Serving the community since 1963, Novato Parents Nursery School (NPNS) is the city's only parent cooperative nursery school. The school's curriculum is shape by credentialed teachers with experience in education, early childhood development and as positive discipline. Parents of the students also run the day to day operations of the preschool. NPNS accepts children from 2.5 to 5 years and offers a special program for toddlers 18 months to 2.5 years old.
Novato Parents Nursery School is located next to Novato United Methodist Church.