The Center and beyond

Secondary School Admissions Process
The Center’s approach to guiding students and families through the secondary school admissions process is student-centered, supportive, and educational.

Beginning in the spring of fifth grade, a team composed of the Director of Student Placement, Head of Upper Elementary, and Head of School works with each rising sixth-grade family through the secondary school process. Student and family support includes: individual parent meetings, application and financial aid planning guidance, student interview preparation, many secondary school presentations hosted at The Center, and more.

Our Graduates

We are proud that our graduates gain admission to an impressive array of schools in the Los Angeles area and beyond, where they contribute profoundly to their communities as prepared, involved students and active community members.

Over the past three years, our students have been offered admission to many wonderful schools, including:
  • Archer School for Girls
  • Brentwood School
  • Buckley School
  • Campbell Hall
  • Chadwick School
  • Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences
  • Flintridge Preparatory School
  • Geffen Academy at UCLA
  • Harvard-Westlake School
  • Immaculate Heart Middle & High School
    • Marlborough School
    • Milken Community School 
    • New Roads School
    • Oaks Christian School
    • Oakwood School
    • Polytechnic School
    • Sierra Canyon School
    • Viewpoint School
    • Westridge School
    • Wildwood School
    • Windward School
    Once students graduate from The Center, they become part of the multi-generational CEE alumni community. CEE alumni stay involved in The Center through the Alumni Council, young alumni events, and by sponsoring and participating in many events and fundraisers each year! Please visit our Alumni page to learn more about these wonderful programs.
    The Center for Early Education, a socio-economically and culturally diverse independent school for children, toddlers through grade six, strives to graduate students who are joyful, resilient, lifelong learners. The Center embraces a philosophy of education that combines a nurturing, inclusive learning environment with an increasingly challenging academic program that addresses the developmental needs of each child.