Family Annex Nursery School
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Overview
Educational philosophy
Progressive / Play BasedPrograms offered
2s · 3s · Pre-K
Annual tuition
—
School continues
Through Pre-K
Total students
~40
Financial aid
Aid: $Sibling & legacy
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Family Annex Nursery School is a small, not-for-profit parent cooperative in a Morningside Heights (UWS) brownstone, founded in 1982 and affiliated with Columbia University. Its Reggio Emilia-inspired, emergent curriculum serves about 39 children ages 17 months through Pre-K across three classes (Toddlers, Nursery, and Pre-K), with a dedicated art Studio/atelierista and a weekly music specialist. The 11-month program (September through July) offers half-day, school-day, and full-day/extended schedules to 5:45 PM, and holds NAEYC Accreditation+. Parents are active partners, serving on committees that sustain the cooperative community.
Programs & Schedule
8am start · Mon–Fri · annual tuition by age & pickup time
| Age | Until 12:45pmExt. to 12:45pm | Until 3:30pmExt. to 3:30pm | Until 5:45pmExt. to 5:45pm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2s | — | — | — |
| 3s | — | — | — |
| Pre-K | — | — | — |
Extended Day to 5:45pm available
Admissions
Leadership
Lauren Sobel
B.S. Speech Pathology & Audiology (Miami University); M.A. Early Childhood Education & Early Childhood Special Education (Teachers College, Columbia University); Children's Program Administrator Credential (CUNY)
Admissions contact
admissions@familyannex.orgCulture & Community
Reggio Emilia-inspired emergent curriculum. An independent, not-for-profit, nonsectarian parent cooperative incorporated in 1982. Curriculum is emergent and evolves annually based on children's interests and questions; teachers and children collaborate on long-term research projects using the 'Cycle of Inquiry' and the concept of the 'hundred languages of children' (Loris Malaguzzi's 'Nothing without joy'). Parents are active partners who serve on committees.
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