Cottage Co-Op Nursery School
Follow us and learn more about our unique, immersive, play-based nursery school that has been helping children learn through play for more than 45 years.
09/03/2024
Back to school week is upon us. The teachers have been hard at work (with a little play mixed in) to get the school ready for the new school year!
Check your inbox for all the upcoming events this week at Cottage! See you all soon.
05/31/2024
Be there, be square! Awkward Family Photo Karaoke Party is this weekend! You can purchase tickets and drink cups for the open bar online now through the link in our bio. See you there! 🎶🎤🎶🪩🎶🎤🎶🪩🎶🎤🎶
Thank you to all our amazing sponsors! 💕
04/26/2024
Lacy Park day!
What a beautiful day to spend in the park together with the Cottage community. 💕
04/23/2024
Parent Ed topic this week:
Talking with children about death and dying
Hosted by our very own Teacher Jocelyn.
Join us (even if you’re not a current cottage parent) via zoom Thursday, April 25th at 8pm.
*Interested but not on the mailing list? DM me for link.
04/08/2024
Feels great to be back from spring break with all our Cottage friends!
03/01/2024
Pancakes and pajamas day! 🥞
02/22/2024
Friendly reminder: Every family needs to complete 4 maintenance hours a semester!
Our next Fix-it day is Saturday 2/24, 9 AM to 1 PM. Check your email for the Sign Up Genius!
02/19/2024
Cottage Parent Ed meetup, RESCHEDULED for Thursday 2/28 9:15am, upstairs in the meeting room. Snacks and coffee provided.
Available to anyone interested in this topic.
01/17/2024
Cottage Parent Ed meetup, this Friday 1/19 9:15am, upstairs in the meeting room. Snacks and coffee provided.
Available to anyone interested in this topic. See stories for more details. ⬆️
01/09/2024
Join Teacher Jocelyn and fellow Cottage parents for coffee, pastries and an open ended discussion on whatever parenting topics you’d like to air. Bonus! It counts towards your parent ed hours.
This Thursday and Friday 9:15-10:15 at cottage in the upstairs meeting room.
01/08/2024
Interested in knowing more about Cottage? Join us for an info session. This is the first step of our admissions process. See you there!
01/05/2024
Come check us out!
12/20/2023
Save and share this breath exercise from last week’s parent education talk. I’m sure we could all use some self regulation advice this winter break.
12/08/2023
Looking for the perfect gift? You can support Cottage by purchasing a Big Impact Kit by Alltruists. Each $25 kit includes learning materials and 2-3 STEM-inspired activities or hands-on crafts that engage kids and families on important topics. All proceeds will go to Cottage! Comment if you are interested and we will DM you our generous donor’s contact information for details on how to purchase.
12/05/2023
Clothing and toy swap!
Parents bring your outgrow clothes, shoes, books and toys to the school this week, then next week you can come check out the swap piles and grab whatever you need! Community sharing and saving is part of the cottage way!
11/28/2023
Donate to your favorite school for giving Tuesday!☺️
Link in the bio. Donations are tax deductible!
11/08/2023
A field trip to Arlington Gardens is always a memorable day!
11/07/2023
Parent ed event coming up this week
11/03/2023
Come on by…. check us out!
RSVP to the link in our bio.
10/25/2023
A classic Cottage seasonal activity!
Getting everyone in the mood for Harvest Festival this Friday. There’s still time to get your raffle tickets from the link in our bio. Don’t miss the chance to win some amazing prizes while supporting the school! —->
10/24/2023
Come check us out!
Cottage Co-op is having an open house on Saturday, November 4th from 9-12. Head to the link in our bio for more information and to RSVP. Can’t make it this time? There are more opportunities coming up!
10/19/2023
Harvest Festival is near🍂🎃
Our annual Harvest Festival is happening on Friday, October 27th from 5-7 pm. There will be games, prizes, pumpkin painting, yummy food, and our community raffle!!
Swipe to see our amazing sponsors who generously donated prizes. —>
Get your raffle tickets online this year. Link in the bio. 🎟️
10/19/2023
10/17/2023
POV: Parent Education
We are all teachers and we are all learners.
The parent ed potluck is an opportunity for parents and teachers to gather outside of class to share and learn from one another.
10/10/2023
Slowing down to try new things
Cottage is a place for kids to slow down and try things for themselves. Adults observe and support these important opportunities for confidence to grow. Kids are learning how to use their bodies and need the space to test things out.
10/03/2023
It’s coffee time!☕️
Cottage’s annual fundraiser with Jones Coffee Roasters is officially brewing! We’d appreciate it a latte if you’d consider donating to support our wonderful school. For every donation of $25, you’ll receive a custom roasted bag of Jones coffee. See link in bio. 🫶
09/29/2023
Excitement around finding a baby lizard in the yard. Everyone wanted a peek. The hardest part of the day was having to say goodbye and send the little lizard home!
09/28/2023
Smoothie week!
Not only we’re they tasty, but the kids learned so much from the experience! Like taking turning, pouring and cutting, waiting patiently and tolerating loud noises!
09/21/2023
Have you ever used the goodbye window?!
Teacher Wallace introduced the idea to someone who was having a hard time saying goodbye today! It’s so much easier to wave bye bye when it’s made fun! A few friends even came over to see what all the excitement was as about. ☺️
09/18/2023
Get down on their level
Anytime we engage with kids, but especially in a moment of crisis, it’s important that we lower our bodies down to kid height so we can interact face to face. The feeling of a powerful authority towering over a child increases feelings of distress and adds to being upset. By lowering ourselves we can increase the feeling of safety.
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Cottage Co-Op Nursery School
Founded in 1972, Cottage Co-Op Nursery School is a very special place. At Cottage Co-op, we teach children that their ideas and interests are worth pursuing. We foster creativity, expression, ingenuity, and love of learning through a play-based curriculum that evolves from a child’s interests and expands upon his or her exploration.
The school focuses on the "whole child" where social, emotional, physical and intellectual development are equally nurtured and empathy is foundational. We strive to celebrate and accept each child’s unique abilities and interests.
Cottage kids range between 2 and 5 years old. Mulberry class is for kiddos age 2 to 2 years six months at the beginning of the school year; children 2 years 6 months to 3 years old enter Olive class; Oak class is for 3 and 4 year olds; and Rainforest class is where our 4 and five year olds explore. We spend a lot of time outdoors and emphasize the importance of play. We have small class sizes with a low adult-to-child ratio, enabling the kids to lead their own explorations and learning in a truly child-led manner.
At Cottage, children, parents and teachers all grow through the experiences we share. Our very nature as a "co-op" means that we believe that our families should play an integral role both in their children's education and in the school as a whole. Besides periodically working a shift as “Snack Parent” or “Yard Parent” within our children's classrooms (usually 1-2 times per month) each Cottage family takes part in a service committee to support the school in various ways. The benefits, opportunities and responsibilities of working in a cooperative environment are truly rewarding. Cottage families become part of a progressive, like-minded community dedicated to making Cottage a wonderful place to be a kid...and a parent.
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169 Arlington Drive
Pasadena, CA
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