Cupertino Co-Op Nursery School, Sunnyvale | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

CCNS is a great play-based, parent-participation preschool with a strong community and loving teachers. Everything is really well-organized including all the toys, games, books, art supplies, etc. The big backyard is a great outdoor space for kids to play in… there is sand for digging, bikes or riding, and play structures for climbing, swinging, and sliding. There are pets like guinea pigs, fish, chickens, and bunnies. Both my daughters LOVED the bunnies. The family events organized by the school is like an optional party every month and the parent education speakers they bring in are very relevant to the preschool child. Tuition is comparably low but you put in a lot of sweat equity by working in the classroom (alongside other parents), doing janitorial weekends to clean the school, holding a committee job for the school, attending 1-2 (mandatory) meetings per month for parent education. It takes a village! However, you truly get back what you put in (and more!). Not only did my daughters have great preschool experiences, I have made some life-long friends and learned a lot about child development in the process. I highly recommend checking out CCNS!

When my children were old enough for nursery school I made the rounds to learn about nursery schools. I’d been a 3rd grade teacher but knew little about younger children’s schools.
But I noticed something right away. At some children were sitting at desks, trying to use pencils and quiet. I shivered at the sight. When I visited the Cupertino co-op nursery, I saw children outside standing at easels and painting a large brushes filled with color. Some were running and chasing each other and laughing and pretending to fly. Some sat in an old boat and pretended to be taking a trip. Others were pumping away on the swing set, and others testing out the old trikes

I felt invigorated just watching. This was what I wanted for my children, I felt without even have consciously thought about it.

There were separate rooms in the little house. A place for art , a corner for music and a room filled with old clothes and shoes where the little ones could play dress up and be mommies and daddies. My son sometimes dressed up in fancy girls dresses and at first I’ll admit it worried me. Ginny one of the wise teachers the teacher talked w me about it kindly and helped me