Roslyn Trinity Cooperative Day School

Roslyn Trinity Cooperative Day School, 1579 Northern Blvd, Roslyn, NY 11576

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Roslyn Trinity Cooperative Day School includes activities such as STEAM, gardening, cooking, music, block play, and dramatic play, including creating their own car with seat belts and a steering wheel. Children work with play-dough structures using skewers and a clementine, observe butterflies from caterpillars to cocoons to butterflies, and practice subitizing with dominoes. The program also uses sand tables and offers tricycles, ride-on cars, rocking horses, climbing equipment, a slide, a balance beam, large block construction, tunnels, and ball play.

• Ages: 0–4 years old
• Schedule: Extended Day at the Co-op to 2:30 or 3:00 p.m., with Stay & Play available for a 3:00 p.m. pick up; Parent & Toddler is a Saturday parent and child class

Roslyn Trinity Cooperative Day School states that its mission is to spark curiosity and a love of learning through a hands-on, play-based approach that encourages the intellectual, emotional, social and physical development of each child. The school operates as a non-profit, non-sectarian co-op with parent participation in classrooms and committees, with an option to opt out of committee requirements, and parents are invited into the classroom approximately once a month. Programs are offered for toddlers, 2, 3, and 4 year olds, with flexible schedule options that include before school care and after school enrichment classes, Extended Day to 2:30 or 3:00 p.m. with flexible enrichment and Stay & Play options, a separating two's program, home visits by teachers, convenient curbside drop-off and pick-up, fun family events throughout the year, excellent teacher-child ratios in each classroom, and an indoor playground available during inclement weather.

Teachers at Roslyn Trinity Cooperative Day School are members of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), regularly attend conferences, workshops and in-service courses in early childhood education, adhere to regulations, policies and procedures established by the New York State Education Department and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, and receive CPR and First Aid training every year. Many teachers have been at the Co-op for over ten years, all head teachers write a monthly note to parents, and two parent-teacher conferences are scheduled per year. The Director, Caroline Stringer, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from Hofstra University, a Master of Science degree in Childhood Education from St. John’s University, advanced certificates in School District Administrator and School Administrator from Hofstra University, and has over 30 years of experience in education. The Co-op is licensed by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, has been recognized for offering high-quality early childhood programs since 1951, participates in a stipend program for Port Washington Universal Pre-K, and posts a notice of nondiscriminatory policy as to students and EOE.

Roslyn Trinity Cooperative Day School has scheduled an Open House on Saturday, March 7, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. One parent testimonial from Ayme Lilly describes the preschool programs as developmentally sensitive, creative and innovative, and describes the director and teachers as attentive, warm, approachable, smart, experienced, and aware of the emotional and learning needs of preschoolers, noting that the Co-op encourages learning through play and exploration in an environment of safety and understanding of the individual needs of each child.

Last updated February 9, 2026.

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