Since 2017, the Touchstone School has built something truly special: a tight-knit preschool community where every child is known by name and every family feels at home. Families choose our NAEYC-accredited preschool for what matters most to them, the consistency of care. Through our Links to Learning curriculum, our tenured teachers blend purposeful play with hands-on learning to help children grow academically, socially, and emotionally.
We are located on North East Cornelius Pass Road, between NW West Union Road and NW Jacobson Road, serving families in Hillsboro, West Union, Rock Creek, Bethany, Tanasbourne, Beaverton, Portland, and North Plains. Our newly updated facilities feature intentionally structured layouts, three dedicated playgrounds, and an expanding garden space with fresh vegetables and herbs, where children engage in hands-on scientific discovery.
Providing a healthy, safe, and nurturing learning environment for our students is our highest priority. We follow comprehensive health and safety practices and stay updated with guidance from local and state health departments. We embrace a culture of care, physically, emotionally, socially, and intellectually, both in and out of the classroom, and we expect every member of our community to treat one another with respect.
Safety begins the moment you walk through our doors. Only registered families, staff, and visitors can enter; all visitors check in at the front desk, show ID, and wear a visitor badge. Our campus is secured with a restricted keypad access system, audio security, door alarms, and locked playgrounds, and staff stay connected through a dedicated network of walkie-talkies.
Our teachers go through extensive background checks, reference checks, credential verification, and interviews. We provide professional development in child abuse awareness and prevention, CPR, allergy protocol, first aid, proper supervision, and behavior management, and our face-to-name rule ensures each child is accounted for and safe at all times. Our staff prioritize Serve and Return interactions which reinforce neural pathways essential for language and social skills.
Through our family communication app Playground, you receive a photo of your child each day and see how the activity connects to a Links to Learning skill, plus updates on meals, naps, and toileting. Monthly folders, classroom family boards, and formal family reports and conferences in the fall, winter, and spring keep you connected to your child's progress.