Preschools in Berks County

Preschools are one of the deepest lists on the site, with Reading holding the most programs and Wyomissing and Sinking Spring close behind. Notice something about this category, though: even the most-reviewed programs carry only modest stacks of reviews. Parents pick preschools by visiting and by asking other parents, not by leaving star ratings — and the parents have it right.

So use the list the way it's built to be used: to find every option near you, including the ones you'd never pass on your commute. Play-based programs, Montessori rooms, faith-based classrooms, and outdoor-minded options like the Nature Place program at Berks Nature in Reading. Then go stand in the classrooms. Ask about ratios, ask to see the license, ask what a regular Tuesday looks like. Ten minutes in the room will tell you more than anything on a screen, this page included.