Village Nursery School Cooperative is a small, parent-run cooperative preschool in Daly City that offers year‑round, play‑based early education for children ages 2 to 5 and emphasizes active family participation.
Village Nursery School is a parent cooperative preschool operating year‑round in Daly City. The program serves children ages 2 to 5, is licensed by the State of California Department of Social Services (License #410503442), and is organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
The school uses a play‑based, child‑centered curriculum with hands‑on, free‑choice activities. Typical classroom activities listed include projects of the day, dancing and singing, water table, playdough, blocks, art and reading.
Facilities include indoor classroom spaces and a fenced outdoor playground with swings, a large climbing structure, a slide, a playhouse and various gross‑motor toys such as balance beams, foam building blocks, balls and spinning seats. The schedule includes morning and full‑day sessions and a designated nap/rest period in the afternoon for children in full‑day care.
Families participate directly in the operation of the cooperative through weekly workday shifts, monthly meetings and periodic maintenance and fundraising commitments. The program requires state‑required immunizations for students and participating adults, maintains an adult‑to‑child ratio goal of 1:4, and follows local health‑department guidance for communicable‑disease protocols.
Full-day program runs 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; early drop-off begins at 8:00 a.m.; nap/rest time is scheduled in the early afternoon.
Half-day program hours are 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
A non‑participating option is available for families who do not take weekly workday shifts; non‑participating tuition is charged at 150% of the regular rate and is subject to orientation and other requirements.
A short, daily session of Pre‑K instruction is offered for children the year before they enter Kindergarten or Transitional Kindergarten.
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