Rocky Hill Cooperative Nursery School

where teachers, parents, and children work together to provide a rich preschool experience

FAMILY. COMMUNITY. EXPLORATION.

RHCNS is a fully certified, non-profit and non-sectarian community for Rocky Hill, Montgomery, Princeton, Hillsborough, Hopewell, Kendall Park, Kingston, Franklin, South Brunswick and surrounding areas. We are located in the heart of New Jersey’s historic Rocky Hill Borough, in Rocky Hill’s Municipal Building with a beautiful open space and wonderful playground.


WE ARE NOW ENROLLING FOR FALL 2026!

You can now easily apply through Brightwheel after creating a login. There is no application fee.

Click here for our Application Form.

 

RHCNS 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.

Cooperative

Why choose a Cooperative Preschool?

Find out more here!

Distinctive

We are play-based, developmentally appropriate, and have a heavy emphasis on nature.

Find out more about our curriculum and our Music Together program.

Program

Our program is for 3 and 4 year olds in a multiage class setting.

Find out more here!

Mrs. Linden's Blog

Handwriting in Preschool

When people meet me in person for a tour, they tend to notice how passionate I get about teaching preschool, usually by my facial expressions, and my hands do fly when I’m excited! I just feel so strongly that preschoolers need teachers who understand child development, and understand that before “school readiness” comes something much…

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We’re BACK!!!!!

How do I describe the journey back? Do I write about how incredible three-year-olds are about wearing masks and washing their hands? Do I talk about the amazing parents who worked for almost a year trying to keep us open? Do I talk about how much our staff loves this school? Maybe I’ll write about…

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I MISS SCHOOL!!!!

This is so hard.  For the first time in 20 years, I’m not starting the year at RHCNS.  Both Vinu (Mrs. G) and I miss the children terribly! I went into the classroom today.   It was sobering walking in a seeing the room exactly the way it was in March.  Name cards were ready…

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