Vassar College
Wimpfheimer Nursery School is Vassar College's on-campus early childhood program in Poughkeepsie, serving toddlers through age five in the Wimpfheimer Nursery School building at 30 Kenyon Drive. It uses a screen-free, play-based approach built around cooking, gardening, art, story, and song, with children playing outside every day in all seasons. Families inquire January through April for a late-August fall start, and there is no screening process for enrollment.
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A campus-based, screen-free nursery school for toddlers through age five at Vassar College, offering half-day, full-day, and extended-day schedules and play-based learning — details families can confirm before enrollment.
Ages served
Toddlers (Twos) through age five, organized into a Twos toddler program, a Threes & Fours transitional preschool, and a Fours & Fives preschool.
Hours & schedule
Weekdays start at 8:15 a.m. with options ending at 11:45 a.m., 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., or 5:00/5:15 p.m.; families choose a three-, four-, or five-day weekly schedule, with full-day care available.
Daily activities
A screen-free, experiential program centered on real work and play such as cooking, gardening, art, story, and song, with outdoor play every day in all seasons and nature and environmental education.
Enrollment process
Families inquire about enrollment in the months January through April before the fall of anticipated need, with new children beginning at the start of the fall semester in late August; there is no screening process, and Vassar-affiliated families receive enrollment priority while community families are also accepted.
Licensing
Operates as a New York State OCFS-licensed Day Care Center (license #39375) in the Wimpfheimer Nursery School building at 30 Kenyon Drive, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604.
Program details can change, so ask about exact current age groupings and class openings, daily start and pickup times, weekly schedule options and tuition, enrollment priority and timing, inspection-history details, and current licensing status before making plans.
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