue into school-age wraparound care before and after school, school-day care, and summer care until their 13th birthday.
Preschool
Structured preschool for children ages 3 and up
Children learn through clear routines, caring teacher guidance, hands-on activities, and a strong early learning foundation that supports confidence and kindergarten readiness.
Extended Care
Flexible support for working caregivers
Families can choose 2 to 5 day schedules, with partial-day and full-day options available from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM. School-year and summer options help care work around real schedules.
School Age Program Care
Wraparound care before and after school, plus summer and school-day support until a child's 13th birthday
Brookline Sprouts provides school-age care with meals, homework help, activities, summer programming, and Walking School Bus support for Pittsburgh Public Schools students at Brookline K-8. Care is also available on many half days and in-service days when school districts adjust their schedules.
What A Day Feels Like
A day shaped by care, structure, and purpose.
Parents want to know their child will feel safe, supported, and engaged. At Sprouts, each day is shaped by clear routines, caring teachers, and meaningful learning.
Calm routines
Children move through the day with confidence because routines are steady and expectations are clear.
Teacher attention
Children are known by name and supported by adults who notice when they need encouragement or help.
Purposeful learning
Children are supported through age-appropriate learning experiences that connect to early learning standards, school routines, and developmental goals.
Social interaction
Children have regular opportunities to play, talk, share, solve problems, and build friendships with other children in a guided classroom setting.
Encouraging independence
Children build self-help skills, responsibility, confidence, and pride as they learn to do more for themselves.
Celebrating progress
Teachers notice and celebrate new accomplishments, big and small, as children grow in confidence and ability.
Communication
A strong school-home partnership helps children thrive.
At Brookline Sprouts, we value the partnership between school and home because strong communication supports better outcomes for preschoolers as well as older children. Families can expect clear updates, regular check-ins, and accessible leadership when questions or concerns come up.
Brightwheel updates
Families stay connected through Brightwheel with updates, photos, direct messages, and digital announcements throughout the day.
Regular family check-ins
Scheduled parent-teacher conferences and year-round check-ins help families understand how their child is progressing in education, development, routines, and care.
Open door communication
Administration maintains an open door policy so caregivers can schedule phone calls or meetings about questions, concerns, transitions, or next steps.
Pennsylvania's highest quality level
Our Keystone STAR 4 designation is the highest of Pennsylvania's four quality levels, recognizing strong early learning practices, staff development, family engagement, and continuous quality improvement.
Communication at Sprouts is designed to help families feel informed, heard, and supported.
Affordable Care
High-quality care at affordable rates.
For many families, cost is an important part of the decision-making process. Brookline Sprouts accepts child care subsidy and can help you understand how that support fits with enrollment and scheduling.
Brookline Sprouts works hard to provide high-quality care at affordable rates to families. Prices include instruction, materials, meals, and snacks.
Subsidy accepted
Families using tuition support can ask how subsidy works with enrollment and scheduling at Sprouts. We currently accept ELRC Child Care Works and ACCM subsidy. Child Care Aware is a separate family support resource, and we can help you understand how each option may fit your situation.
A practical next step
If you need help understanding reduced-cost or free child care options, we can talk you through the next step.
We can help you talk through subsidy, scheduling, and whether Sprouts is the right fit for your family.
Spring 2026 Family Survey
Recent family feedback highlights the same things many parents look for: staff consistency, social-emotional support, and adults who know their children well.
Our Spring 2026 family survey reflected the same priorities many parents ask about on a tour: dependable staff, strong social-emotional support, and caring adults who know their children well.
Drawn from Brookline Sprouts' annual Spring 2026 family survey.
Family Feedback
Parents stay because the care is consistent, responsive, and personal.
“Since we moved from Turkey to the U.S., my daughter's preschool experience has been at Tree of Life Bible Church. At first, I was really anxious because she didn’t know the language, but with the support of her teachers, friends, and the school, she goes to preschool every day happily and leaves just as happily. The teachers are truly amazing—they respond right away and do everything they can. As a mom, in a new country, a new culture, I was so worried, but it wasn’t difficult at all. My daughter has grown so much—in her language skills, her confidence, and her academic progress. This journey has helped me grow too. Every day, seeing her gain freedom and confidence at school gives me courage as well. Here, we haven’t just received an education; we’ve built a family, a sense of belonging. I’m so incredibly grateful, and this has truly been a turning point in her academic and personal growth.”
Meet Our Team
A long term team that helps children and families feel known and cared for.
Families trust Sprouts because the team brings daily care, structure, and consistency to children.
Tour Brookline Sprouts
See the classrooms, meet the team, and discover how Sprouts can be the right fit for your family.
A tour is the best next step. It lets you see the environment, ask about openings, and decide whether Sprouts is the right fit for your family.
Availability can vary by age and schedule, so we recommend scheduling a tour early.
Questions Families Ask
Clear answers to the practical questions parents often ask.
If you want to talk through scheduling, openings, or your child's needs, a tour or direct inquiry is the best next step.
Children should be potty trained and able to recognize when they need the bathroom and tell an adult. They do not need to manage every part of the bathroom routine independently. Occasional accidents happen, and Sprouts staff can enter the bathroom when support is needed and provide age-appropriate help while encouraging the independence children will need for kindergarten, where teachers may not be able to offer the same level of assistance.
We serve children from age 3 until their 13th birthday. Placement follows Pennsylvania DHS age-level definitions and a child's school status, not age alone. Children age 3 and older are served in preschool and Pre-K until they enter kindergarten, so some Pre-K children may be 6. Once a child attends kindergarten, the child is served in our school age program, so some school age children may be 5. Preschool families can also choose summer Pre-K. School age children can join our school-year wraparound care, meaning care before and after the school day with the Walking School Bus, or summer school age program, depending on the time of year and your family's schedule.
Families can choose 2 to 5 days a week, with partial-day and full-day options depending on what works best for their schedule.
We offer preschool only Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and extended care is until 5:30pm. There are options for early drop off as early as 7:00 AM. School age care during the school year is available from 7:00 AM to school drop off, then school pickup to 5:30 PM. Full day options are available for most in service and half days. School age summer care is 8:00AM -5:30pm, with early drop options similar to preschool.
Yes. Meals and snacks are included at no additional cost. Preschool and Pre-K children receive breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack. School-age children receive an after-school meal and an evening snack. We participate in USDA food programming, and every child receives food at no extra cost regardless of your family's income.
We use the Brightwheel app for day-to-day family communication, photos, reminders, updates, billing information, and direct messaging. It gives families one place for updates, announcements, and direct communication with the program. There are regular parent teacher conferences throughout the year and upon request. Administration also maintains an open-door policy, allowing for easy scheduling of phone calls and in-person meetings. We want your child's time with us to be a partnership between school and home - which starts with clear communication between all caregivers.
Availability can vary by age and schedule, and some options fill faster than others. If you are interested, we recommend that you schedule a tour or fill out the inquiry form right away so we can talk with you about current openings, fit, and any waitlist status.
Get In Touch
Want to take next steps? Have more questions?
Many families begin by scheduling a tour, but you can also send a quick inquiry or call if you have questions about age, schedule, availability, or more. If you are early in the process, we can help answer your questions and figure out how Sprouts can be a good fit for your family. Children cannot begin attending until age 3, but we recommend reaching out at least 6 months in advance to talk through timing and preferred schedules. We are here to help you make an informed decision with people you trust.
