Parent involvement
We believe that parents are the primary educators of their child. Steamboat Island Cooperative Preschool offers the opportunity to actively participate through parent education workshops and classroom parent helping.
We maintain a one-adult-to-four-children ratio.
Every family is required to have a school job. Parent responsibilities include:
We maintain a one-adult-to-four-children ratio.
Every family is required to have a school job. Parent responsibilities include:
- Attend orientation, parent help training and monthly class meetings.
- Help in the class and provide snack 2-3 times a month.
- Actively serve on a team and perform a job for the school.
- Participate in one weekend school cleanup and one maintenance work party or project each year.
- The Steamboat Island Cooperative Preschool is a parent-owned and operated nonprofit organization. Parent board members are elected to manage the school.
Parent Helpers
Parents are active members of the classroom each preschool day. The preschool serves as a laboratory where parents can observe children’s growth, development and behavior, improve communication skills, practice leading children’s activities, gain greater appreciation of children’s creativity, and work with other adults.
You will select your schedule to parent help an average of once every two weeks. Your class representative or scheduler stays in contact with all parents in your class to assure that there are enough parent helpers throughout the month.
You will select your schedule to parent help an average of once every two weeks. Your class representative or scheduler stays in contact with all parents in your class to assure that there are enough parent helpers throughout the month.
SPSCC Affiliation
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The the Steamboat Island Cooperative Preschool is affiliated with South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC). This affiliation offers numerous benefits to the preschool and members of the preschool for a nominal cost.
Being affiliated with SPSCC offers the preschool support and guidance. There are significant requirements for a cooperative preschool to operate, liability insurance, management of the preschool by a board of directors, health and safety regulations and financial oversight. Affiliation with SPSCC provides the Steamboat Island Cooperative Preschool with a SPSCC staff member known as a Family Educator. The Family Educator provides guidance on many of the aspects of running a cooperative preschool. Parents of children who attend Steamboat Island Cooperative Preschool have the option to enroll in SPSCC and earn college credits as well as take advantage of the benefits of being a SPSCC student. Enrolled parents can take part in parent education and earn two college credits per quarter. Members of the Steamboat Island Cooperative Preschool board of directors and regular parent helpers are required to be enroll in the SPSCC parent education program. |