Parents Nursery School

Parents Nursery School offers part-time, play-based nursery school programs where parents work alongside teachers in the classroom one day each week in both the Two's/Young Three's class and the Mixed Age class. The program uses a developmentally appropriate, play-based curriculum in which students develop in areas such as creativity, cooperation, peaceful conflict resolution, and kindergarten readiness. The school is organized and administered by parents and guided by trained teachers, and its success depends on the collaborative efforts of all members.

• Ages: 2–5 years old
• Schedule: Weekdays, 9:15am – 12:15pm during the school year (mid-August to late May)

Parents Nursery School is a non-profit, parent-driven cooperative nursery school in the heart of Silicon Valley that has been established since 1949. It offers a nurturing, developmentally appropriate, play-based curriculum for children and their families and requires parents to attend evening parent education meetings about once a month to support progressive, developmentally appropriate care at school and at home. Parents Nursery School is a nonprofit organization that does not discriminate by race, color, national or ethnic origin, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability or status in its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. The school describes its community as a diverse group of families from Palo Alto and the surrounding areas.

Last updated March 17, 2026.