East Side Nursery School

 Accepting applications for the 

2025-2026 school year.

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East Side Nursery School

Accepting applications for the
2025-2026 school year
 
   

LEARNING THROUGH PLAY

Welcome to the East Side Nursery School, a parent/ teacher cooperative preschool since 1957, where young children learn through play.



Welcome to the East Side Nursery School

Our play-oriented program allows children to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful in later schooling and in their daily lives.

We support and encourage learning through active play

ESNS is a joyful and community-centered nursery school where children explore and learn through play.

About the Program

We believe learning is an interactive process that requires active thinking and experimenting though child-led and teacher-supported exploration.

We have two class groups: a three-year old class that meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and a four-year-old class that meets on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Our adult-child ratio is approximately 1:5.

Applications open on September 1 for the following school year. Class spots are offered in March preceding the school year.

Happening at ESNS

We are experimenting with density in our sensory table. Which objects will sink and which objects will float? We make observations and then make a prediction. Special challenge: Can you make a sinking item float or a floating item sink? 

A box can be so many things! In our Dramatic Play area this month boxes are becoming any kind of vehicle we can imagine. A submarine to Antarctica? A bus to a park? A rocket ship to the moon? Grab your map (and an imagination) and start your journey. These friends are riding in a truck to Alaska!

The East Side Nursery School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, disability, or national or ethnic origin in its hiring, admissions, operation, or programs.