Acton Barn Cooperative Preschool

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Acton Barn Cooperative Preschool Welcome to the Acton Barn! We are a cooperative preschool for children ages 2.9 years through 5 years of age.

We are located in Acton, Massachusetts in a purpose-built preschool owned by the cooperative. The Acton Barn has been a fixture of the community since 1972 and serves many surrounding towns, including Boxborough, Littleton, Maynard and Westford.

Today’s teacher spotlight is on Denise, the lead teacher of our 4-day class! Fun fact: Prior to teaching, Denise worked ...
11/05/2026

Today’s teacher spotlight is on Denise, the lead teacher of our 4-day class! Fun fact: Prior to teaching, Denise worked in accounting for ten years! Read more about what Denise appreciates about our mud kitchen in the comments.

cooperative preschool | early childhood | play-based | mixed-ages | half-day | full-day | Acton | Concord | Boxborough | Westford | Littleton | Chelmsford | Harvard | Maynard | Stow | MA | Massachusetts

What a fun Halloween week we had at the Barn! Children got to carve and decorate pumpkins, experiment with making fizzy ...
11/03/2026

What a fun Halloween week we had at the Barn! Children got to carve and decorate pumpkins, experiment with making fizzy potions (baking soda and vinegar), explore oobleck (that’s that goopy green and orange stuff!), and play in our spooky sand table. We hope everyone had a lovely Halloween!

play | play-based preschool | mixed-age classes | cooperative preschool | early childhood education | Acton | Littleton | Concord | Boxborough | Harvard | Westford | Maynard Stow | Massachusetts | MA

Recently, one room of our preschool was turned into a cardboard construction site! The room was filled with cardboard bo...
10/29/2026

Recently, one room of our preschool was turned into a cardboard construction site! The room was filled with cardboard boxes of varying sizes, markers, and more. Students used our new cardboard building tools to create a variety of structures including a house, a castle, a rocket ship, and two race cars/monster trucks. Children worked in teams to make their structures come to life. They exercised their fine motor and gross motor skills as they sawed and screwed the cardboard pieces together.

cooperative preschool | play-based preschool | early childhood education | process over product | Acton | Concord | Boxborough | Westford | Chelmsford | Harvard | Maynard | half-day | full-day | Massachusetts

Today we shine a light on Laura, one of our lead teachers! Fun fact: Laura has a background in Child Life and Family-Cen...
10/25/2026

Today we shine a light on Laura, one of our lead teachers! Fun fact: Laura has a background in Child Life and Family-Centered Care and previously worked with children and their families in Early Intervention. Swipe to learn more about Laura’s favorite area of our preschool - the indoor climber!

Fall has truly arrived! Our beloved Nature Path was blanketed in crunchy leaves this week, so children in our Extended D...
10/22/2026

Fall has truly arrived! Our beloved Nature Path was blanketed in crunchy leaves this week, so children in our Extended Day program helped teachers move the leaves aside to allow for easier access of the path.

Looking for a full-day, play-based preschool? Consider our 4-Day Plus program, which runs from 9am - 3pm, Tuesday through Friday. In the afternoon, children enjoy lunch, rest time, and extra fun with friends.

Acton | Concord | Littleton | Westford | Boxborough | Maynard | Harvard | Stow | Carlisle | Chelmsford | early childhood education | cooperative preschool | Massachusetts | MA

The children have had a wonderful start to the year, connecting with old friends and making new friends! Swipe to see ou...
10/15/2026

The children have had a wonderful start to the year, connecting with old friends and making new friends! Swipe to see our preschoolers developing their social-emotional skills through play at our cooperative preschool in Acton, MA.

10/14/2026

Learn more about our play-based cooperative program at actonbarn.com, and keep an eye out for registration for our January Open House.

This year our fabulous teaching staff will be sharing with us their favorite parts of our beautiful cooperative preschoo...
10/11/2026

This year our fabulous teaching staff will be sharing with us their favorite parts of our beautiful cooperative preschool. Today we hear from Sheila, one of our assistant teachers and a former Barn parent. Fun fact: Sheila has an extensive background as a museum educator!

Contact us today to learn more about our play-based cooperative preschool in Acton, Massachusetts! We can’t wait to meet...
10/09/2026

Contact us today to learn more about our play-based cooperative preschool in Acton, Massachusetts! We can’t wait to meet you.

The children have been enjoying taking small group trips to our beautiful Nature Path these past few weeks. Out on the p...
10/06/2026

The children have been enjoying taking small group trips to our beautiful Nature Path these past few weeks. Out on the path, the children made observations about the changing leaves, collected leaves from the ground to make a wreath, and participated in activities facilitating social and gross motor development.

Address

32 Nagog Park
Acton, MA
01720

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+19782630486

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