Cottage at a Glance

Who We Are

Cottage Co-op Nursery School was founded in 1972 as a non-profit, cooperative preschool by former Pacific Oaks parents who were inspired to create a co-operative school that honored Pacific Oak’s approach to learning while extending its benefits to the whole family.

• Serves children 2 years through entry into Kindergarten
• Small class sizes with a capacity enrollment of 62
• Low adult:child ratios of 1:3 for our younger students and 1:4 for our older preschoolers, Parent-n-Me class will be a 1:1 ratio

Our Mission

Cottage Co-op Nursery School is an intimate community of families and teachers that embraces child-directed, creative play and nourishes our children’s curiosities that nurtures social and emotional development, teaching key conflict resolution skills, that depends on, and supports, active parent participation in our school and accepts and celebrates the uniqueness of us all.

We believe in…

• hands-on learning
• open-ended questions
• providing the time, space, and freedom for kids to be kids
• the five senses
• the four seasons
• creative juices
• allowing kids to have emotions and to express them
• teamwork
• teaching “do as we do” through modeling desired behaviors & role play
• giving kids the tools to help themselves grow
• empowering our children and our parents
• creative expression in art, music and play
• getting wet, dirty and whole-body artwork - every day!