Welcome

Welcome to Cottage Co-op Nursery School where children and parents grow together through play.  We offer a truly unique experience for families.  We hope that you have a chance to explore our philosophy and get to know our program.

Summer is right around the corner. For more information about Summer Camp at Cottage, please visit our Summer Camp website.

If you are interested in learning more about applying to Cottage, we invite you to visit our Applying to Cottage website. There you will find more information about our process, including upcoming dates.

Please consider supporting Cottage by donating to our Annual Fund. For more information or to donate now, click here.

Thank you to the readers of Pasadena Weekly for voting us Best Preschool of Pasadena!

 

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Upcoming Cottage Events

    Recent Apple Seed Posts

    • Teacher Efrim's Cat Needs New Home
      posted on Mon, Apr 29, 2013
      Please help!
    • 40th Gala Silent Auction Catalog
      posted on Tue, Apr 02, 2013
      There are some mighty fine items up for auction at our 40th Anniversary Gala! Check them out here.
    • This Blog is your Blog!
      posted on Tue, Jan 15, 2013
      Have something you'd like to share? Go ahead. Do a blog post! We'd all love to read it. And sharing is AWESOME!!
    • A Sentimental Day in the Rainforest Yard
      posted on Mon, Jan 07, 2013
      Because preschool goes by way too fast...
    • A new Cottage Scholarship!
      posted on Thu, Nov 29, 2012
      Cottage is celebrating 40 child-centered years! And we're giving out a scholarship.
    • Cottage Newsletter
      posted on Wed, Nov 14, 2012
      This is the first of three newsletters we will be producing at Cottage this year. In this edition you will find a letter from our Board President Julia, 40th Anniversary updates, outdoors, nature, learning through play, an interview with Teacher Art + more...
    • Potluck Recipes
      posted on Mon, Nov 12, 2012
      Here are a couple of the recipes that were requested from the recent potlucks: my Pumpkin Crunch Cake and Julia's Brisket. If there are others you are looking for post in the comments section. Maybe we can get them for you. Enjoy.

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    Featured Books for Parents

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      The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee
      posted on Thu, Dec 02, 2010
      Recommended by Teacher Kira, this book was featured in the November, 2010 Parenting Book Club at Cottage.
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      Learning by Heart: Teachings to Free the Creative Spirit
      posted on Thu, Dec 02, 2010
      Recommended by Teacher Art for its tools to awakening the artist in all of us
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      How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
      posted on Mon, Nov 22, 2010
      "Designed to bring adults to the level of children, and children to the level of adults, so that this happy meeting ground can truly make for harmony in the home." -- Los Angeles Times || "Will bring about more cooperation from children than all the yelling and pleading in the world." -- Christian Science Monitor