Parents: Resources

***The Co-op Nursery School is solar powered. We use environmentally friendly cleaning products that are non-toxic. We practice the 3 R’s with children ~ reduce, reuse and recycle.***

Important Documents

2024 – 2025 Registration Form – PDF Download

2023 – 2024 School Calendar PDF

2022-23 Calendario Escolar – Español – PDF

Complete Parent Handbook – PDF

Manual de Padres Completo en Español PDF

Activities

Playdough Recipie PDF

Recommended Reading for Parents

“Permission to Parent” by Robin Berman M.D.
“Robin Berman’s inspiring book is a must-read for all parents. It shows how to nurture with love and respect in order to raise strong, happy and successful children.” – Dr. Harvey Karp, author of “The Happiest Baby on the Block”

VIDEO: Molly Wright: How every child can thrive by five | TED – YouTube

Parent Acts: How to get your child to apologize and really mean it

4 Things Worse Than Not Learning To Read In Kindergarten

The Decline of Play in Preschoolers – and the Rise of Sensory Issues – by Angela Hanscom – PDF

La Disminución del Juego en Niños de Edad Preescolar – y el Aumento de los Problemas Sensoriales – por Angela Hanscom – PDF

The Wisdom of Play – PDF – How Children Learn to Make Sense of the World.

Can the Right Kinds of Play Teach Self- Control? PDF – The New York Times By Paul Tough SEPT. 25, 2009

THE UNSAFE CHILD: Less Outdoor Play is Causing More Harm than Good – PDF – by Angela Hanscom | May 6, 2015

Peter Gray-Freedom to Learn-Early Academic Training Produces Long-Term Harm

Teaching our children to write, read & spell – PDF by Susan R. Johnson MD, FAAP.

The New Preschool Is Crushing Kids – Today’s young children are working more, but they’re learning less.

What Kids Need From Grown-Ups – PDF