Spring-Mar Cooperative Preschool

We have had a great experience at Spring-​Mar. My 5 year old daughter and 2 year old son attended there last year. My son is attending again this year, and my daughter has moved on to kindergarten.
We were looking for a secular, completely non-​religious preschool that is not super expensive, and this one is a great value. Although the school rents the space from the UU church, it is not affiliated with the church, and there is no prayer or anything like that. The families come from diverse backgrounds, and it is a welcoming environment for families of all backgrounds.
Spring-​Mar is a cooperative preschool model, so the parents are very involved in daily operations. The Board of Directors is composed of parents. The teachers are hired staff and the parents all take turns in the classroom as teacher’s aide. It is great to actually be in the classroom with the kids and see exactly what they do all day. It is also very family oriented and I have made lots of friends and gotten to know many of the parents very well.
Spring-​Mar is a play based preschool, but there is structure to the day. The PreK class really made it easy for my daughter to move on to kindergarten. The teachers are wonderful with the children. I am always impressed with their patience and how they communicate with and inspire the kids.
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Our 2-​year old started pre-​school here 2 days/​week this school year. She loves it. The teachers are amazing, and they have a great system in place where there is a parent in every class helping the teacher. They do lots of art projects, reading, Music, and movement. There is an onsite Music teacher and Movement teacher. The parents are all great, and they are all really involved as we all participate on committees to help the school with programs including 2 consigment sales and a Touch a Truck event. We feel part of a great community and involved in our child’s early learning years.

My 2 year old daughter goes to preschool at Spring-​Mar. When she first started, she had a hard time adjusting but her teacher worked with us to help her separate from us. Now she loves going to school.
It is a cooperative model so each family is expected to work once a month in their child’s classroom as the teacher’s assistant. It has been great because it has allowed me to learn new ways to help my child learn, get to know the families in my daughter’s class and have a voice in how the school is run.
They have an art room, a block room, music time, movement time, story time and themes each week. Since starting school, her social skills have improved and she has learned so much from the teachers, parents and other children. The teachers are all very caring and experienced with teaching young children. All the families that we have met are also wonderful.
I highly recommend this preschool to any family who wants to send their child to a school with quality programs and an opportunity to be involved in their child’s education.

I’m surprised no one has rated this awesome preschool! I had 4 kids who attended a total of 7 different preschools and this was by far the best! Too bad it took me so long to find it. They do not preach or dictate to the children what they should do here. In fact, at one point during the day, they open up all the rooms to the children, when they are designated the ‘art room’, ‘doll room’, etc., and let them decide which one to go to and go there on their own. They also block off a portion of the parking lot during recess so the children can get on ride-​on toys and have fun.
Since my daughter (now in college) attended, they have added a playground with tot-​sized slides, playhouses, etc. that’s also well padded with mulch. This is a co-​op so the times and help expected won’t work for some parents, but if you can make it work — and can get in– you won’t regret it! Class size is around 6 – 8. My granddaughter is now in the ‘playschool’ there :-).