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Cocoons

35 Heath Rd Kennebunk, ME 04043

Tel: (207) 985-6022

www.cocoonsdayschool.org

Quick Facts (2026-27)

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

Cocoons Photo #2 - Cocoons Private School

Cocoons Photo #3 - Barn with real animals that the children love to care for!

Cocoons Photo #4 - The meadow for year round explorations.

Cocoons Photo #5 - Students learning and having fun.

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About the School

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 Facts (2026-27)

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 Facts

School Type

Early Childhood / Day Care

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-1

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade
Grade	Cocoons
Pre-K	40
Kind	6
1	1

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Year Founded

2001

Summer School Offered

Yes

Campus Size

5 acres

Student Body

Total Students

47 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

2 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

National avg.: 11:1

Average Class Size

15 students

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

School Notes

School Motto: In every walk in with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

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.

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The average private school tuition in York County, ME is $14,363 for elementary schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).