The Iliad Academy Preschool is proud to be entering into our 11th school year of serving Buckeye and its surrounding west valley communities. We are part of the Odyssey Family of Schools. We began our first year sharing a building with Odyssey’s Kindergarten at Miller and Broadway in Buckeye. For the first two years, we offered both full-time and part-time preschool options. In our third year, we adjusted our program by providing part-time preschool only following Odyssey’s four-day school week. We are currently located in the Desert Hills Baptist Church located on the southeast corner of Verrado Way and Yuma Road in Buckeye. Although we are located inside of a church, there is no religion in our program. We simply rent space. We are excited about our newest addition to The Iliad Academy program, our Mommy & Me Toddler Classes. The Iliad Academy provides preschool only, we do not offer daycare. We have created an expansive curriculum that will provide the educational foundation for life-long learning and future academic success. Our program offers Spanish, Music, Sign Language and PE. The scaffolding for our curriculum is based on the Preschool Core Knowledge Sequence, not to be confused with the Common Core. Odyssey also implements Core Knowledge in their elementary curriculum making it a smooth transition should you choose to enroll your child in Odyssey’s Kindergarten. However, The Iliad Academy Preschool will prepare your child for any Kindergarten program. Our Iliad families can expect small class sizes with low teacher-child ratios and a warm, nurturing environment with loving, experienced and educated teachers.