Welcome to Open Gate!
Open Gate is a play-based co-op program for children 2 – 5 years old, with a flexible approach to parent/caregiver participation in the classroom.
Learn why Open Gate is the ideal place for your child, with amazing teachers and a great opportunity to build community with fellow parents/caregivers.
Summer Enrollment is Now Open!
Open Gate has a summer drop-off program. Register for up to six weeks, with flexible options to work with your family’s summer schedule.
Register Now for the 2025-2026 Classes!
Open Gate has a rolling enrollment policy and welcomes students to join throughout the year. Complete the online registration form to secure your spot!
Have questions, want to talk to someone from the school, or even take a tour before enrolling? Feel free to contact our registrar at registrar@ogns.org.
Welcome to Open Gate Nursery School!
“What will you find if you open the gate? Fun and friends, I just can’t wait!”
For 50 years, Redwood City children and their parents/caregivers have found fun, learning, and community behind our gate. Open Gate Nursery School is a parent/caregiver-participation, play-based preschool with classes for children 2-5.
In Open Gate’s nurturing environment, children develop socially, intellectually, and physically, in an atmosphere of warmth and trust. Play, stimulating new experiences, adult-child interaction, and time with friends combine to support children’s development. We guide children in cooperation, respect, and non-exclusionary play.
Parents/caregivers learn and grow, too. We hone our positive parenting skills through observation, classroom participation, and parent education classes. Grown up Open Gators have a strong sense of community — we love our school!
We are allergy sensitive, and have a nursery on site for younger siblings. Open Gate is a warm and wonderful place for your family to learn, share and grow together. Won’t you join us?
 We are a proud member of the California Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools (CCoPPNC). |
 Our parent education classes are associated with the Sequoia District Adult School. |
