Welcome to North Seattle Toddler Co-op Preschool
North Seattle Toddler Coop is a new school which offers a great step into the world of
co-operative children’s education. Here are some other good reasons
families have joined our co-op:
- Our superb teacher has 15
years of experience and leads the kids in a wonderful play-based
learning program.
- The classroom is a GREAT open space, which
houses an absolute treasure trove of toys and books to help
toddlers learn by playing.
- There is also a covered play area
with movable toys, and a fenced-in playground yard with
permanent equipment.
- Parents work together and learn just as
much as the kids do!
Our Teacher
North Seattle Toddlers is delighted to have Diane Broderick as the
children's teacher.
Diane has been teaching through the North
Seattle co-op system since 1990, and earned her degree in early
childhood education at NSCC as well.
Both of Diane's children
have been involved in co-op school from infancy to the eighth
grade, so she's experienced the benefit of parents and kids
learning together first-hand.
Routine
The rough breakdown of the two hours is below:
- Gross motor play (sandboxes and slides and roller toys outside
in the covered play area, plenty of toys and things inside)
- Cleanup and put toys away
- Circle time--songs (with some props
like scarves, rattles, bells, etc)
- Snack time + parent cleanup
- Specific activity/small motor skills--one area for things like
sensory tables and painting, the larger area of the room has
play kitchen area, trains, smaller toys like sorters or
stackers. NOTE: This is the time when one of the two parent ed.
discussion groups occur or a board meeting is held.
- Closing
circle time--songs and goodbyes
Parent Duties
Basic parent duties are snack (a couple times a year), classroom
cleanup (a couple of times a year), and every parent holds a
board or committee position for the year.
Time
The North Seattle Toddlers class meets Thursday mornings
from 9:30 to 11:30 at the NSCC campus.
We also have mandatory monthly parent education meetings, held
in the evening from 7-9pm.
Location & Parking
The class is on the Northeast corner of the North Seattle Community
College campus, in Room 1405/1407 of the Instructional Building. The street
address is 9600 College Way N. Directions are
available at the
NSCC Website and
transportation options
are outlined.
There is street parking available, but it gets pretty tight. A
parking person coordinates parking permits for everyone.
Fees
The fee structure is outlined below:
- One time non-refundable registration fee of $30
- One time newsletter fee of $2 (paid with first month’s tuition)
- NSCC registration/tuition for parent, which this year is $33 per
semester
- Monthly child’s tuition to the co-op, which will be $45 per month
Contact
For enrollment information please contact our
parent
co-ordinator.
