After 51 years as DCCNS, we are updating our name to Poppy Preschool! We are excited to grow with this new beginning while keeping all the wonderful foundations we have built. Keep your eye out for a website update this summer, as we make the transition fully into our new name!

Enrollment for the 2024 - 2025 School Year is Closed

Check back on March 1st, 2025 for when registration opens for the 2025 - 2026 school year

Not sure which class is right for your family, visit our Programs page or our Age Eligibility page for more information

Mission Statement

At DCCNS Cooperative preschool, our mission is to foster social-emotional and academic development through a child-led play based curriculum, while also supporting parents and creating community through conversations, events and experiences.

“DCCNS Cooperative Preschool admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.