This paper explores young children's Perceptions of their schools, as whether they are places primarily focused on learning, or on ‘fun’ and participating in activities or aimed at maintaining discipline. To achieve these objectives the study meta-reviewed pervious literature related to this topic, and meta-analyzed the common themes related to how children view the purpose and functions of their school during early education. The research results indicated that children's conceptions are informed by multiple factors, including developmental level, school climate, teacher-student relationships, and home socialization of school functions. The results also suggest that young children tend to view schools mainly as places for acquiring academic skills, with ‘fun’ and behavioral control seen as secondary objectives. The results of this research reflects families’ focus on the role of school as of schools mainly as places for learning academic skills, and they usually keep the role of discipline and determining ‘correct’ behaviors for themselves. Finally, the paper discusses implications of these Perceptions for supporting children’s engagement and motivation during their early schooling.