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 (2025)
- 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
School Type
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-1
Year Founded
2001
Summer School Offered
Yes
Campus Size
5
Student Body
Total Students
47 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Students 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
- 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.
Source: Verified school update
Frequently Asked Questions
What schools are Cocoons often compared to?
Cocoons is 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).
Nearby Private Schools
Popular comparisons: Cocoons vs. Briarwood Children's House
The nearest high school to Cocoons is The New School (1.8 miles away)
The nearest elementary school is School Around Us (3.0 miles away)
The nearest preschool is St. James School (8.5 miles away)
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Quick Facts
38 York St
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-3745
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-3745
1.8 miles
Gr: 9-12 | 29 students Avg. class size: 6 students Sports: 1 | Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
281 Log Cabin Rd.
Kennebunkport, ME 04046
(207) 967-3143
Kennebunkport, ME 04046
(207) 967-3143
3 miles
Gr: K-8 | 25 students Avg. class size: 8 students Tuition listed
The Master's House
(Christian)
551 Alfred Rd
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 283-3858
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 283-3858
7.1 miles
Gr: K-6 | 51 students
25 Graham Street
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-4084
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-4084
8.5 miles
Gr: PK-8 | 168 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 11
Florence M. Lombard Christian School
(Seventh Day Adventist)
46 Cleveland St
Saco, ME 04072
(603) 686-1461
Saco, ME 04072
(603) 686-1461
9.4 miles
Gr: 3-8 | 5 students
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