Bright Ideas Preschool provides a safe, nurturing learning environment for young children. We strive to create an atmosphere which not only fosters independence and creative expression, but also recognizes the unique talents of every child. Our cheerful, fun-filled setting provides each child with a playground for learning and an enriching start to his or her education.

Located in Middletown, Rhode Island, Bright Ideas Preschool is an independent early childhood center for children ages six weeks to six years old. It is privately owned by Maureen (“Meme”) Greichen Kielbasa since 1991. Since this time, the program and facilities have been continually expanded and improved to better serve the needs of our children.

Bright Ideas carries a rich history in progressive early childhood education. The school enrolls approximately 100 students from Newport County and southern Rhode Island. Over the years we have savored the pleasure of watching many of our children arrive in diapers and leave us to enter first grade. It is a bittersweet pleasure of which we never tire.

Licensing & Membership

Bright Ideas Preschool is licensed by the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families as well as by the Rhode Island Department of Education.

We are members of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the Aquidneck Collaborative for Education, the American Speech & Hearing Association, and the Newport County Chamber of Commerce.