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Early Learning Matters

5121 NE Elam Young Pkwy. Suite A Hillsboro, OR 97124

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
  • Grades: Nursery/Preschool-Kindergarten
  • Enrollment: 98 students
  • Average class size: 15 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: ✓Verified school update
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Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
  • Grades: Nursery/Preschool-Kindergarten
  • Enrollment: 98 students
  • Average class size: 15 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: ✓Verified school update

School Facts

Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Nursery/Preschool-Kindergarten
Students By Grade
Year Founded
2005
Summer School Offered
Yes
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Student Body

Total Students
98 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers
6 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
National avg.:
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
75%
Average Class Size
15 students
Classroom Dress Code
Casual

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Admissions Director
Kandy Dicken
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School Notes

  • Early Learning Matters provides opportunities in an enriched environment where children grow the mind and become strong and independent thinkers.
  • ELMs child programs include a brain based preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten program, summer classes, and community, parent, and teacher education.
  • Early Learning Matters (ELM) is adedicatedPreschool and Kindergarten committed to helping all children develop thinking and personal leadership skills.It`s joyful. It`s nurturing. It`s effective.We invite you to come and see for yourself why ELM has been Hillsboro`s early childhood school of choice, referred by pediatricians, educators, and learning specialists, for nearly 20 years.
Source: Verified school update

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The application deadline for Early Learning Matters is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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The average private school tuition in Washington County, OR is $11,025 for elementary schools and $17,911 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
The average acceptance rate in Washington County, OR is 90% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).

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