Covington Cooperative Preschool

 

 

Parent Education sessions offer families an opportunity to learn, express, explore, and build camaraderie.  These sessions are designed based on the belief that by supporting and educating the parent, they will have more tools by which to be the parent they strive to be.  Cooperative Preschools are required to offer Parent Education as part of their program. The preschool strongly believes in getting parents involved in the learning process not only for their children but also for themselves.

Covington Cooperative Preschool encourages its families to commit to attending sessions and provides a variety of options for parents to meet this expectation.  Currently, sessions are offered during the evening and via an online resource page which includes videotaped lectures by the Parent Educator, informational curriculum in the form of handouts designed by the Parent Educator, links to articles and research posted by the Parent Educator as well as scheduling updates.  The Parent Educator also serves as a Family Support Specialist, whom parents can contact to inquire about resources, recommendations, and basic consultations.

 

What if I don’t want to participate?

Families of CCP should share the parent-child learning philosophy. The preschool requires all families to attend or view and comment on at least three Parent Education offerings. If there are extenuating circumstances, you will need to speak with the Parent Educator.  You will be assigned other activities you must do in place of your Parent Education commitment.  You will still be required to pay the Parent Education fee as these funds support the program and the preschool insurance policy. 

​

Current Parent Education Opportunity​

We are excited to announce that we are now partnered with Bates Technical College! This means that all families will have access to parent education classes for their individual age groups in person during class time, online, or articles. These will be offered 1-2 times quarterly and it will be required for all parents to attend 8 sessions either online or in person for the whole school year. Having Bates involved allows us more in person time to meet with child studies instructor, Lisa Meier. She will be coming to the classroom to provide education classes, answer any questions you may have and provide overall support with the preschool board and teachers. 

​

The new insurance fee is an additional $25 paid once yearly. 

Parent education class fees are:

Blue Class: $57.00 per year

Yellow/Green/Red Classes: $114.00 per year

Orange Class: $171.00 per year\

​

The rates are based on how many days per week the class meets, which is why the prices are different. At the all school picnic, there will be Bates paperwork included with your packets detailing more information along with an enrollment form.