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Provide nursery school children with an enriched environment and help parent members learn about child development in a supportive community that honors families and validates each child as unique.

Early childhood education and enrichment

Mission: Raising a Reader supports families and inspires the development of literacy skills and a lifelong love for reading. We help children attain brighter futures in which they can thrive and contribute in school, the workforce and society. Vision: Every child has the family support and reading skills they need to thrive. Overview: Raising a Reader is a national nonprofit that partners with parents and local agencies to create brighter futures for children by strengthening family bonds. Family engagement is at the core of what we do. Our evidence-based programs help caring adults set their children up for success by creating shared reading routines, fostering social emotional learning, healthy family relationships and learning skills needed to thrive in school and beyond.

Cottonwood Preschool is a non-profit corporation, founded in 1981 by a group of dedicated parents who identified a need for a pre-school program that was different than others in the Littleton area. These parents imagined a preschool where their cooperative efforts could create a stimulating and exciting learning environment for their children. They created a school where parents could play a direct role in their child's education. Today, Cottonwood Preschool is one of a handful of parent cooperative preschools in the Denver area. We continue to have a very dedicated group of parents who are committed to carrying on the tradition of excellence at Cottonwood. Cottonwood embraces a developmental, play based philosophy of learning, which supports and respects the child as he/she is. Cottonwood supports the knowledge that children learn best through play and hands-on experiences. Through the guidance of carefully selected teachers, the child will have the opportunity to explore and enrich his/her world socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually toward optimal growth.

At Santa Clara Parents Nursery School (SCPNS), we believe in the power of play. We are a non-profit, parent participation preschool, nurturing our children’s physical, social, intellectual, and creative development through hands-on and active play. Through self-directed play, our children learn about and interact with their world, acquiring the skills necessary to succeed as adults. SCPNS thrives because of our dedicated community – our teachers, our families, and you.

Ready Readers inspires preschool-age children from low-income communities to become readers by reading aloud to them, increasing their exposure to quality books, and providing literacy-related experiences.

Our school is providing the highest quality French/language immersion program and environment for the children to succeed. The school and the teachers will foster a loving environment and offer a safe and stimulating space for the kids to learn and blossom.

At Los Gatos Parent Nursery School, children learn through discovery and creative play. They develop in an atmosphere of encouragement and support where free choice of activities is emphasized and curriculum fosters social and emotional confidence.

The American Montessori Society advances and supports Montessori education by setting standards, providing teacher education and professional development, and advocating for research and public policy to increase access to high‑quality Montessori programs. It serves members (teachers, schools, families) and promotes Montessori practice and accreditation to strengthen educational outcomes.

Founded in 1967, the North Huntington Beach Community Nursery School is a parent participation preschool with a philosophy based on the respect of children as competent and capable individuals. It offers a child-centered, play-based curriculum that provides daily opportunities to build, create, get messy and take risks. NHBCNS is a parent-participation program that allows families to grow, learn and be nurtured together. We have amazing indoor and outdoor environments filled with adventure, creativity, challenges and wonder. Our guidance approach involves children in the process of problem solving and cooperation.

Transforming the lives of adults and families through personalized education.

The school's purpose is to provide comprehensive education services dedicated to educating the mind, body, and spirit of each student with special emphasis on the Quaker principles of dignity, self-worth, community and reverence for life.