Friends School Haverford is a private,

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near

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which educates students in Grades Nursery School (starting at 2 years 7 months) through Fifth Grade. The school was founded in 1885, and is the oldest Quaker school on Philadelphia's Main Line. Grades Nursery School to Kindergarten are in one building, while grades first grade to eighth grade are in the main building. Friends School Haverford is under the care of Haverford Monthly Meeting of Friends.

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* {{Authority control Private elementary schools in Pennsylvania Schools in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Private middle schools in Pennsylvania Educational institutions established in 1885 Haverford Township, Pennsylvania Quaker schools in Pennsylvania 1885 establishments in Pennsylvania