Infant Co-ops

Welcome to the Infant Co-op Program

These are fun and informative classes for both infants and parents!

The classes provide age appropriate toys and activities, circle time with songs and movement, and parent education.

A typical daily schedule is as follows:

The afternoon schedule is similar, just different times. The Tuesday class follows the afternoon schedule meeting 1pm to 3pm, the Wednesday class follows the morning schedule, and the Thursday class follows the afternoon schedule from 12:30 to 2:30pm.

Enrollment

Infant co-ops are for children between 2 and 12 months as of August 31st of the school year. The infant co-ops are run slightly differently from the co-ops for older children. Information and registration are handled directly by the staff at the Child & Family Education office, 206-527-3783. You may also contact the parent co-ordinator for information.

Location

North Seattle Comm. College 9600 College Way N. Rm. 1405

Meeting times

Tuesday afternoon class (12:30 to 2:30)
Wednesday morning class (9:30 to 11:30)
Thursday afternoon class (12:30 to 2:30)

(Summer June 7 - July 26th)
Thursday morning class (10:00 to 12:00)
Thursday afternoon class (1:00 to 3:00)

Children's Teacher: Diane Broderick

Diane has been teaching infants and toddlers for more than 16 years. She used to work in the insurance industry full time, but when her daughter Stephanie was born, she didn't want to go back to work, so she started a new career as a part-time preschool teacher.

Diane says that she loves teaching preschool because even if she is in a terrible mood, the sweet little faces of the children always cheer her up. She loves to watch the children go through the amazing developmental phases of the infant and toddler years, such as learning to follow along with the songs we sing, first with hand motions and then with words.

Parents' Teacher (Wednesday): Mary Hull

Mary has been working with the infant co-op for more than six years. She is a social worker by training, and worked with families for many years. She followed a natural evolution into parent education by starting with one class, and then taking on more when she realized she loved leading discussions with young, enthusiastic parents.

Parents' Teacher (Thursday): Irene Wagner

Irene Wagner holds a Master of Social Work, with post graduate training in family systems. She has worked with children and families for many years. Irene joined the Parent Education faculty at North Seattle Community College in 1995, and provides parent education to parents of infants and toddlers. She also is the registrar and parent coordinator for the North Seattle Infant Cooperative. In addition, Irene maintains a part-time clinical private practice in Seattle. Irene has three daughters, and she and her husband have enjoyed raising them in the Ravenna neighborhood. Irenes favorite activities are participating in Rotary service projects with her family, attending her monthly book club, and singing with the Enzian Swiss Ladies Singing Society.

What Parents are Saying

"Attending co-op preschool is one of the highlights of our week and we always look forward to it."

"I have picked up great information on sleep, travel, separation anxiety, tantrums, and so many other topics during our parent ed sessions."

"The songs and activities my son and I learned at preschool keep us amused throughout the whole week at home."

Parent Co-ordinator

For enrollment information please contact our parent co-ordinator.