A cooperative preschool (or co-op) is a non profit organization run by the parents and caregivers who make up that community. Your child will attend class from one to three days a week (depending on their class and age). In the preschool classrooms, parents become active partners in their children’s education by working as a teachers assistant one day a week and participate in the hands-on learning environment of the classroom.

As a caregiver in a co-op, you are a part “owner” of the preschool and will share in maintaining the preschool, decision making, fundraising, attending meetings and serve on a committee responsible for a specific task that enables our school to continue to run smoothly. North City Co-op works in partnership with Shoreline Community College whom provides parent education faculty for our members and administrative support for our school.