Visit La Playa in 2024!

Happy New Year! We’re happy to head back to La Playa, where play is our focus – every day! Come visit us this year. We currently hold tours on the second Wednesday of the month at 10:00am. You’ll meet our teachers, tour our 8,000 sq. ft. facility, and even meet some of the other parents […]

Teacher Teri’s Tips!

Welcome to the new school year! Come join us for a FREE virtual event on Wednesday, August 23rd at 6:30pm pacific. Teacher Teri will share some helpful tips with parents sending their kids to preschool this year. Teri has over 30 years experience working with this age group and is the director of Culver City’s […]

75th Anniversary!

Happy 75th anniversary to La Playa Cooperative! In 1948, a handful of parents gathered to begin a cooperative preschool, working together – with a teacher – to take care of their children and teach them through a play-based curriculum. The families began using backyards and eventually, an empty lot on Keystone Avenue in Culver City. […]

La Playa Sustainability Committee Report 22-23

Composting Program started October 2022 Established two bins and composting signage Almost all La Playa organic waste is now composted! At 6-month mark (April 4) we estimate: 230 lbs of organic waste diverted from landfills Generation of nutrient-rich soil  Reductions in CO2 Early childhood education regarding separating waste, including composting Circle Time by Danielle Worm […]

La Playa Named Best Private School!

La Playa Cooperative Nursery School was recently named the BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL in Culver City/West Los Angeles! The awards program hosted by Westside Today garnered more than 27,000 votes from around the community. La Playa was listed among some wonderful schools in the Los Angeles area and we’re so grateful to be nominated along with […]