Grace & St. Peter’s is an independent Episcopal day school located in the Mount Vernon neighborhood offering a preschool program for incoming 3-year-olds and continuing through the fourth grade. The preschool promotes play-based learning and teacher-guided projects to help acquire knowledge and experience with art, social studies, music, and science. The children also take frequent walks to nearby locations, such as the Mount Vernon Square for a picnic lunch, as well as participate in field trips to the farm and zoo. Lunch and snacks are provided. The school year runs from September through mid-June. Daily instruction is held from 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; however, hours of operation are 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. to include optional before- and after-school care.