Flexible Options
Programs
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Toddler Programs
For children 18 months by the start date and their caregiver​
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Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays
9:30-11:30
Session 1: September-January
Session 2: February-June
Learn, laugh and connect with your toddler as you explore our carefully curated classrooms and beautiful Co-op playgrounds. In this gentle first school experience, you and your toddler will enjoy circle time activities led by our skilled early childhood teachers. Children participating in the fall session who turn 2 by January are invited to transition to our separating program.
Two's Programs
For children 2 years and older by start date
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September Start:
3 Days: (Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday): 9:15-11:45
2 Days: (Tuesday/Thursday): 9:00-12:00
3 Days: (Monday/Wednesday/Friday): 9:00-12:00
5 Days: (Monday-Friday): 9:00-12:00
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Our separating two-year-old programs provide active exploration through creative play and hands-on activities, while nurturing age appropriate social skills. Small class sizes provide for an optimal first school experience.
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Children enjoy a warm and nurturing atmosphere in which teachers facilitate a successful separation starting at 2 years old. Our two-year-old classroom is thoughtfully designed to encourage sensory exploration, fine motor development, artistic experimentation, and dramatic play. Learning is extended outside of the classroom with time on our well-equipped playgrounds.
Three's Programs
3 Days: (Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday): 9:30-12:30
4 Days: (Monday-Thursday): 9:00-12:00
4 Days: (Monday-Thursday): 9:00-1:00
5 Days: (Monday-Friday): 9:00-1:00
*Flexible extended day options available
Children learn through play, as they acclimate to the school environment and create a strong foundation for all future learning endeavors. Teachers guide children in navigating social situations and cooperative play, while establishing a respectful classroom community. The well-planned daily routine incorporates child-centered activities that encourage active learning and discovery, creativity, problem solving, social skills, and independence.
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The daily schedule includes ample time spent on one of our two playgrounds or in our indoor play space in the event of inclement weather.
Four's Programs
5 Days: (Monday-Friday): 9:00-1:00
*Flexible extended day options available
Children in our pre-kindergarten program continue to learn through play as they develop the skills and concepts necessary to master language, literacy, math, and science. Child-led, inquiry-based learning projects build on children's interests and evolve across multiple days. Teachers facilitate collaborative problem-solving as children build, create, and explore together.
A longer day that includes lunch prepares children for kindergarten and provides additional learning opportunities. Learning isn't limited to the classroom—time is spent each day exploring our well-equipped playgrounds or indoor play space in the event of inclement weather.
Enrichment and Extended Day Options
Flexible Options for Every Schedule:
You can now customize your child's Co-op experience to meet your family's unique scheduling needs. Choose from exciting enrichment options to extend your child's day until 2:30 p.m. Need later than that? Add Stay & Play for a 3:00 p.m. pickup. Make every day an extended day or pick and choose.
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Different enrichment classes will be offered each session (fall, winter, and spring). You can vary the number of classes per week you choose and the days of the week you choose between sessions.
Extension Options for 3-Hour Program
Base Program
9:30-12:30
Enrichment Class
(includes 30-min lunch)
12:30-2:30
Stay & Play
2:30-3:00
Extension Options for 4-Hour Program
Base Program
9:00-1:00
Enrichment Class
1:00-2:30
Stay & Play
2:30-3:00
Enrichment Classes
Studio Art
The children will be offered open-ended art experiences with various media emphasizing the process of creation. By introducing art media through open-ended exploration, children come to fully understand a medium; how it behaves; how it can be used and what tools are needed to work with it. The children will take initiative, be engaged, and be creative.
Yoga, Music, and Movement
Children will experience music in interactive, social and creative ways. Children will explore different musical elements and strengthen their language skills, while we incorporate children's literature such as "Max Found Two Sticks" by Brian Pickney, "THUMP, THUMP, Rat-a-Tat-Tat" by Gene Baer, and "This Is The Hat" by Nancy Van Laan, to inspire the children to make their own instruments, conduct parades and concerts to perform with them.
Big Body
The class is meant to give the children opportunities to have open ended, big movement play, both inside and outside through cooperative play. They will increase their core strength through teamwork and problem solving, through activities such as obstacle courses, tumbling, rolling, rope climbing, and old school playground games such as tag and potato sack races. The class will be an excellent way for our children to learn how to control their bodies and take safe risks.
Gardening
The children will experience planting indoors and outdoors, increase their awareness of their environment while incorporating math, science, literacy, and more. They will experience the joy that comes from caring for something over time.
STEAM
The children will be learning through hands on activities that encourage them to think, problem solve, and explore. They will work with simple machines, inventions, Lego projects, building challenges, physical and life sciences, magnets, simple robotics, creative art experiences, and much more!to perform with them.
Food Science
Where does food come from? First, children will use all five senses to help identify certain foods. Then, through literature and hands-on exploration, children will discover what food is all about from reading, creating, cooking, and eating!
Story Extenders
There is so much to do with a book once you read it! Children will be creating felt boards, making sets & puppets, and making beautiful art based on wonderful children's literature.
Science Lab
This hands-on class will focus solely on science experiments. Children will discover what happens when different materials are mixed, experimenting in many areas of scientific exploration.
Cooking
Children will experience the joy of creating their own delicious food. They will learn how to chop, measure, grate, stir, and whisk to create simple recipes. Best of all, they will get to enjoy the results of their work as they eat it with their friends.
Stories and STEAM
This class uses various STEAM activities to bring favorite nursery rhymes to life! These children will be inspired by math, science, music, and art- while building and creating together.
Space, Planets and Rockets
This hands-on class will focus solely on science experiments. Children will discover what happens when different materials are mixed, experimenting in many areas of scientific exploration.