Led by highly-qualified teachers, our curriculum involves the entire family. Parents participate in the classroom and are truly a part of their child’s education. We foster social and academic development through a range of fun and educational activities, including:
- Art projects
- Science projects
- Individualized fine and gross motor skill work
- Singing and dancing
- Reading and storytime
- Free play, and more
Crofton Nursery School (CNS) was established in 1967, incorporated in 1968 by a group of parents who wanted the best preschool experience for their children. This feeling has been embraced by each participating family since. At CNS, families and teachers work together in a warm and friendly atmosphere to teach our children cooperation, creativity, and caring for others. Each child benefits through positive reinforcement, rewarding learning activities and the friendly interaction with peers. In the spirit of a cooperative, we, the participating families, give of ourselves and of our time, so that our school will be what we want it to be for our children.
Philosophy
Every independent school reflects a philosophy of education, and the school program is the direct outgrowth of the philosophy. For this reason, it is most important that parents select a school in which the philosophy is acceptable to them. When school and parents are in accord on issues, a child’s growth and development will be at its best.
Crofton Nursery School (CNS) is dedicated to the comprehensive, effective, and compassionate education of children through human involvement and interaction. The purpose of the school is two-fold: to develop self-reliance in the child to provide a satisfactory transition between home and school; and to encourage cooperative learning through parent participation at school and meetings for parent education.
We consider this school a place for young children to play, grow, and learn to live with others. It is a place where children can express themselves at their own level of behavior yet be helped toward more mature and cooperative ways of behaving. It is a place where children can – through experience with wide variety of materials and peers – solve the problems of growing up and relating to others. This school offers an environment where a child can touch, see, play, compare, discard, and accept that which evokes his or her natural curiosity and ability for coping and learning.
Crofton Nursery School is a cooperative. For this reason, the parents form the backbone of the school. The school is parent-owned and parent-directed. Most important, it is the parents that supply the supportive environment for their children’s first experience with formal schooling. The parent shares these most-valuable learning experiences with their child. Parents are given every opportunity to utilize their individual talents to the benefit of all children. As the child grows and learns, so does the parent through direct involvement and parent education sessions. Direct involvement on a daily basis in the child’s growth should be one of the main reasons for a parent selecting a cooperative school like CNS. Our goal is to make the child’s first learning experience a happy one and seek to develop in him or her a desire for learning that will remain with him or her throughout their life.
