Nursery-Kindergarten

At the Conservatory we believe childhood is a journey, not a race. And it should be a journey surrounded by music, art, dance and nature.

We start our day with free play. Handcrafted dolls, carved wood figures, stumps, unspun wool, and lengths of silk are just some of the ways that will spark your child’s imagination. Providing infinite possibilities, these materials allow children to transform them over and over again in play. The skills gained from this sort of play build active imaginations, nimble minds, and confident free thinkers.

At circle time, we draw inspiration from the world around us. Using the seasons our curriculum heightens children’s innate curiosity about nature and sharpens their power of observation. Through singing, games, and creative movement we promote a social-emotional curriculum and an appreciation of our environment.

After snack and outdoor play we finish the day with our story circle. Stories are a communal affair. As children learn to retell stories that they have heard, they gain skill in sequencing and predicting outcomes while building vocabulary and gaining confidence of expression among peers.

Hours & Enrollment

The Conservatory Nursery-Kindergarten operates Monday through Friday, 9:15 to 12:30. We follow the Falmouth Public School system for holidays, vacations and weather closings.

The Conservatory Nursery-Kindergarten accepts children 2.9 years to kindergarten age.

Children may enroll in our three-day or five-day programs.

The Conservatory Nursery-Kindergarten NAEYC accredited, and our licensing authority is the EEC.

Lead Teacher Sally Egan holds a Masters Degree in Education from Antioch University New England. She has dual certification in Integrated Learning and Waldorf Education.

Assistant teacher and artist Sheila Payne holds a B.A. and teaching credentials from Bates College.

Rates per school year:

2 Days:  $1,680

3 Days:  $2,525

4 Days:  $3,365

5 Days:  $4,200

Ages 2.9 - 6 years

9:15 am - 12:30 pm

Rhythm & Rhyme Time

With Ms. Karen Dirusso    

This wonderful 45-minute class is designed to engage infants, toddlers, and preschoolers/kindergarteners in learning to feel and love music through movement, song, rhythm, rhyme, instruments, dance and games.  It’s a foundation to build your little one’s appreciation for a variety of musical styles, which we will explore, using Rhythm, Rhyme and Repetition as the key. 

Wednesdays, $100 for 8 weeks

Whole Beats

Ages 2 - 4 years

10:30-11:15

Half Beats 

Ages 1 - 2 years

11:30-12:15

Quarter Beats

Ages  6 months to 12 months 

12:30-1:15

This class offers endless benefits and skills, not limited to but including socialization, vocalization, coordination, memorization, and listening along with music appreciation and tonal patterns.  If you love watching how “they get into the music” then this is the way and the place to encourage and enhance what comes naturally.  We will alternate music styles and/or themes for variety but continue to have a familiar format that children will recognize and look forward to each week.  When given a way to express themselves at an early age, children become comfortable and confident.  Do something fun, with and for your little ones and at the same time open the door to a whole new world of musical expression! 

Yoga Kids

With Cynthia Starosta

YogaKids is an innovative program that combines and teaches traditional yoga with new theories of multiple learning styles in a playful, engaging, and creative approach to children and their education.  YogaKids uses elements - such as anatomy, reading books, math, music, visual art, ecology, language, and relaxation - with poses to encourage learning and exercise as a springboard to a healthy mind, body, and spirit.  The poses will give children an avenue to practice strength, balance, flexibility, concentration, self awareness, compassion and much more.   Ages 5 - 10.

Wednesdays, 4:00 - 5:00 pm

6 weeks, $90

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