Greenhouse
2-3 Year Olds (2 years old by 9/1)
The Greenhouse is our play-based, mixed-age class for two-year-olds, offering both a half-day two-day program (Tue/Thu) and a half-day three-day program (Mon/Wed/Fri). Our Greenhouse program provides a nurturing first school experience, fostering social-emotional growth, early language development, sensory exploration, and motor skills—all through play.
Our emergent curriculum is guided by the children’s interests, encouraging curiosity, independence, and confidence as they explore their environment. Through play invitations, music and movement, hands-on activities, and a gentle class routine, children learn to navigate their first school community with the support of caring teachers and engaged caregivers.
The Greenhouse classroom features a dedicated indoor space and an attached patio, providing ample opportunities for movement, sensory experiences, and outdoor play. As the year progresses, children naturally build classroom routines, peer relationships, and foundational skills, preparing them for their next steps in early childhood education.
Potty training is not required to enroll.
Sensory Exploration
Getting messy is the name of the game here. Tactile exploration promotes motor skills, nerve connections in the brain, foundations of inquisitive learning, and so much more! Not to mention, it’s just really fun!
Play Invitations
Our teachers closely observe children during play to understand their interests, development, and interactions. Using these insights, they design play invitations and activities that cater to each child's unique styles of play while also targeting key developmental goals. This tailored approach ensures engaging and purposeful play, fostering holistic growth and learning in a nurturing environment.
Communication Development
Modeling language and behavior is one of our greatest driving forces. We want our youngest learners to have the tools they need to succeed in any situation. The primary emphasis in the Greenhouse classes will be the fostering of social-emotional development.
Secure Attachment
In our Greenhouse programs, one of our primary focuses is fostering secure attachments. Children develop strong bonds with teachers, peers, and working caregivers through a thoughtful and attuned separation process, creating a nurturing environment that supports emotional growth and social development.
The beginning of something bigger.
The Greenhouse is where it all begins. The true emergent foundation for all that is to come at Oneonta Cooperative. In this space children will feel heard and respected- just as they will come to expect and witness in each of the OCNS classes. Children will know they are an important part of community, learn through modeling about being an empathetic friend and communicative partner. The Greenhouse is the launching pad for all of the values that OCNS holds at the forefront of the entire Co-Op. Students, their families, and their teachers grow together in the Greenhouse to thrive throughout all their subsequent years at OCNS. Relationships and play, that’s #TheOCNSway.
$4090/Year
Tuesday & Thursday, 8:30-12:00
Ms. Caitlin & Ms. Coralee
13 students
2 working parents
$5500/Year
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8:30-12:00
Ms. Caitlin & Ms. Coralee
13 students
2 working parents