East Side Nursery School

Now accepting applications for the 2025/2026 school year.

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East Side Nursery School

Now 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 sing our September song every morning as we get to know our new friends at school. “The more we get together the happier we’ll be, For your friends are my friends and my friends are your friends, The more we get together the happier we’ll be!” 

These lyrics are in practice in the classroom each day. Both classes are meeting new friends and catching up with old friends with lots of smiles and laughter. We are enjoying seeing these friendships blossom through play!

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.