Welcome to Building Blocks!
About Us
Building Blocks Cooperative Preschool's mission is to provide a welcoming and nurturing environment where children, their families, and their teachers build community through play.
Established in 1991 for the Santa Cruz Mountain community, programming continues to be guided by parent involvement and is facilitated by teachers trained in early childhood education.
Our Philosophy
Being part of a cooperative preschool means you’re not just enrolling your child, you’re joining a community.
The traditional cooperative model of parent participation in the classroom and parents running the business of the preschool has evolved to meet the needs of families in our community. Family participation is still alive and evolving at Building Blocks, but classroom participation and the larger roles of running the business are not mandatory.
We offer flexible co-oping options for family participation and Maintenance Days, effectively pioneering a drop-off co-op model. Our co-op community is encouraged to build connections with families through attendance of events and opportunities in the classroom.
New to co-ops? Don’t worry! We guide you every step of the way as we grow and change. Your involvement deepens your connection with your child’s learning and builds lasting relationships with other families on the mountain.
