Joy School is a highly-acclaimed and developmentally appropriate preschool curriculum for three-, four- and five-year-old children. Based on the book Teaching Your Children Joy by New York Times best-selling authors, Richard and Linda Eyre, the Joy School preschool program has had over 250,000 participants since its inception over 30 years ago. Until recently, the Joy School curriculum was primarily available only to those families who put together do-it-yourself co-op preschools where parents took turns teaching each other's children using the Joy School materials. But now the Joy School curriculum is being used in more and more regular preschools throughout the country.

A theme-based curriculum, Joy School helps preschool children learn social skills and foundational pre-academic skills while developing positive character traits and a strong self-image.  The Joy School curriculum offers lesson plans (including songs, stories, art activities, and discussion guides) that address 12 major “joys” of childhood.  Starting with the most tangible Joys at the beginning of the school year, the curriculum progresses to some of the more complex Joys as the children gain maturity during the school year. Joy School teachers use the lesson plans provided by the Joy School Company and parents use the newsletters from their Joy School, the children's music CDs, and the Valuesparenting.com website to address each of the following themes or "Joys":

• The Joy of the Body (taking good care of our bodies, learning about our five senses, etc.)
• The Joy of the Earth (appreciating and respecting the earth)
• The Joy of Honesty (understanding the importance of telling the truth and the joy of being trustworthy)
• The Joy of Sharing and Service (realizing the joy of making others happy)
• The Joy of Order and Goal Striving (learning the joy of taking care of our things and working hard to accomplish simple, tangible goals)
• The Joy of Making Good Decisions (learning about choices and consequences)
• The Joy of Interest and Curiosity (celebrating and enhancing children’s desire to explore and learn)
• The Joy of Spontaneous Delight (cherishing and enhancing children's natural ability to enjoy the moment and get excited)
• The Joy of Trusting and Trying (learning to try new things as they trust those who love them and will help them in their efforts)
• The Joy of Being Myself (celebrating each child’s unique abilities and attributes and helping children build self-confidence)
• The Joy of Imagination and Creativity (cherishing and enhancing children’s natural imagination and creativity)
• The Joy of Family and Friends (appreciating good relationships)