Portuguese Bend Cooperative Nursery School — Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Portuguese Bend Cooperative Nursery School

Portuguese Bend Nursery School is a non-profit, parent-participation preschool on the Palos Verdes Peninsula that serves three- to five-year-old children in a beachside natural setting.

About

Overview

Portuguese Bend Nursery School is a non-profit cooperative preschool that operates with member families participating in the school's day-to-day operations. The school enrolls approximately thirty children and is organized into two age-group classrooms led by two professionally trained, licensed teachers.

Approach and curriculum

The program emphasizes learning through play and incorporates curriculum themes, early literacy and pre-math concepts, arts and crafts, and nature-based experiences tied to the school's beachside setting. Daily routines include group "rug time," free play, and mid-morning snack.

Parent involvement and operations

Families share operational responsibilities as part of the cooperative model, including scheduled working days at the school, committee assignments, monthly parent meetings, board participation, and organized fundraising.
Member families are expected to participate in fundraising activities with a stated annual goal.

Programs

Red Bird

Second-year class for 4–5 year olds; children must be four years old by September 1 to enroll if there are openings.

Tuesday–Thursday, school year September through June; class sessions 9:00–11:45 a.m. · 4-5 years

Yellow Bird

Incoming children in their first year of preschool (3–4 year olds); children must be three years old by November 30 to enroll in this class.

Tuesday–Thursday, school year September through June; class sessions 9:00–11:45 a.m. · 3-4 years

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