All Austin Cooperative Nursery School

Here's a scene not uncommon for a morning at the Co-op: children are building a system of rivers and dams with sand and water buckets. Plans are drawn up, orders are issued, experiments ensue, dams hold, troughs overflow, disagreements arise, ideas are shared, and a proposal is made that progress resume tomorrow.

In 1953, a group of progressive parents founded the All Austin Cooperative Nursery School with the purpose of providing a racially integrated, educationally sound learning environment for their children. AACNS was one of the first progressive preschools established in the state of Texas.

Over the years, AACNS expanded and developed into a family-centered school, continuing to maintain a policy of nondiscrimination with regard to race, religion, color, and national origin.It was many years, however, before the Co-op was able to realize its dream of owning a space of its own.

Children have a way of defying even the broadest generalizations. They are steadfastly their own unique selves-complete with idiosyncrasies and anxieties, interests and intolerances, passions and whims. Rather than empty vessels waiting to be filled, children come to the Co-op with inestimable depths to share.

Pat joined the Co-op in 2007. She joined us after a devoted 22-year stint as Director at University United Methodist's Early Childhood Center. She is a recipient of AAEYC's Mabel Pitts Award in recognition of her contributions to the lives of young children and families. Pat received a Bachelor of Science in Education at University of Texas Youth and Family Services.

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