Fostering a love of learning in the heart of Historic Deerfield.

Welcome to Old Deerfield Nursery School

We’re a nonprofit community program for preschool children (2.9 – 5  years old) since 1960, offering half-day and full day programs. Our learning center thoughtfully provides a space enriched with joy, intentional teaching and an appreciation for one another and the community we live in.

We can’t say enough wonderful things about ODNS! It’s been amazing to watch her develop real friendships and see her confidence soar. The teachers are caring and really connect with the kids in such a special way. We’re so happy to be able to give our daughter this experience and to be part of the ODNS community!

- A.B. parent of preschooler, 4 years at ODNS.

Building Friendships

We believe in fostering meaningful teacher-student relationships and tailoring our curriculum personally to our students. For that reason we value a small class size and enrollment space is limited. Our class size also fosters a strong sense of community amongst the students, teachers, and parents.