A Cooperative Preschool in Portland, Maine

We are are now enrolling for the 2024–2025 school year!  Please look for more details on our Enrollment page.

The Children’s Nursery School (CNS) is a co-operative and NAEYC accredited preschool nestled in the courtyard of downtown’s historic State Street Church. Daily, students nurture meaningful friendships while challenging their social, emotional, creative and intellectual boundaries.

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CNS has taught my boys the real skills they need to be successful in life: kindness, compassion, empathy and love.

Teo and Stephanie Doyle

CNS turned out to be an educational and developmental process for our entire family, not just for our four year old. Our amazing teachers and alloparenting community have inspired confidence and restraint, exploration and contemplation… simultaneously. I cherish the year we’ve already had, and am eager to meet the year ahead.

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Adelyn Connolly