Ramona Lutheran Church holds worship services on Sundays at 9am, led by Pastor David Keil. Women's Bible studies meet at the church on Mondays, and men's Bible studies meet on Thursdays. Ramona Lutheran School, right next door to the church, nurtures and educates children in grades K-8. It is the only private Christian school in Ramona.
The Head Start program in Ramona is on the grounds of Ramona Elementary School, on the corner of Eighth Street and D Street. It accepts students ages 3-5 and has a student-teacher ratio of 10:1. Around 20 students are in each class. The program provides children from low-income families with pre-school activities, medical and dental care and other services. Up to 10 percent of the enrollment is open to families with incomes higher than the poverty guidelines.
Jill Bacorn is the director of Little People's Learning Center, which has been operating since 1999. The center is a pre-school and day care and tuition is based on half day and full day curriculum. The center is owned by the Ramona United Methodist Church and is located at the same address.
Montessori Children’s House is a preschool located in downtown Ramona. It accepts children between the ages of 2 to 6 years old. This is a coed school that is non-sectarian. The facility includes a music room, art room, library, playground and well decorated classrooms. Extracurricular activities are also available for an additional fee, such as gymnastics, dance and pizza lunch.
Busy Bee Preschool and Day Care is just off Old Julian Highway a few miles from the center of Ramona. The rural property overlooks a horse ranch and the hills in the distance. The age range of children is potty-trained 2-year-olds through 5-year-olds. The total enrollment is 55 students, with a maximum of 15 students per class, supervised by a teacher and teacher's aide. The student-teacher ratio is 7.5:1. Half-day and full-day sessions are available. Busy Bee has a large fenced-in playground in back to take advantage of the yearlong warm weather and pastoral setting.