Our mission here at DCP as a cooperative parent education program is to supply you with relevant and useful parenting information, while at the same time providing a nurturing environment for your child to grow and learn.
As such, parents are required to fulfill certain time and effort commitments that are vital in making the cooperative a success:
- One parent per family is required to work one day each week during your child’s class time at one activity station. Examples of stations are: Blocks, Play, Story, Art, Outside and Kitchen. Station assignments will be posted in the class and will rotate every two weeks. Snacks are provided by Kitchen parents for the whole class on this rotation basis.
- One Parent must attend the monthly parent education meetings. (Both parents are encouraged to attend.)
- Co-op members participate in all fundraisers. These are to be determined, but we favor a twice yearly contribution from each family. Proceeds will cover toy replacement, new toys, site improvements and other miscellaneous expenditures.
- Each member must serve on one committee. Average time spent on committee work is two to four hours each month
- Each member completes one Saturday cleaning with another member which takes approximately two to three hours, and one bi-yearly clean up with their whole class.
What do you mean by weekend cleaning and semi-deep cleaning?
We have five classes of preschoolers going through our preschool each week. There is a lot of dirt and grime that needs to be regularly cleaned. Each parent is responsible for one to two weekends per year, which consists of cleaning the towels we use, the play food as well as any other items that get used a lot. A rotating cleaning list is provided. These tasks can be performed at home.
In addition to the weekend cleaning, each class will be required to do one deep clean per school year before the end of the school year.
Do you have childcare for the siblings while the parent is working?
Unfortunately, our insurance does not allow for sibling participation during preschool hours when the parent is working. A suggestion would be to arrange for a ’swap’ with a parent working on a different day once you get to know the other parents in the preschool.
For a copy of our Parent Handbook, click here.
For a copy of our Risk Management Manual, click here.
