Spring Session: Ages 2-4

By Semester: Spring 2024

Slowly shedding our wool layers, we venture into the park, enjoying glimpses of Robins building nests, turtles leaving the pond to lay eggs, branches bursting forth with color, the slow trickle of melting snow, and with it the unearthing of many treasures hidden by winter’s snow cover: acorns, sticks, leaves, and grass! Each spring day is new and alive with the hurry of this season of movement and life.

We explore, play, and create using our natural surroundings as inspiration - we embrace the awakening, the stirring, the newness, and magic of the spring season!

Join us for anywhere from 1-5 days per week! Classes are open to children ages 2-4 years old.

Class Details

Who:

Mixed age for children 2-4 years old

When:

Monday, February 5, 2024 - Friday, June 7, 2024

Classes meet Monday through Friday. Families may choose to attend 1-5 days per week, (depending on availability)

For more important information regarding our classes & important dates please visit our:

Time:

9am to 12pm (standard day)

See “add on” section below for 1pm or 3pm extended day options.

Where:

Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

​Our classes, and Prospect Park itself, is on the land of the Munsee Lenape people. The proper name of New York City is the Munsee word, Lenapehoking, which means “Land of the Lenape.”

Learn more here.

Class locations:

  • Vanderbilt Avenue and Prospect Park South West: Just outside of the Vanderbilt playground in Windsor Terrace.

  • Lincoln Road & Ocean Avenue: Enter at the Lincoln road entrance to the park, pass the playground and cross the bike lane & you’ll find us just before the tunnel begins towards the boathouse.

  • Grand Army Plaza: Just inside the park at the tip of the longmeadow by the Endale Arch

  • 9th Street & Prospect Park West: Pass the monument at the 9th street entrance. You will see our groups set up on the grass between Harmony Playground & The Bandshell.

Cost:

The prices listed below are for one child. Families must provide a peanut and tree nut free snack for their child.

  • 1 day a week - $1,800

  • 2 days a week - $3,528

  • 3 days a week - $5,184

  • 4 days a week - $6,840

  • 5 days a week - $8,640

Our tuition ensures fair pay for our teachers and covers the cost of our supplies, materials, and administrative fees as well as land reparations based on recommendations from The Lenape Center. It also allows us to offer financial aid & sliding scale pricing for families that need it. If our program is cost-prohibitive, please reach out to us at enrollment@brooklynnaturedays.com

Please see Discounts & Payment Policies below for more information.

Optional Add Ons:

1pm Extended day (9am-1pm schedule) an additional:

  • 1 day a week: $504

  • 2 days a week: $1,008

  • 3 days a week: $1,512

  • 4 days a week: $2,016

  • 5 days a week: $2,520

Please note that if your child is enrolled in 1pm extended day you will have to pack lunch for them in addition to their morning snack.

3pm Extended day (9am-3pm schedule) an additional:

  • 1 day a week: $1,350

  • 2 days a week: $2,700

  • 3 days a week: $4,050

  • 4 days a week: $5,400

  • 5 days a week: $6,750

Please note that if your child is enrolled in 3pm extended day you will have to pack a morning snack, a lunch, and an afternoon snack for them.

ALL MEALS MUST BE PEANUT AND TREE NUT FREE

Tuition, Discounts, Transfers, Payment Policies, and Other Important Information for Families:

  • Please look over your selections carefully before submitting your enrollment form. Once payment is submitted, all selections are final.

  • There is a $95 registration fee per family

  • Tuition is non-refundable and due in full when registering your child for classes. Families are responsible for checking to ensure schedule requested is correct prior to submitting payment. Once payment is submitted, all selections are final.

  • Families are responsible for the full balance due, regardless of the days their child actually attends.

  • No refunds, credits, or makeups will be given for classes missed, including those due to travel, illness, or schedule conflicts. Only in the case of Brooklyn Nature Days canceling classes due to severe weather or other unforeseeable events will makeup classes be offered.

  • Transfers: Families who purchased days or add-on’s they can no longer use may transfer those days or add on’s to another interested family. Families are solely responsible for finding another family to take their child's place, and are solely responsible for negotiating payment details and conditions with each other.

    Brooklyn Nature Days is not responsible for any communication, agreements, or payments between families. Families, however, must ensure the new child is eligible for the program selected in regards to age. In order to keep to proper class ratios, changes to days and times of attendance will not be honored. (ie. If you signed up for 5 days (M-F, 9am-3pm) but circumstances have changed and now you only need 3 of those days (M W F, 9am-3pm) you can transfer Tues/Thurs, 9am-3pm to another family and no other combination of days/times.)

    Once an agreement between families has been finalized, Brooklyn Nature Days must be provided with the names and contact information of the new family within 5 business days prior to the start of their classes.

  • Schedule Change Fee: Please look over your selections carefully before submitting your enrollment form. Once registration and payment are submitted, all selections are final. Any changes to scheduling are subject to availability and will incur a $75 schedule change fee.

  • Updated Health Form and Immunizations are required for each child attending. All updated health forms must be submitted to Brooklyn Nature Days at least 5 business days before your child’s first scheduled class with us.

  • Late fees: A late payment fee in the amount of $25 will be applied to payments made 3 business days past due and a late payment fee in the amount of $50 will be applied to payments made 5 business days past due. Payment must be submitted by due date to secure your child’s spot in our classes.

Please be sure you have read the information on this page in its entirety before emailing us with a question. Many popular questions can be answered by visiting our our FAQ page.

Ready to enroll?

Thank you for your interest in our classes! Enrollment for spring 2023 is almost at capacity but we do have a handful of spots available. Please email us directly at enrollment@brooklynnaturedays.com with your child’s name, date of birth, and preferred schedule/drop off and our enrollment coordinator with respond within 2 business days to confirm availability.