WELCOME TO SAULT COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL

Unlocking Curiosity

OUR ROOTS

Think. Reason. Question. Experiment. These are just a few of the skills and qualities that children will develop at Sault Cooperative Preschool INC. Since our founding, we’ve focused on supporting kids during all transitions throughout childhood.

All activities are designed to adequately nurture the emotional and intellectual growth of our kids. Through stimulating situations and hands-on learning opportunities, young children are free to develop into bright young minds. Reach out to learn more, and enroll with us today!

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TUITION & VOLUNTEERING

Tuition & Volunteering

Sault Cooperative Preschool encourages parents to stay involved in their child's education. We encourage all parents and caregivers to have a connection and open communication with our teachers, board and staff. We welcome parents to volunteer in the classroom or on field trips, bake for bake sales, and assist in raising funds for our preschool operations. There are many onsite or work from home options to volunteer. If your schedule and work and family life do not allow time to volunteer, we also have the non-cooperative option. You are still welcome to volunteer when your schedule allows and we welcome any time you would like to help. Both options are available and we can help decide which one is best for your family.

*All tuition rates are monthly rates.*

**Aftercare hours are offered at an additional rate.**

3 Day AM Session (Tues., Weds., Thurs. 9:00 am – 12:00 p.m.)

Cooperative Membership - $125.00/month

Non-Cooperative Membership - $200.00/month

3 Day All Day Session (Tues., Weds., Thurs. 9:00 am – 4:00 pm)

Cooperative Membership - $400.00/month

Non-Cooperative Membership - $475.00/month

GSRP 5 Day All Day Session (Mon. – Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm)

Free tuition for qualified families of 4 year olds!!

The Cooperative Rate is available to families who commit to volunteer 25 hours of time throughout the year. These hours will be to be filled in two periods- June 1st to December 10th (12.5 hours) and December 11th to May 10th (12.5 hours). Unfulfilled hours as of December 10th will be billed at $30 an hour and again May 10th.

OUR PROGRAMS

Learning Through Play

THREE DAY AM PROGRAM

Meets Tuesday-Thursday
9:00am-12:00pm

In a structured environment they will learn:

Sitting for 5-10 minutes at a time
Counting
Letter sounds
Color recognition
Parallel play
Cooperative play
Fine motor skills (for writing)
Gross motor skills

THREE DAY ALL DAY PROGRAM

Meets Tuesday-Thursday

9:00am to 4:00pm

In a structured environment they will learn:

Sitting for 5-10 minutes at a time
Counting
Letter sounds
Color recognition
Parallel play
Cooperative play
Fine motor skills (for writing)
Gross motor skills

Includes a licensed-mandatory rest time

GSRP PROGRAM

Meets Monday-Friday

9:00am to 4:00pm

Their Routine:

In a structured environment, students will learn Kindergarten Readiness skills.
Attend the morning program ( 9:00am to 12:00pm)
Lunch with teacher assistants (12:00pm to 12:30pm)
Licensed-mandatory rest time (12:30-1:00pm)
Attend afternoon session (1:00-4:00pm)
Pickup time (4:00pm)

OUR HISTORY

In 1973, a group of women (mothers) wanted to have their preschool children experience a nursery school environment, and also wanted to be part of that experience and be able to obtain more information and skills about parenting. This is when they decided to establish Sault Cooperative Preschool.

Colleen Arbic was the organizer and the first president. The school changed its name from nursery school to preschool in 2000, in order to modernize it’s image. The school’s purpose statement is “to promote the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development of children, and to help parents learn constructive methods of parenting through observation, guidance, and practical experience under a qualified teacher”. Parent participation is the factor that makes this a cooperative preschool and is the basic element of our structure.

Myrt Wolleager was then hired to be the program director and teacher. The quality of the preschool became apparent to the public, and in two years another teacher needed to be hired, so they chose Mary Armstrong to facilitate the environment. There were four classes that met two days a week for two hours, and Friday AM class that was composed of twenty children from the other four classes. Total enrollment was eighty children.

In the early eighties, economic problems faced the Sault area as a result of the air force base closing. The preschool enrollment dropped to forty children, but by the late eighties, the school was back to full enrollment and has restructured to two, three day classes, and two two day classes. Two teacher assistants, Diane McDonald and Marcia Clow, were added to help with the continuity of structure of classroom instruction.

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