Albuquerque Pre-School Co

Love ABQ Preschool Co-op, fun, play, great teachers and curriculum offered with great family involvement. I appreciate the hands on and parent involvement. The school has chickens! Spanish lessons! Monthly interactive play set ups and much much more. So glad we found the Co-op for both my children! Highly recommend!

APC was everything we hoped a preschool would be for our daughter! Comfortable, caring, professional. A fun, loving place for personal growth. Chickens! A place totally centered around the kids, not some quasi -elementary prison like some we visited. The whole staff is amazing and we never questioned that they have anything but her best interests in mind. The volunteer requirements meant we had chances to get to know her teachers and classmates very well. This review doesn't do it justice but we were so sad to have to leave the school when we moved. We miss you all!

Both my daughters attended 3 years at the Albuquerque Preschool Coop and I feel that my entire family benefited from those years. My oldest was an ornery rascal when I brought her in, and after a few months with Ms Yvette and Ms Brenda's loving yet firm coaching and structure, she started to evolve into the delightful child she is now. My children were encouraged to explore and care for their environment and they learned how to be good friends. As a parent, I learned a great deal about early childhood development by talking to teachers and by working in the classrooms on aide days. I feel like my experience as a mother was deeply enriched by the Cooperative. For those who doubt the benefit of play based learning, let it be known that both my daughters started kindergarten at the top of their class in terms of social adjustment and reading skills. I am frankly surprised by the negative reviews. All parents do have to volunteer time - that's what makes it a cooperative, and it’s also what makes it a great community - but in my experience, staff made every effort to find out parents' strengths and use those to benefit the school. The school facility is a sweet, well cared for, intimate family space that both my children absolutely loved. They still ask to go back and visit their teachers and I will always cherish my memories there.

I cannot say enough about how wonderful the Albuquerque Preschool Coop is; the staff and teachers have truly become part of our extended family. They are warm and caring and always completely invested in the wellbeing of our children. Their knowledge about child development top-notch and up-to-date. As my kids learned through play, I watched them blossom under the teachers' care in ways that were both personal (consideration, communication, cooperation) and topical (science, reading, Spanish, the environment, animals). Families are actively involved in all aspects of the school, which makes for a fun, vibrant community atmosphere--we've made many friends that we will have for the rest of our lives. How do I know? Because I also went to school at the Albuquerque Preschool Coop! The school will always have an important place in the heart of our family.

We would like to say Thank You to the teachers/staff at the Albuquerque Preschool Cooperative for their dedication, commitment, and professionalism to our youngest students and families! As a family, with 3 young daughters (our youngest continues to attend), APSC has been, hands down, the best introduction to education we could have ever asked for. As a "cooperative," we, the parents, are obligated to PARTICIPATE in running this wonderful preschool. We are required to attend maintenance days (twice a year) and participate in the classroom, monthly (this includes interacting with the kids, providing snacks, cleaning, etc). As full-time working parents, the school has been very flexible in working with our schedules, so that we can fulfull this participation day. We are thankful that during this time, we are able to experience what our child is doing on a day-to-day basis. The staff are extremely knowledgeable and inform all parents of upcoming events/activities via email, handouts and notices on the bulletin boards. There is a volunteer list of parents willing to substitute on participation days, in the event of a cancellation. As for our oldest daughters, who are now in a "mainstream" educational setting, APSC has paved a solid beginning foundation for them and because of this, they will thrive in their future academic years! WE LOVE the ABQ PRESCHOOL COOP!!! We strongly recommend this high quality preschool program!!! Having 3 daughters, who have all attended, we have 7-years of experience to back it up! :)