The Learning Tree Center crest — a schoolhouse beneath a tree The Learning Tree Center Palm Desert · Est. 1979 EN · ES Pay Tuition Book a Tour
The unspoken first question

Safe, gated, and small enough to know everyone.

Every parent's real first question about a school is the one they rarely say out loud. Here is our answer.

Campus

Three acres behind a gate.

Two Learning Tree students in uniform outside the school building in Palm Desert
Access

Gated community campus

The school sits inside a gated community with controlled entry. Visitors check in; arrival and pickup are supervised by staff who know every family by sight.

Scale

Small by design

With a maximum of 20 students per class, no child is anonymous. Every teacher knows every student — the simplest safety system ever invented.

The day

One campus, the whole day

Before-school care, the school day, hot lunch prepared daily, after-school care and enrichment — no mid-day transfers, no patchwork of providers.

Health & safety

How we keep your child safe.

Arrival

Signed in, signed out, every day

An adult walks each child in every morning and signs them in, which also confirms they are well and ready for the day. The same process applies at pickup. Nobody leaves campus without it.

Health

Immunizations on file

California law requires full immunization against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps and rubella. Medical certification and a physician’s report of a physical exam are on file before a child starts.

Medication

Handled at the office

All prescribed medication stays in the school office with written dosage instructions. It never goes to the classroom.

Emergencies

You hear from us first

If your child is ill or injured, we call you right away and tell you exactly what happened and what we did. Minor cuts and bruises are handled on site by trained staff.

Disasters

Drilled every month

We have specific plans for fire and earthquake, and every class and teacher rehearses them monthly so everyone knows their role.

Prepared

48 hours of food and water

The school keeps enough food and water on campus to shelter every student for two full days if they cannot leave.

If your child will be absent, call the office before 9:00 a.m. For an extended or contagious illness we ask for medical confirmation before returning.

See the campus. Meet the teachers.

Tours run every week — in person, or by video call for families abroad.

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