Willington Nursery Cooporation

The philosophy of Willington Nursery School Cooperative is to provide a warm, safe, accepting environment where children may grow as individuals. We believe that valuing children as individuals promotes self-esteem and fosters positive values. We believe in providing a place where emotional, social, physical, and cognitive development is encouraged to create a foundation for a more formal education. While children learn at their own pace and in their own ways, learning among young children is best achieved through exploration and experience. We believe play should be the primary medium for a preschooler’s learning. We recognize that children’s play is a highly supportive context for their developing processes. Play gives children opportunities to understand their environment, interact with others in social ways, express and control emotions, and develop their imagination and creativity. We see ourselves in partnership with parents, and through our mutual sharing we can ensure the best possible growth, and development for young children.