History
Roots and Wings was founded in 1977 in Woodland Hills, California by Sherri (Swanson) Laboon. In 1989 Roots and Wings opened a second location at Calle Tulipan. Over the next 15 years, Roots and Wings secured hundreds of thousands of dollars of competitive funding from the State of California, Child Development Division to support low-income preschool students in our community at the City of Thousand Oaks site.Over 2000 children of at risk and low-income families received a 2-year preschool program between 1996-2009. Roots and Wings is proud to have secured and injected $6 million of preschool education into our community! In 2009, Roots and Wings has returned to its original site, an intimate environment where nurturing care, stimulating educational activities and highly qualified staff come together. We continue to provide the same high level of service over 5000 children and their families have come to trust for 35 years in Thousand Oaks.
Specialties
Serving ages 2-5 with half, school and full day programs. Our certified outdoor classroom, light/reflection center, farm-to-preschool program, dramatic play loft and Reggio-Emilia inspired open art studio set our school apart from others. Children and parents alike love our farm-to-preschool program that includes weekly cooking, gardening, a local foods CSA program with tons of in-season produce, and all-natural AM and PM snacks. Experienced teachers and an authentic web-based assessment tool help us individualize each child's experience and prepare detailed parent reports. A wonderful mix of open-ended play in our outdoor classroom combined with structured activities within indoor learning centers. Serving Conejo Valley for 25 years.