Prospective Families
We would love for your family to be part of our school. It is a true cooperative, and the cooperation makes our school function, makes it successful, and makes it one of the best communities in Austin.
We encourage you to learn about us and the commitments each family makes to the cooperative:
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parents take turns assisting the teacher in the classroom
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each family is responsible for a support job
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each family attends one workday per school year
tours
If you are interested in joining our community, we are happy to answer questions by phone or help you schedule a tour. Call us at 512-454-5315! We recommend touring the school so that when offered a space, you are familiar with our program and ready to respond upon notice of an opening.
Application Process
After you have filled out our waitlist form and submitted the fee, your child will officially be a part of our waitlist. Children remain on our waitlist until accepted into our school, unless parents contact us to remove their child from the waitlist or the child ages out of our program.
Please note: a wait list application does not guarantee admission. Registration begins in January each year and continues until the school is fully enrolled. Placement is made with the following priority levels in mind:
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currently enrolled children
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siblings of currently enrolled children
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co-op alumni
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new families based on date of application
SCHEDULE
Class | Ages | Days | Hours | Size |
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Younger 2s* | 2 – 2 1/2 | Tues, Thurs | 9am – 12pm | 8 children |
Older 2s | 2 1/2 – 3 | Tues, Thurs | 9am – 12pm | 10 children |
Younger 3s | 3 – 3 1/2 | Mon, Wed, Fri | 9am – 12pm | 12 children |
Older 3s | 3 1/2 – 4 | Mon, Wed, Fri | 9am – 12pm | 12 children |
4s and 5s | 4 – 5 | Mon – Fri | 8:30am – 12:30pm** | 28 children (2 classes) |
*Entering children must turn two by September 1st.
**4s and 5s class extends to 1:30pm in the spring semester.
Supplemental Programs
Lunch Bunch
Lunch Bunch is an opportunity for children in the MWF classes to play with friends from both 3s classes and listen to stories while eating a lunch brought from home. There is typically a Fall session and a Spring session, with more details given once the semester begins.
Fun Bunch
Children from the 4-5s stay an extra hour to eat a lunch brought from home, read stories, and enjoy free play on the
playground. This program runs in the Fall. In the Spring the 4-5s day extends to 1:30 to prepare for a longer kindergarten day.
Synchronized Drop-off Care
Early drop off for the 2s and 3s is available for an additional fee and runs from 8:30-9am.
Tuition
The monthly tuition for the 2024-2025 school year is as follows:
two-day classes: $325
three-day classes: $410
five-day classes: $750*
*This includes the extra hour a day of school beginning in the Spring Semester.
Tuition is due on the first school day of each month during the school year, August – May. A late fee of $15 will be charged if tuition is not received by the 10th of each month. Partial financial support is available. Please contact the office for details.
Upon acceptance to the Co-op, the following are due: the first installment of tuition and a building fee of $350 for the first child and $200 for each additional child.
AACNS Nondiscrimination Policy
The All Austin Cooperative Nursery School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship, and loan programs.