COOPERATIVE NURSERY SCHOOL

Our mission at Co-op is to foster a nurturing, community-driven early learning environment where families play an active role in the classroom. At Co-op, we believe children thrive when families and educators learn together. Our unique, hands-on model fosters strong adult-child connections, individualized learning, and a supportive community. Through evidence-based teaching and meaningful family involvement, we nurture each child’s social, emotional, and academic growth."

The Cooperative Nursery School is also one of the oldest licensed preschools in our area. It was organized in 1946 when Dr. Katherine Whiteside Taylor, nationally prominent specialist in child guidance and parent education, joined the staff of the University YMCA to assist with a special program for veteran's families. Nursery school classes and a training course for parents were organized. From this beginning grew today's Co-op. The Cooperative Nursery School is a nonprofit, nonsectarian preschool that is owned, maintained, and administered by the parents of the children enrolled in the school. Its uniqueness lies in the coordination of efforts between the trained, professional teachers and the parents who assist in the classroom.