Mountain View Parent Nursery School

Our family has been part of Mountain View Parent Nursery School for about 3 months, and we absolutely love it. I have two children, ages 3 and 4, in the Tuesday/Thursday 3–4s class, and they also attend the optional Friday class. MVPNS is a wonderful place for kids. My girls adore their teachers, friends, and activities, and they are always excited to go to school. I love being involved and seeing their growth, confidence, and progress firsthand. The teachers are warm, caring, and truly dedicated. The variety of activities is fantastic such as creative projects, sandbox, mud kitchen, and many games and outdoor activities that keep kids engaged and happy. The supportive parent community and monthly teacher meetings make the experience even more valuable. We feel very lucky to be part of MVPNS and highly recommend it to other families.

This is our third year at MVPNS, and we are incredibly grateful to be part of this community. As new parents with a toddler readjusting to social interactions after pandemic isolation, we found a strong sense of guidance and reassurance in the 2–3s class. Teachers Susan and Sandra helped us understand our child’s developmental milestones and how to nurture them at home. With a thoughtfully designed activities and interactions with working parents/caregivers, our child’s vocabulary and language skills grew rapidly. In the 3–4s class, Teachers Claire and Maureen created a nurturing and inclusive environment. They thoughtfully prepared activities that encouraged skill-building without pressure. During a challenging and prolonged period of separation anxiety, our child received intentional, kind, and empathetic care. He learned self-regulation tools that aligned with his analytical temperament—it truly felt like a “teach a person to fish” experience. In the 3.5–5s class, Teachers Val and Claudia met our family exactly where we were. They addressed our child’s self-regulation needs, motor skill development, and helped him thrive within a mixed-age peer group. Their focus on kindergarten readiness has been individualized and responsive to each child. Over our time at MVPNS, we have grown as parents, learning practical ways to raise our child with positivity and respect. In this inclusive, multicultural, and nurturing environment—shaped by intentional educators and a community of purpose-driven families—we are grateful to see our child truly find his happy place!

We have been attending MVPNS for almost a year now. Before choosing this school, I visited, observed, and trialed more than six different co-op programs. I can confidently say that MVPNS is truly one of the best schools in the South Bay. Teacher Hatty is incredibly gentle with the children while remaining firm with her educational principles. Teacher Sandra treats every child with fairness and has a wonderful, effective approach in guiding them. MVPNS is a school that supports both children and parents through a gradual, thoughtful, and nurturing philosophy. We feel very grateful to be part of this community.

MVPNS has been an absolutely transformative experience for our family. This is our fourth year at the school—we first sent our daughter, and now our son—and it was the perfect introduction to a school setting for both of them. We have only good things to say! We completely love the play-based environment, the strong community, and the unique benefit of active parent participation. The teachers are phenomenal and truly invested in the children's growth. MVPNS played an enormous and crucial role in our daughter's social-emotional development after the years of restricted personal interaction due to the pandemic. The skills she learned here allowed her to thrive in kindergarten. We are profoundly thankful to have found this school. MVPNS is more than just a preschool; it's a supportive community that lays an incredible foundation for young learners. We could not recommend it more highly!

My family had an amazing experience at MVNPS. I have two daughters who each spent all their preschool years enjoying the teachers, wonderful yard, and all the thoughtfully created projects and traditions created by the MVPNS teachers. The teachers recognize each child's individual strengths and encourage their self-esteem through age appropriate projects and play. They do tons of art projects, played and danced to music, had projects and activities that focused on gross motor and small motor skills, helped the students build social skills and learned healthy coping skills. The teachers also spend a lot of time supporting the school community by attending the schools educational speaker nights, going to school potlucks, fundraisers, and so much more. Both my girls loved Teacher Diane and her endless commitment to creating a stimulating and interesting classroom and projects for the 2's classes. As well as Teacher Claire whose has an infectious joy and amazing ability to connect with children. She created such a safe and fun space for our daughters that they quickly lost their fear of separation and began their love of learning and trying new things. Teacher Cindys calm and nurturing spirit made my daughters class a wonderful place to explore new things. Teacher Rachel was so authentic and kind that my daughter trusted her immediately and she created a classroom that fostered by daughters self esteem and encouraged her to make friends. And Teacher Marie encouraged my daughter to ask questions and fostered her interest in science and her ability to figure out problems. Each teacher was so dedicated to their students that they would spend hours on the weekend preparing curriculum and new projects. I cannot give enough praise for this amazing school that the Director and Teacher Claire has lead with wisdom, thoughtfulness, joy and endless passion. We will always remember our years at MVPNS with gratitude.