My School Cooperative Nursery has a long and respected tradition in Littleton, Massachusetts. My School was founded in 1974 by Noni Thompson of Littleton, who felt that the town would benefit from a cooperative nursery school and a new approach to early childhood education. Noni and a group of parents had met during the previous year to start organizing the school (finding a location, publicizing to fill enrollment, writing bylaws, hiring teachers, and buying equipment.) The school opened in September of 1974 in the spacious lower level of First Church Unitarian in Littleton where it remains to this day. It operates on a nonprofit, nonsectarian basis.