Sunset Cooperative Nursery School is structured on half-day sessions, five days a week. An extended care (8am-9am & 4pm-5pm) and lunch program (12pm-1pm) are available on a limited basis. The maximum number of children in each session is 34, and the usual adult to child ratio is 1:5. The fall semester is roughly September to December and the spring is January to June. Summer school is available on a limited basis.

ABOUT SUNSET

Sunset Cooperative Nursery School is structured on half-day sessions, five days a week. An extended care (8am-9am & 4pm-5pm) and lunch program (12pm-1pm) are available on a limited basis. The maximum number of children in each session is 34, and the usual adult to child ratio is 1:5. The fall semester is roughly September to December and the spring is January to June. Summer school is available on a limited basis.

TUITION

Tuition is $3,000 for the regular school year, breaking down to $300 a month for ten months. A deposit of one month’s tuition is required at registration, and will be returned when your child leaves the school if all obligations have been met. Tuition and all fees are subject to change.

PARENT / GUARDIAN OBLIGATIONS

• Workday (1 day per week): A family member must participate in an assigned workday each week. The family provides a healthy snack approximately once every six weeks.

• Evening Meetings (2 per month): There is mandatory Parent Education meeting once a month and a mandatory monthly Business Meeting.

• Committees: The operation of the school is divided among four committees: Housekeeping, Fundraising, Operations and Maintenance. All families sign up for a job with one of these committees. This job may consist of weekly/monthly duties, or it may revolve around one particular event.

• Fundraising: There are fundraising events throughout the school year. Each family is required to raise a minimum of $300 per school year, which can be achieved by participating in these fundraisers and/or through purchasing ‘scrip’. Those families with two children must raise $450.

MEMBERSHIP PROCESS

Sunset Cooperative Nursery School is open to all children between the ages of two and five, and they need not be toilet trained. Your child must be eligible for enrollment in the following school year in order to begin the application process.

• Schedule a tour. If your child is eligible for enrollment in the fall of 2011, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to reserve one of the following tours. Please give two tour dates that work for your family and an admissions representative will confirm one with you: 

•  Thank you so much for your interest in Sunset Cooperative Nursery School.

•  Unfortunately, all our tours are full for this school year, as our admissions process for the fall 2011 is drawing to a close.

•  We regret that we cannot accommodate anymore tours at this time. 

• Please check our website in August for admissions information for the 2012-2013 school year.

• Again, thank you for your interest.

1. Application Form & Non-Refundable Fee
   If you would like to continue the application process after having toured the school, return a completed application form along with the $30 non-refundable processing fee* by February 25, 2011.

   • The non-refundable fee is used to defray the cost of processing the application.

   • The fee is required in order to continue the application process.

   • The fee is not an indication of acceptance.

2. Keep in Touch
   Let us know you are still interested as the year goes by, check-in with one of our membership chairpersons. Write a letter explaining your reasons for wanting to join a cooperative. We love to hear from you.

3. A Meeting with the Director
   During the spring semester we will begin the “interview” process by setting up meetings with the Director, determined by position in the waiting pool and the requirements (e.g. child’s age, gender, target enrollment date) of the space that is available.

4. Application Acceptance
   Once all meetings have been completed, we will contact applicants to discuss membership.

WAIT POOL

Applications are recorded as they are received. The waiting pool is defined by several factors: date of receipt of application, age, gender and presence of siblings and/or returning families and AM or PM availability.