Welcome to Northgate Toddler Co-operative Preschool
The toddler years are filled with many exciting milestones, as
toddlers learn to walk, to talk, and to actively explore and interpret
the world around them. Our program provides a warm, nurturing,
stimulating, and safe environment. Toddlers must be 12-23 months by
August 31 of the year they attend the preschool. Parents must attend
parent meetings twice a quarter (scheduled in the evenings), which
focus on parenting and child development issues as well as co-op
business. Also, as the co-op is run by parents, parents are expected
to hold a committee position. Families may attend a day and evening
class if they wish. We meet on Wednesday evenings 6:30 to 8:30.
Our Schedule
The daily schedule includes outdoor large motor play,
circle time, snack, free play / parent education, and
closing circle. Our classroom has areas for art
activities, a sensory table, home center play, block
area play, fine motor manipulative play, and gross
motor active play (both indoors and outdoors). At
circle time we sing songs, play with puppets, the
flannel board, musical instruments, and dance. After
circle, we break into two groups: half of the parents
meet with the parent educator to discuss parenting
issues and concerns, while the other half works at
various "stations" with the children.
Our Teacher
Our preschool teacher, Diana Wagner-Boyd, has been
teaching Cooperative Preschool for 9 years with a
total of over 18 years working with children. After
graduating from the Theater Dept. at Cornish College
of the Arts, she went on to do Children's Theater. She
also ran her own daycare, was a foster parent for 4
years, and had her own children in cooperative
preschool. She designs the curriculum and helps manage
the classroom activities. She is very tuned-in with
each and every student and allows for class
flexibility based on each student's interests and
energies.
Location and Parking
The class is on the Northeast corner of the North
Seattle Community College campus, in Room 1405/1407 of
the Instructional Building. The address is 9600
College Way N. Directions are available at the
NSCC Maps
& Directions page.
Enrollment
Please contact our
parent
coordinator.
