Both indoors and outdoors, it becomes immediately apparent that the Okemos Nursery School is unique in the area.

Our quarter-acre, fenced-in play area provides an excellent opportunity for every type of large motor activity.

Outdoors, our sandbox, swing sets, sledding hill, several pieces of large climbing equipment, and a child-size road complete with small cars and tricycles are available to the children on a daily basis. Imagination and creativity are sparked with each new experience.

Indoors, our art room, sand and water table, large motor equipment, housekeeping area, music and library room, science corner, and manipulative area offer unlimited opportunities for freedom of self-expression and discovery.

Expanding a child's world and creating opportunity for new experiences are exciting and rewarding endeavors.

Another way Okemos Nursery School accomplishes this is through various field trips during the year. Transportation and supervision are provided by both parents and teachers.

Our curriculum also includes specialty programs in French, traditional folk music, drama, creative dance, aerobics and yoga . The specialty classes are taught by area professionals in each respective field.

We feel that the inclusion of these programs as part of our regular curriculum helps to provide our students with an extremely unique and well-rounded preschool experience.

Our teachers have more than thirty years of combined experience in the field of early childhood education and degrees in Elementary Education and Psychology.

Our classroom atmosphere is one of acceptance and warmth, which we feel is conducive to learning and enjoyment.

Our teachers are very enthusiastic and the children are encouraged to utilize their potential and pursue their own individuality.

Discipline is handled quietly and calmly with patience and fairness so each child grows to accept the responsibility for his/her own actions.

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Okemos Nursery School offers both morning and afternoon sessions. Our T-Th morning program runs from 9:30 a.m.-12 noon. The M-W-F morning program runs from 9:00 - noon and the afternoon sessions meet from
12:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m.

There is a two-through five-day option in the morning program and a five-day option in the afternoon.

Typically, our young three year olds enroll in the Tuesday-Thursday morning program, three and four year olds enroll in the Monday-Wednesday-Friday morning program, and pre-kindergarten children enroll in the afternoon program.