Noe Valley Nursery School (NVNS) is a cooperative preschool founded by a group of neighborhood parents in 1969. The school believes in a play-based, child-centered, and developmentally-appropriate philosophy of preschool education.NVNS is a community of parents interested in taking part in their children’s preschool experience. Each family shares in the planning and operation of the school. Parents staff the school under the direct guidance of our director, Johana Barahona and teacher Corinna Nicolson. NVNS maintains a 4:1 student-teacher ratio.This school, like all cooperative preschools, is where your child can take those first steps into the world while still holding your hand. You come to school, too. You will grow and learn alongside your child.