The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a social emotional learning program on preschoolers’ empathy skills. Specifically, the study examined the effect of the Second Step Social-Emotional Skills for Early Learning empathy unit on preschoolers’ ability to identify emotions in others, understand the perspectives of others, and respond to others’ emotional displays. The aim of this study was to gain insight as to whether empathy skills could be explicitly taught and learned through the implementation of a social emotional program.