Ashmont Nursery School

Ashmont Nursery School is a non-profit, non-sectarian, cooperative preschool licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC). We are a family-led, professionally-run cooperative dedicated to fostering exploration, play, and the lifelong love of learning for children aged 24 months to 5 years. Under the direction and in partnership with our certified teachers, our families form a community that encourages caring for all of the children and families, and a sharing of ideas, skills, concerns, and values.

Since the school began in 1985, ANS has developed a culture of openness to all who come here. It is inclusive and focuses on the positive. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment which nurtures the overall well-being and healthy growth and development of every child at Ashmont Nursery School. We believe that it is extremely important to provide a loving, open-door environment that allows the children to feel safe and respected, and which also welcomes them, their family and friends, and the community at large. The issue of openness and how we welcome is of great importance for the subtle but powerful lessons that are learned in such moments by our children. We are invested in making sure that as adults, we continue to model for our children the best kinds of community interactions.