Bates Technical College Affiliation

Westside Cooperative Preschool is affiliated with the Child Studies Department at Bates Technical College. Through our affiliation with Bates Tech, we receive a variety of educational services.

We strive to plan a developmentally-appropriate educational program for children, and offer many educational growth opportunities for parents and families.

The benefits we receive from Bates Tech include the services of the coordinators, use of their Parent and Teacher Resource Center, and other special events. We also receive training and ongoing assistance for many of our board positions, as well as a few committee positions.

Our Bates Tech Child Studies Instructor provides monthly workshops for teachers, trains and advises the board, and serves as a parenting resource for our preschool and its families.

Bates Tech Affiliation Benefits

Benefits of Bates Tech Affiliation for Co-op Preschools

Parent Education:

  • Monthly parent education material in form of speakers, handouts, email communication

  • Individual parenting support and communication, responding to individual requests on specific needs,
    challenges, and referrals for screening or counseling

  • Classroom observations with feedback to parents and work with individual and groups of children

  • Mediation & support between parents, board and /or teachers, based on need (IE: parent compliance,
    behavior challenges and plans, disagreements between board members, parents, and or teachers)

  • Providing best practice information on a need basis to address changing dynamics and new resources
    and development in the field of child development and education.

  • Coordination of earning two college credits per quarter at Bates

Teacher Support & Continuing Education:

  • Classroom observations with feedback to teachers on curriculum, problem solving challenges for individual and groups of children

  • Sharing of resources related to best practices in ECE and child development

  • Providing Teacher In-service learning opportunities, coordinated with other co-op teachers, Bates Coordinator and faculty

  • Providing best practice information on a need basis to address changing dynamics (IE: new teacher)
    and new resources and development in the field of child development and education.

  • Support for mediation between parents, board and teachers, based on need (IE: behavior challenges and plan development for children’s success, disagreements between board members, parents, and or teachers)

  • Occasional supply money, dependent upon budget, ranging from $250-100, for teachers to order classrooms supplies.

Board Support and Communication :

  • Guidance on best practices related to ECE and insurance compliance/safe environments

  • Annual board in-service training opportunity for board members on a variety of topics

  • Annual compilation of Teacher Assessment/feedback

  • Annual compilation of General Membership Evaluation/Feedback

  • Annual training and support to board chair, treasurer and health & safety coordinators with family educator/faculty member and college coordinator. Ongoing resources when requested or as needed.

  • Ongoing support in the business of running a preschool, as needed. Varies based on experience of board members and situations that arise in a given year, but topics may include, personnel supervision, budget development, agenda development and running of meetings, communication. Ongoing support, as needed, to board members as challenges or situations arise e (IE: new site investigation, disgruntled members, new policy development, disease outbreaks, etc.)

  • Participation in hiring committee processes

  • Collection of information, as requested, such as tuition survey of area preschools , best practices, and preschool environments

  • Processing of Washington State Patrol Checks annually and as new families enroll.

  • Coordination of earning 1 college credit per quarter for participation in preschool board.

Bates Tech Student Information

Bates technical College Student Information

Did you know that parents participating in co-op preschools and completing the Bates registration form are entitled to all of the benefits that come from being a student at SPSCC?

  • Once you have a student ID with a current sticker, you are entitled to:

  • Student discounts or free admission to college events, including concerts, lectures, recreational and athletic events,

  • Use of the SPSCC Library and Media Center,

  • Unrestricted travel on the Intercity Transit Bus System,

  • Discounts from businesses that participate in the Student Discount Program, and

  • Use of recreational facilities at the Evergreen State College at free or reduced rates.

If you already have a student ID from SPSCC, you may get a quarterly validation sticker from the bulletin board in the preschool. If you do not have a student ID and are interested in obtaining one, you must go to the Office of Student Life in the Student Union, Building 27, to have a photo taken. Co-op parents are not required to have a student ID. It is optional, but one of the many perks of co-op preschool participation!

For directions and information on obtaining a student ID, contact:
South Puget Sound Community College
Student Programs Office
Student Union Building, second floor
(360) 754-7711, ext. 5306

It is highly recommended that you call prior to going to the Office of Student Programs as certain days will be very hectic with long waits for your photo ID. Fall quarter IDs will not be available until the last week of September. Let the Student Programs Office volunteer know you are enrolled in SPSCC through the Co-op Preschool Program.

Statewide Goals and Objectives

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARENT COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

GOALS: The goal of Washington community college parent cooperative preschool education program is to improve the parenting skills for parents of pre-school children.
OBJECTIVES: Parent education programs based in parent education cooperative pre-schools provide practical, experiential learning laboratories which have the following student objectives:

  1. To develop realistic age-level expectations from knowledge of normal childhood behavior and growth.

  2. To clarify child rearing values and attitudes and explore methods of child guidance.

  3. To learn about the physical needs of family members: nutrition, safety, first aid, childhood illnesses, exercise and stress management.

  4. To experience and understand the role of parent involvement in maintaining a quality learning environment for children.

  5. To develops skills and practice in teaching young children in the following areas: art, science, concept development, language, music, motor skills, and cooperative play.

  6. To share support, consultation, and resource information concerning childrearing and family life.

  7. To learn about contemporary family concerns such as child abuse, divorce, sexual assault, illness and death, and family resource management.

  8. To develop skills in group organization and leadership.

  9. To develop and/or increase confidence in managing the demanding role of parents in a changing society.

  10. To strengthen family communication and relationships.