Cottonwood Educational Services

Mariposa Developmental Preschool is a child care center at 301 N Willard Street in Cottonwood. It holds an Arizona DHS child care center license, number 0020283CDCRT88498061. It is licensed to care for up to 105 children. These details were checked on 2026-09-23. Parents can call (928) 634-2191 to ask about openings, ages served, hours, and costs. Set up a visit before you enroll so you can see the rooms and meet the staff. Ask how the school plans each day, what your child should bring, and how pickup and drop-off work for working parents.

The Clemenceau Heritage Museum stands at 1 North Willard Street in Cottonwood. The Verde Historical Society runs it. Admission is reported as free. Open days and hours are not posted, so check clemenceaumuseum.com before driving over, because a small museum often keeps limited hours. School and group visits are usually arranged ahead of time rather than dropped in on. Displays cover the history of this part of town, and the building itself is part of that story. Ask at the door about photography rules and whether someone is available that day to walk you through what is on show.

Arizona iZone Institute is a public school at 1 N Willard St in Cottonwood. It is part of the Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District. The school covers kindergarten through twelfth grade, listed as KG-12. It is a regular public school, not a charter school. These facts come from the NCES CCD public school directory for the 2023-2024 school year, so some details may have changed since then. Families who want to know how classes work, how to sign up, or what the school day looks like can call (928) 634-2288 and speak with the office.

Rise Resource Center is a nonprofit at 301 N Willard st in Cottonwood. It helps children and families through school programs, with classes from preschool up to 12th grade. Its staff includes teachers, therapists, student helpers, and office workers. The office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Families who want to learn about programs can call (928) 639-5678. People who want to give money can also donate, and in Arizona a gift may count toward a tax credit. Check the website or call to learn more about how the school works and who it serves.

Science Vortex of the Verde Valley is a hands-on center for children at 301 N. Willard St. Room 202 in Cottonwood. Its own site describes exhibits and programs in science, technology, engineering, art, and math for children ages 2-14, and lists a family makerspace night, a weekly session for little learners, a kids' night out, birthday parties, and field trips. Memberships and donations are handled on the site, and it states the group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the number 84-4106067. Call (928) 225-7830 about visiting.

American Heritage Academy - Cottonwood is a public charter school at 2030 E Cherry St in Cottonwood. It teaches students from kindergarten through grade 12, so a family can stay with one campus from the first school year to the last. The school is run by Edkey Inc., which does business as American Heritage Academy. It is listed as a regular school in the public school directory for the 2023-2024 school year. Families who want to ask about enrolling, class sizes, or bus routes can call the office at (928) 634-2144. The school website has more about the campus and how to apply. Because it is a charter school, it is free to attend but is run apart from the local school district.

Arizona iZone Institute is a public school at 1 N Willard St in Cottonwood. It is part of the Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District. The school covers kindergarten through twelfth grade, listed as KG-12. It is a regular public school, not a charter school. These facts come from the NCES CCD public school directory for the 2023-2024 school year, so some details may have changed since then. Families who want to know how classes work, how to sign up, or what the school day looks like can call (928) 634-2288 and speak with the office.

Cottonwood Community School is a public school at 500 E Mingus Ave in Cottonwood. It serves kindergarten through grade 8 and is part of the Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District. Federal school records list it as a regular school for the 2023-2024 school year, and it is not a charter school. The phone number is (928) 634-2231. Bell times, enrollment paperwork and the calendar change each year, so call the office for what applies now. Parents moving into the area can ask which streets feed into this school, since boundaries shift. Ask the office about bus routes and before school care when you enroll.