A school as unique as a lower manhattan childhood View Website Pre-Separation Classes Unusual Specialty Classes Morning Spots Available Offering half-day classes for 2-5 year olds, pre-separation classes and specialty classes in the arts to age 7 years- Village Kids Nursery is based on the premise that kids growing up in downtown Manhattan have rich lives full of various kinds of stimulation. Their exposure to sights, sounds, flavors and people are unique in both quantity and quality. Children should be developing the skills needed to create meaning and joy from there real experiences, rather than an arbitrary set of corny pre-school clichés.