About ECP

ECP has been a parent led cooperative preschool since 1973. We are a non-profit organization affiliated with, and supported by, Edmonds College (EC), the Inter Co-op Council (ICC), and the Organization for Parent Education (OPEP) in the state of Washington. Adult Co-op members are registered with Edmonds College and earn parent education credits.

What is a Coop?

Co-op is a shared learning experience for children and their parents/caregivers. Our goal is to serve, not only as teachers to the children, but as a support system for the parents/caregivers. We aim to collaboratively make our children’s learning experience as positive and enriched as possible.

Curriculum and activities are planned according to the age and abilities of the class. Each class develops its own personality and interests. Our teachers may introduce different activities or limit choices to work best with the personality, interest, and ability of the class. Parents also bring a wide variety of skills to the classroom, used to enrich the curriculum.

We are under the Edmonds College umbrella of co-ops. This allows each parent/caregiver that is registered and works in the classroom to receive college credits and support from parent educators.

We are member-driven, meaning that you, the parents/caregivers, have a say in how the co-op functions.