Center for Early Education

The Center for Early Education is a private primary school located in West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California.

The Center for Education
The Center for Early Education
Address
563 North Alfred Street West Hollywood , California 90048 United States
Coordinates	34°4′53″N 118°22′31″W / 34.08139°N 118.37528°W / 34.08139; -118.37528
Information
Type	Private
Established	1939
Head of school	Damian R. Jones
Teaching staff	59.5 (FTE)
Grades	Preschool – 6th Grade
Enrollment	540 (2021-22)
Student to teacher ratio	15
Campus size	1.34 acres (0.54 ha)
Campus type	Urban
Mascot	Cub
Website	www.centerforearlyeducation.org
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History

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]

Demographics

More than 50% of the student body during the 2016-17 school years was non-white.^[4][5] 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."^[6]

Facilities

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 is currently undergoing a major campus renovation that will include more classrooms and sports facilities.^[5] The expansion is scheduled to be completed in early 2020.^[5][7]

2021 data breach

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.^[8]

Alumni

• Jake Gyllenhaal^[5]
• Maggie Gyllenhaal^[5]
• Jonah Hill^[5]

Parents of alumni

• Beyoncé and Jay-Z^[5][6]
• Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest^[2]
• Michael Eisner^[5][9]
• Jodie Foster^[9][10]
• Peter Frampton^[2]
• Cher^[2]
• Neil Diamond^[2]
• Amy Heckerling^[2]
• Bob Iger^[5]
• Lawrence Kasdan^[2]
• Alan Ladd Jr.^[2]
• Leslie Moonves^[5]
• Jack Nicholson^[5][6][9]
• Bruce Springsteen^[11]
• Barbra Streisand^[3]
• Denzel Washington^[5][9][3][2]
• Val Kilmer

References

1. "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for Center For Early Education". ed.gov. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
2. Garey, Juliann. . Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
3. Shapiro, Eliza (2018-11-24). "Elite America's Summer Preschool Madness". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
4. "Fast Facts About The Center - Center for Early Education". www.centerforearlyeducation.org. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
5. "The Hollywood Insider's Guide to L.A. Private Schools Hollywood Rep…". The Hollywood Reporter. 2018-11-24. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
6. Courtney, Nadine Jolie. . Town & Country. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
7. "Construction Schedule - Center for Early Education". www.centerforearlyeducation.org. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
8. "Elite Hollywood Private School Hacked (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
9. "Toby Young on the Beckhams move to LA US news The Guardian". TheGuardian.com. 2018-11-24. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
10. "How Posh & Becks will live the LA dream Evening Times". 2018-11-24. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
11. "The Insider PEOPLE.com". 2018-11-24. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.