Cocoons

Cocoons Day School offers preschool through first grade programs. It is located on 40 beautiful acres in Kennebunk, Maine.
Hiking in the meadow and taking care of the barnyard animals, gives children a unique outdoor and indooor experience.

Quick Stats (2024)

  • School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
  • Grades: Prekindergarten-1
  • Enrollment: 47 students
  • Average class size: 15 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: Verified school update

School Overview

Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-1
Summer School Offered
Yes

Student Body

Total Students
47 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Students by Grade
Cocoons Student By Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers
2 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
24:1
National avg.: 13:1
Average Class Size
15 students

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling

School Notes

  • At Cocoons we believe that each individual child, regardless of age, is unique and has his or her own temperament and learning style. The individual brings uniqueness to each new experience and takes an active role in the process of learning. Each child at Cocoons is treasured for being themselves. We all learn not only by being told about the world by older people and peers, but more importantly through our own actions and interactions with people and things. We learn by testing our ideas about the world and adjusting our thinking based on our discoveries. At Cocoons children experience structured learning coupled with blocks of time to explore and reflect, both indoors and outside.
  • We believe that the ideas that children construct about how the world operates can be developed best by providing children with a wide range of opportunities to actively explore, manipulate, question, and discover. As children continue to meet their goals, they are encouraged, but never pressured, to continue to reach for the stars. In order to foster independent thinking, careful continuous attention is paid to constructing the environment, posing appropriate questions, and making viable choices available to children. Children are encouraged to take chances while learning. Every child’s ideas are honored as being important. Social and moral reasoning is a cornerstone of Cocoons’ philosophy. Conflict resolution is a complicated skill that is only perfected over time and with experience interacting with both peers and adults. Children must be consistently encouraged to use their words. Being a good friend to family, friends, and teachers; taking care of our magical planet; and believing that school is a fun place to be are all primary goals of Cocoons.
Source: Verified school update

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What schools are Cocoons often compared to?
Cocoonsis often viewed alongside schools like Briarwood Children's House by visitors of our site.
When is the application deadline for Cocoons?
The application deadline for Cocoons is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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Quick Stats (2024)

  • School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
  • Grades: Prekindergarten-1
  • Enrollment: 47 students
  • Average class size: 15 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: Verified school update

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