Duvall Cooperative Preschool

Will you look at all that snow? Hope everyone is safe and warm at home and if you truly need to be on the road, drive safe and make sure you have all the necessities before you hit the road!

For next year’s Save the Dates, please refer to your parent leaders Andrea and Sandy. Our Google calendar (which we will be updating shortly) will also tell you what you need to know.

On behalf of the Board and the preschool, I would like to wish all DCP families a safe and happy Winter Break! See you January 5th!

Yours
Jennifer Tai

This post is long due but better late than never!

DCP is off to a great start, thanks to our teachers Ms. Christine and Ms. Tara. We met each other at the school on our Parent Orientation Night on Sept 11, and then each had our Parent Ed evenings on Sept 18 and 22. We talked paperwork, station duties, risk management, committees and in summary, a great DCP 101 for both returning and new parents.

The also more amazing news is that we are full up (we are 13 in Sprouts and 12 in Saplings)!

This came as a surprise to Sara and I (since we had done very little advertising) – the best kind of surprise, and all of it is thanks again to our wonderful teachers who’ve put in so much work to set up and build the school during the summer, and to our amazing board: Sara, our president, Susan our treasurer, Amber our brand new secretary (AND a new parent – thanks for stepping up, Amber!), Meriaten, our super registrar who’s also worked very hard over the summer to get us our full classes; and last but not least, our parent leaders Andrea (Sprouts) and Sandy (Saplings). 

Of course, a big chunk of this thanks go to the parents, new and returning, for the confidence you have shown in us. We could not have asked for a better set of Year Two parents for the co-op.

We do have waiting lists going for both classes if parents in Duvall and our neighboring towns are interested in our program. Please email Meriaten (meriaten [at] gmail.com or call her at 425 420 7063) to get on them. 

Here’s to a fabulous second year of learning and growing at DCP!

Yours,
Jennifer Tai, VP

With our first year now over and our second about to begin come September 2008, changes are abound!

Firstly, we are very sad to inform DCP parents that Ms. Ninder, our illustrious and wonderful Multiage class teacher for last year, has decided to leave us. She will be focusing on her family as a stay-at-home mom.

We bid you fare well with heavy hearts, Ninder, but wish you happy trails and all the best in your new endeavor!

To replace Ms. Ninder, we welcome Ms. Tara Orman, a Duvall resident and ex-DCP member parent!

Ms. Tara will be taking over from Ms. Christine as the teacher for the younger Sprouts class, while Ms. Christine will be teaching the older Saplings class.

To read more about our teachers, please click here.

With this, we wish Ms. Tara a hearty welcome!

Hi parents and potential parents of DCP!

Wow, time sure flies when you’re having fun. It seems as though we’d just begun our program and we’re now enjoying our first summer vacation!

While you’re enjoying the superb weather we’ve been having in Duvall, DCP’s Board and teachers are already ramping up our Fall program. Our two classes are filling up fast but we still have room for more!

If you’re interested in learning more about our preschool, browse around using the tabs at the top of this blog. 

For info about our mission, philosophy and all that good stuff, click here.

For info about our teachers and how parent participation works, click here.

For info about our fees and classes, click here.

For registration forms and a nifty downloadable paperless version of our parent handbook, click here.

And if you STILL need more info, fret not! Call our registrar MERIATEN LONG at 425 420 7063 or email her at dcpreschool [at] gmail.com or email me, Jennifer Tai (I’m the VP) at jennemede [at] gmail.com. We’ll be more than glad to help you out.

Now enough about school and get out there and enjoy the rest of our lovely summer!

Yours,
Jennifer Tai
Vice President

Dear parents and DCP friends,

After two months of trying to get the word out there of our Toddler’s Group, we’ve received a lot of helpful feedback and as a result, the Board has decided to remain with our two existing programs, with a few changes – and some new program names!

For our 2008-2009 school year, DCP’s two successful preschool programs will be renamed “Sprouts” and “Saplings”.

SPROUTS will be similar to our existing two-day, two-hour preschool program for children ages 24 months and above. The only change will e that this will now be a multiage class, accepting children of up to 3.5 years old (approximately 42 months). As with the existing program, participating parents are required to work one day per week, and drop off the other day. Classes will be on Monday and Wednesday mornings, from 9.30am to 11.30am.

SAPLINGS will be similar to our existing multiage three-day, 2.5-hour pre-K program for children ages 3.5 to 5. Parents are required to work one day per week, and may drop their children off the other two days. Classes will be on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 12.30pm to 3pm.

For more information about fees, please visit our Classes and Fees page here.

Yours,
Jennifer Tan
VP

The DCP Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that quarterly scholarships are now available to all enrolled parents.

The scholarship is a 50% discount off monthly fees.

You can email a formal request addressed to the board stating down your reasons to your Parent Leader (or hand her a printed copy during class). Applications need to be submitted before the last board meeting of each quarter for the upcoming quarter. You can refer to your Parent Leader for the correct dates.

Scholarships are limited to one per class per quarter. 

We would like to extend a very grateful THANK YOU to Lake Washington Toddler Group for their second recent donation to us. DCP is benefiting so much from your generosity and our parents thank you!