Welcome to
Building Blocks Cooperative Preschool
Play. Learn. Grow.
Two Day Class for Ages 2-3
Learn to play with friends! This class is about play dough, sand castles, slime, art, glitter projects, bubbles in the yard, listening to stories, and learning to be part of a class group.
Three Day Class for Ages 4-5
Learn to get along with friends! This class is about climbing, running, lego creations, marble runs, messy art, pretend play, science projects, reading and making books, and writing your name.
Afternoon Recreation
Afternoon programing varies by year. We coordinate classes offered by partners to extend the day by an hour to 1:30 pm. Currently we are planning on Valley Sports Camp on Mondays and Skadoodle Art Class on Fridays.
Summertime
Fun
Weekly summer sessions for ages 2-5 will run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9 am to noon for $120 per week. Sessions will be held mostly outdoors. Masks will be strongly recommended. Register now in your Jovial Family Portal.
Our Approach
In our school, children learn through discovery and child-directed play. We believe that an atmosphere of mutual respect encourages our children to develop emotionally and learn successfully.
Building Blocks Cooperative Preschool is a high quality, affordable, parent-cooperative preschool established by and for the Santa Cruz Mountain community. We are located on Summit Road in the Loma Prieta Joint Union School District.
What Parents Think
"When my son arrived at Kindergarten after three years at Building Blocks, he knew how to ask for help, how to make many friends, and how to be comfortable and independent at school. I was surprised on the first day of kinder when he just said, "Bye mom, I love you" and happily joined the line into his classroom. I think this was because he felt confident and happy in being with the children that he knew from BB but also excited to make new friends too (because he knew how to do this). At school he easily filled his own water bottle, took himself to the bathroom when he needed to, made many new friends, and asked for help when he needed help from the teachers or parent-volunteers. All the things he experienced at Building Blocks made it so he was ready to learn in Kindergarten — when he (and his brain) were developmentally ready for it! Thank you Building Blocks for everything!"
