
Pushing Up
The revolutionary nature of collective cooperative care lies in its ability to challenge dominant systems that prioritize individualism, competition, and hierarchical, misguided expertise — in short, the “push down” — in early childhood education. By working cooperatively, a small group of committed individuals can create profound and lasting change—demonstrating that early childhood education flourishes when it is rooted in relationships, shared responsibility, and deep respect for children as capable learners.

Raising Storytellers
At Takoma Park Cooperative Nursery School, we are raising storytellers who learn to see the world not just as it is, but as it could be. Through stories, our children connect to language, peers, and the natural world, gaining the tools to navigate life with creativity, empathy, and confidence.


Our Forever Home
We have been dreaming of a space that will be our forever home. Looking high and low. All we truly had to do was look where our heart is . . . Flower Avenue. We are home.

Last Days of Summer
Our school year begins during the last days of summer here in northern hemisphere, in the Mid-Atlantic state of Maryland.