The Best Time to Learn a Second Language Is Now.
The brain is most open, most curious, and most ready to absorb language, not through instruction, but through living.
Native-Like Fluency
Children who learn Spanish during this key window (2.5-5 yrs) develop a natural grasp of the language that becomes more difficult as they grow older.
Stronger Cognitive Skills
Studies show that bilingual children develop sharper memory, stronger problem-solving skills, and greater capacity for critical thinking
A Head Start That Lasts
The benefits of early language immersion go far beyond Spanish. They shape how children learn, think, and connect for the rest of their lives.
The Preschool Years Are a Big Deal.
This is when your child’s brain is most open, most curious, and most ready to build the emotional skills and cognitive foundations for everything that comes next.
At the Spanish Lab and Learning Center, we believe those years deserve more than supervision.
They deserve:
A carefully prepared environment designed for discovery
Evidence-based learning grounded in early childhood research
Educators who understand that early years shapes the rest of life
Spanish Is Not a Subject Here.
From the moment your child arrives, every interaction — with teachers, with materials, with classmates — happens entirely in Spanish.
Your child won’t study the language. They’ll live inside it.
No prior Spanish needed.
Children this age learn the same way they learned their first language — by being surrounded by it.
Taught by native and fluent speakers.
Every voice your child hears in the classroom is an authentic model for language and pronunciation.
All parent communication is in English & Spanish.
Your child’s classroom is Spanish. Your relationship with us does not have to be. We provide official communication in Spanish and English.
Play Is How Children Expand Their Brains.
Our prepared, minimalistic classroom is designed to invite curiosity and independent discovery.
Every activity is intentionally sequenced to develop language, cognition, and social-emotional skills at the same time.
What Children Are Really Doing When They Play:
- Stacking blocks: developing persistence
- Negotiating over a toy: practicing empathy
- Singing together: building rhythm and memory
- Working through frustration: building emotional resilience
Every Day Includes:
- Circle time
- Hands-on exploration
- Creative expression
- Outdoor time
- Shared routines and transitions
Typical Daily Schedule
Program Details
- 7:30 – 9:00 Before school program
- 9:00 – 10:00 Free play/ Exploration
- 10:00 – 10:20 Circle
- 10:20 – 10:40 Snack
- 10:50 – 10:50 Transition to Centers
- 10:50 – 11:20 Centers
- 11:30 – 12:20 Outdoor recess
- 12:20 – 12:30 Hand Washing
- 12:30 – 12:45 Lunch
- 12:45 – 1:00 Bathroom/ Wash Hands
- 1:00 – 3:00 Rest/ Nap
- 3:00 – 5:30 Afterschool program
All purposeful. All in Spanish. All building toward kindergarten and real-world readiness.
- Dates: Academic year, inquire for specific start and end dates.
- Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Extended care available from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Ages 2.5 to 5 years. Children must be potty trained prior to enrollment
- Enrollment: Open enrollment ($100 enrollment fee)
- Curriculum: State-approved, Evidence-based early childhood development
- Tuition assistance: Child Care Subsidy accepted
Come Tour Our Spanish Immersion Preschool in Harrisonburg
Schedule a tour on a weekday and see the Center in action. We’d be happy to sit down and answer all your questions prior to enrollment.