Welcome…

TPCNS, Inc. was founded in 1944 by a group of Takoma Park educators and parents who wanted to unify the nurturing at-home family experience with the newly emerging concept of the nursery school.Over the years, the school has changed with the times: once a moms-only outfit, the school now has both parents working in the classrooms. Cookies became rice cakes, jungle gyms became climbing structures, and buttons became Velcro^TM, but two, three, and four-year olds never change.
 
The school is a true nursery, a garden of the most precious resource – children. It is a protected, well-tended place of rapid growth. Children's minds and bodies are nourished with rich multi-sensory experiences. A positive attitude, an expression of faith in each child, and an expectation of progress are vital components of the school's atmosphere.

The nursery school offers half-day classes specially designed to be developmentally appropriate for each age group. The school is physically defined by the different modes of learning -- there is a space for creative arts (including music, movement, and art), math, science, social studies, language development, literacy, and physical education. Positive social and emotional development is woven throughout the curriculum. Our year begins in September and ends in June, following the Montgomery County Public School calendar for holidays and closings. Parent participation in the classroom is a requirement as are attendance of monthly membership meetings and fulfillment of administrative tasks.

Takoma Park Cooperative Nursery School, Inc.is certified by the Maryland State Department of Education and licensed through the Maryland Child Care Administration. In addition, the school holds certification from Montgomery County as a Private Educational Institution.

The school may be visited by appointment only. To schedule an appointment or to talk with a representative of the school, please call 301.585.7272.