West Village Nursery School

About

Manhattan's oldest cooperative nursery school, founded in 1962 at 73 Horatio Street between Washington and Greenwich. Children build foundational skills in literacy, mathematics, and science while participating in daily enrichment in Spanish, music, and movement. As a cooperative, the school relies on family involvement in classroom and community activities, fostering tight knit relationships between parents, teachers, and children. The program is play-based and developmentally focused, drawing families from the West Village, Chelsea, and surrounding downtown neighborhoods seeking a values-driven early childhood education with deep community roots.