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Family Annex Nursery School

PrivateUpper West Side
560 West 113th Street, New York, NY 10025
212-749-3271

Overview

Educational philosophy

Progressive / Play Based

Programs offered

2s · 3s · Pre-K

Annual tuition

School continues

Through Pre-K

Total students

~40

Financial aid

Aid: $

Sibling & legacy

Upcoming:No upcoming admissions dates — check back soon

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

2 yrs – 5 yrs2s · 3s · Pre-K

8am start · Mon–Fri · annual tuition by age & pickup time

AgeUntil 12:45pmExt. to 12:45pmUntil 3:30pmExt. to 3:30pmUntil 5:45pmExt. to 5:45pm
2s
3s
Pre-K

Extended Day to 5:45pm available

Admissions

Applications open.Sep 1
Columbia-affiliated/legacy early notification deadline.Nov 26
Early notification.Dec 5
General application deadline.Jan 8
Notification; remaining spots then rolling.Feb 26
Reply deadline.Mar 5

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.org

Culture & Community

Educational approach
Progressive / Play Based

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.

GenderCo-ed
Cultural programs
MusicArt
Outdoor spaceOwn outdoor space ✓
Enrichment
Reggio Studio/atelier visual artsweekly music specialist.

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