University Houses Preschool 

Preschool and 4K in Madison

Located on Madison's west side, our Parent Cooperative preschool is play and nature based academic learning with embedded social, emotional, kindness curriculum. Get in touch now to enroll for the 2023/24, 2024 Summer Camp and 2024/25 school year. Learning through play since 1968.

2024-2025 Enrollment is open! 

24-25 Returning Family Registration and 24-25 New Family Registration 

For the 2024-25 Academic Year, there is a separate non-refundable registration fee of $100 per child that includes the materials fee. We use Jovial, for our online enrollment. Jovial will walk first time users through the account verification process. 24-25Program Info and Rate Sheet


2024 Summer Camp Enrollment is open! 

2024 Summer Camp Info

Current UHP families can register by going to www.jovial.org/uhp/family and pay the non-refundable $50 registration fee. New families can register by going to https://www.jovial.org/uhp/hello to complete the 2024 Summer Camp Registration Form and pay the non-refundable $50 registration fee per family with a credit card. 



2023-2024 Enrollment

23-24 Returning Family Registration  and 23-24 New Family Registration 

For the 2023-24 Academic Year, there is a separate non-refundable registration fee of $100 per child that includes the materials fee. We use Jovial, for our online enrollment. Jovial will walk first time users through the account verification process.


Now enrolling ages 2-6. We have the following openings:

Morning Class, 8:45-11:45am, 2, 3, 4, or 5 - MTWRF

Lunch bunch, 11:45-12:45pm, 1-5 days - MTWRF

Afternoon class, 12:45-3:45 is at full enrollment. Let us know if you want to join  the waiting list.

Children attend for 3 or 4 hours a day, 2-5 days a week. 


Sign up here for a tour. Feel free to

email kmbeck@uhpparentcooperative.org or call (608)238-3955 for a tour or with questions.

Email kmbeck@uhpparentcooperative.org with any questions. 

We are playing and exploring teamwork, being a good friend/neighbor, gravity, pouring, scooping, catching and measurement (full/empty) plus so much more!  Corn Jam - cooperative playing with corn in our sensory table and pool!  Notice our apple tasting results (graphs on bulletin board). The yellow apples were super tasty! The kids love those the most!