The Neighborhood Nursery School has been serving young Los Angeles Families for half a century, beginning at a site on the south end of the Silver Lake reservoir in 1952, and moving to the other end of the reservoir in 1976. We are a non-profit cooperative, which means that parents are active and essential partners with our certified teachers in the running of the school. Parents work as teaching assistants, maintain the buildings and grounds, and organize fund-raisers, including the annual spring fair which has become a Silver Lake community tradition. The curriculum at NNS is based on the interests, needs and abilities of children aged three to five. Children choose freely from a wide range of activities and play options that promote socialization and lay the groundwork for later schooling. NNS has provided a stimulating and formative preschool experience for over 1400 children, while monthly parent education presentations have helped their parents understand child development and meet the many challenges of raising a family. Neighborhood Nursery School is licensed by the Department of Social Services of the State of California & by the County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services. We are members of the Los Angeles Council of Parent Participatory Nursery Schools and the California Council of Parent Participatory Nursery Schools.