To be admitted in September, your child must be 3 years old by December. To be admitted in January, your child must be 3 by April. To be admitted in March, your child be must be 3 by July.

All students are accepted on a two-week trial period. The final decision rests upon the Director.

The child does NOT need to be potty-trained. The director will change diapers and is the only person who is authorized based on co-op rules. Often seeing other children going to the toilet will motivate the child to become potty-trained.

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The application form can also be obtained by writing or calling the school.

Castro Valley Parent Nursery School
3657 Christensen Lane
Castro Valley, CA 94546
(510) 582-7731

Tuition is $95 per month. That's about $1.70 per hour.

A deposit of $205 is required prior to admission. $10.00 is a one-time processing fee and if you should return to CVPNS in the future with other children, you need not pay this fee again. $100 is the maintenance deposit and will be refunded once the 4-hour school maintainence work has been fulfilled. The other $95 pays for the May/June tuition.

Scholarships from the school and from the California Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools are available. Please contact the Director for details.

Parents who "join" the Co-op are actually enrolled in a non-credit Castro Valley Adult School parent education class. The laboratory work is done at the preschool.

All adult members will be subject to a background check (Megan's Law) as well as show proof of a current, negative TB test before acceptance into the school.

If you have any questions, you can either call the school 510-582-7731 or send an email to our membership committee.