Seaside Nursery School

Seaside Nursery School is a Marblehead preschool with classrooms for toddlers, transitional preschool, preschool and transitional kindergarten, describing itself as a modern-day preschool with a quintessential nursery school feel. Its approach treats play as purposeful learning. Each classroom is set up around centers, including a book area, science area, dramatic play, art, large and small blocks, a sensory table and manipulative games, aiming to encourage each child’s natural curiosity.

Founded in 1974, the school has grown from two rooms to six classrooms and has seen generations of families pass through. It sits within Seaside Park, surrounded by wooded land with trails leading to an overlook of Marblehead Harbor and the ocean. Older students take a hike each day through the seasons, which teachers use for conversation and mindfulness. Spring brings chick hatching and a butterfly life cycle project, and each year ends with an art show and field day.

What to Know

• Children are accepted from 18 months to 5 years old.
• The school has its own play yard with a play structure, sandbox and ride-on toys under mature trees.
• Teachers share a resource room stocked with curriculum materials and books organized by theme and season.