Where Students Fall in Love With Learning
Welcome to MarrKens Learning Academy. We provide a holistic, culturally responsive preschool experience that blends six decades of purpose-driven learning with modern STEAM concepts.
About Us
We believe that all children possess special talents and innate abilities that make them beautifully unique. An exceptional early childhood education recognizes those gifts and intentionally builds upon them — nurturing the whole child in mind, body, and spirit.
Six decades of building strong family partnerships and helping generations of children fall in love with learning in Raleigh, North Carolina.
60+ years
5 core curricular pillars
Rooted in child-centered play, intentional teaching, family collaboration, continuous observation, and cultural responsiveness
Programs
Our programs are designed to develop your children.
Our Students Thrive
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Play
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Art Projects
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Learn
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Read
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Grow
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Write
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Cook
Now Enrolling
Students ages 2 to 5 years old
Why Choose Us ?
“We love MarrKens Learning Academy! The teachers are amazing and communicate well regarding your child's progress and new learning activities.”
“MarrKens Learning Academy has made such a difference in the growth of my children. They are more confident and their vocabulary has increased exponentially. They love school so much its hard to get them to leave.”
“My son absolutely adores MLA and the incredible teaching staff. They’re extremely attentive to him and ensure he is loved and cared for daily. I appreciate the hands-on approach they have within the classroom. He continues to grow socially, emotionally, and cognitively each week. Forever grateful for this amazing daycare and its wonderful teachers!”
FAQs
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Our low student to teacher ratio provides smaller class sizes to give more one to one attention from teacher to student.
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We are open 7:30am-5:30pm Monday through Friday.
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We teach from the Creative Curriculum for young children. It is one of the approved curriculums for North Carolina. Additionally, we infuse African American History throughout core areas of study to enrich our children with contributions made by them.
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As recommended by health standards, we frequently sanitize all surfaces including tables and chairs throughout the day. We launder bed linens daily, and use disposable eating utensils. The recent addition of the Zono Sanitation cabinet provides a greater level of sanitizing for our toys and other manipulatives. We continue to practice hand washing throughout the day and encourage giving each other personal space to move and interact.
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We serve a morning snack, hot nutritious lunch and an afternoon snack. We take pride in preparing nutritious meals that include fresh daily servings of fruits and vegetables. We refrain from products that contain high-fructose corn syrup, high sodium content . Our meals are pork-free and prepared with olive oil.
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Children wear uniforms which include navy pants for boys, navy jumpers for girls and yellow t-shirts.
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Throughout the day pictures and text messages are sent. Monthly newsletters and frequent emails are delivered. We also provide quarterly report cards to inform parents of their child's progress throughout the year. Parents may also request parent-teacher conferences.
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Once we are informed by parents of their child's dietary restrictions, we make accommodations to suit that child. For example, we are a nut-free school, we serve several types of milk, and have children who are dairy-free and gluten-free
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As an independent private school, we have 2 -3 Fundraisers annually to help offset the rising cost of instructional materials, food, and other equipment. Parent, alumni and community support has enabled us to keep the cost of childcare affordable for working parents.
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We serve children ages 2 to 5 years old
