Old First Nursery School

Old First Nursery School Founded in 1959, Old First Nursery School is the oldest co-op nursery school in New York City. We offer a 5-day-week, 9-12 or 9-3 program for 2.9 - 4 year-olds.

The school has an integrated-art, active-learning and play-centered approach to education. We believe that academic skills arise in pre-school children through shared discovery experiences and games, rather than through formal lessons or drills. The program aims to foster inquisitiveness, self-discipline and self-motivation within a living and secure environment. Daily activities include living sk

ills (eating, dressing, washing, cooking, sharing, etc.), art projects, language games and skills, block play, house-corner play, and daily indoor and outdoor exercise. Dance and music are also incorporated into the curriculum. The program also takes advantage of the neighborhood — for example, walks in Prospect Park, visits to the fire station and other special trips. The school is small, only 16 students, which encourages close interaction among parents, teachers and children.

We are so excited to invite our Park Slope community to join our OFNS community on Saturday, May 9th for music and famil...
05/01/2026

We are so excited to invite our Park Slope community to join our OFNS community on Saturday, May 9th for music and family fun at !

We will have a kids’ concert by Grammy-winning artist Cèsar Orozco () followed by Latin Jazz for the grown-ups!

A tissue paper art workshop with will keep little hands busy!

A RAFFLE will include major donations from top local restaurants and other businesses, including:




man.shop

and more!!!

Ticket sales will benefit OFNS, NYC’s oldest co-op preschool! Hope to see you there!

04/24/2026

NEW TOUR DATES! We are still accepting applications for 3’s and 4’s for next year!

Join us for a tour of our classroom and beautiful outdoor and indoor spaces, ask your questions of current class parents, and see if OFNS is the right fit for your little one!

We can’t wait to meet you!
RSVP to [email protected]

Our Spring Egg Hunt came with perfect weather, a surprise piñata, parachute games, tie-dying and of course lots of eggs!...
04/22/2026

Our Spring Egg Hunt came with perfect weather, a surprise piñata, parachute games, tie-dying and of course lots of eggs!

It was great to meet next year’s friends and welcome them to our OFNS community! Thanks to all the families who made this such a fun and special day!

We’ve been working on our self-portraits! We looked for the shapes we could find in our faces. What shapes do you see? A...
03/30/2026

We’ve been working on our self-portraits! We looked for the shapes we could find in our faces. What shapes do you see? All of our faces look so different!

This week we were dazzled by the story of Aladdin at ! Even the puppets that weren’t in the show were fun to look at. Th...
03/20/2026

This week we were dazzled by the story of Aladdin at ! Even the puppets that weren’t in the show were fun to look at. Thanks to the amazing puppeteers who brought the story to life right before our eyes! We can’t wait to come back!

We are still accepting applications for the 2026-27 school year! Email us for more info or to apply! 🍎🍂
03/17/2026

We are still accepting applications for the 2026-27 school year! Email us for more info or to apply! 🍎🍂

A blast was had by all at this year’s BLAST OFF! 🚀🪐💫The class had made their own egg-carton jet packs, helmets, and cont...
03/11/2026

A blast was had by all at this year’s BLAST OFF! 🚀🪐💫

The class had made their own egg-carton jet packs, helmets, and control panels for their homemade rocket ship, not to mention an entire papier-mâché solar system for us to enjoy. They were excited for their families to join them in the Big Room and watch them take off.

They entered single-file to David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” and proceeded to climb on board their rocket ship and commence countdown. Everyone had a job to do. We were awed to watch them blast off into space right there in the Big Room!

Everyone has since safely returned to Earth and continued learning all about outer space with Therese and Nicole. We’re already excited for next year’s Blast Off! 💥

Our field trip to was a true delight! Both the kids and their grown-up chaperones had a great time learning how our fav...
03/02/2026

Our field trip to was a true delight! Both the kids and their grown-up chaperones had a great time learning how our favorite neighborhood bagel place makes their delicious bagels!

We saw, smelled, and tasted the bagels, watched them turn around in the oven, walked into the walk-in refrigerator, and learned that the baker gets there at 3 AM every day!

Thank you Bagel Delight on 7th Avenue for hosting us! See you next year! 🥯 🥯 🥯

01/20/2026

Join us this Saturday for our Open House! Meet our teachers and current families, ask your questions to our Admissions Team (also current parents!), and bring your kids to play in our indoor play space!

Hope to see you there!

THE OFNS CHRISTMAS TREE SALE HAS BEGUN!Pop on over to the alleyway next to Old First Church, walk amongst the Christmas ...
12/05/2025

THE OFNS CHRISTMAS TREE SALE HAS BEGUN!

Pop on over to the alleyway next to Old First Church, walk amongst the Christmas Trees and take home a big dose of holiday cheer!

We’ve got your slender silvery Fraser Firs and your chubby, smell-like-Christmas Balsam Firs, from tabletop size to over 11’. We’ve got garlands and wreaths and an inflatable Bluey!

All sales are tax-deductible and benefit Old First Nursery School, the oldest coop preschool in Brooklyn.

We will be out every weekend til Christmas, Saturday and Sunday 9AM-6PM! Hope to see you there!

Address

729 Carroll Street
New York, NY
11215

Opening Hours

Monday 8:45am - 2:45pm
Tuesday 8:45am - 2:45pm
Wednesday 8:45am - 2:45pm
Thursday 8:45am - 2:45pm
Friday 8:45am - 2:45pm

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