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Center for Early Education

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The Center for Early Education
Location
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563 North Alfred Street

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90048

34°4′53″N 118°22′31″W / 34.08139°N 118.37528°W / 34.08139; -118.37528
Information
TypePrivate
Established1939
Head of school
Damian R. Jones
Teaching staff
59.5 (FTE)
GradesPreschool – 6th Grade
Enrollment540 (2024-25)
Student to teacher ratio
15
Campus size
1.34 acres (0.54 ha)
Campus type
Urban
MascotCub
Websitewww.centerforearlyeducation.org
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The Center for Early Education is a private primary school located in West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California.

History

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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]

Damian R. Jones became the head of school in July 2022.[4]

Demographics

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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

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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] and was completed in 2020.[10]

2021 data breach

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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

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References

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  1. "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for Center For Early Education". ed.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  2. Garey, Juliann. "The Power Preschool". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  3. Shapiro, Eliza (November 24, 2018). "Elite America's Summer Preschool Madness". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 24, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Center for Early Education welcomes new leader". Beverly Press. Beverly Press. October 20, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  5. "Fast Facts About The Center - Center for Early Education". www.centerforearlyeducation.org. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "The Hollywood Insider's Guide to L.A. Private Schools Hollywood Rep…". The Hollywood Reporter. November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. 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.
  8. "Center for Early Education: Johnson Favaro". Architect Magazine. July 24, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  9. "Center for Early Education Opens First Building in Its Expansion Plan". Weho Online. January 10, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  10. "Construction Schedule - Center for Early Education". www.centerforearlyeducation.org. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  11. "Elite Hollywood Private School Hacked (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.