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Children’s Community School was founded in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, in 1976 by Sally Flood and Pence Revington. The school was named to honor the inherent value of a child, the focus of learning, and the method through which the founders’ vision would be accomplished: community support. The inaugural class was seven students, and the first location was on the corner of Highway 92 and County Road JG.
In the decades that followed, the school steadily expanded programming as the community grew and the needs of families changed. CCS has had three "homes" since, and current enrollment capacity nearing 100 students, but it remains a close-knit school community.
1976 CCS is founded; its first home is on the corner of South 8th Street and County Highway JG.
1979 CCS begins American Montessori Society membership.
1980 CCS moves to a two story American Foursquare home, "The Norway House," at 406 West Main Street.
1985 CCS moves to 211 Parkway Drive.
1986 CCS begins offering toddler programs.
1991 Founder Pence Revington retires.
2014 Founder Sally Flood retires, and Martha Pfaff, a CCS teacher since 1985, is promoted to director.
2016 CCS joins the Mount Horeb Area School District 4K program and offers publicly funded 4K for 20 children in our two preschool classes.
2018 CCS begins offering full day programming for toddlers.
2020 CCS perseveres through COVID-19 pandemic, closing for 15 weeks and working with the Mount Horeb School District to provide virtual 4K instruction, and on our own to offer enrichment and connection for our younger students; restarts with reduced in-person enrollment. CCS purchases land at 1175 Cox Drive and launches capital campaign for new school.
2023 CCS reaches $1M capital campaign goal and opens the doors to a new, net-zero, Montessori designed school at 1175 Cox Drive. The building allows it to serve 50 percent more children and their families and expand programming. The school is recognized as a 2023 Climate Champion by Dane County.
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