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Then and Now...
The Saline Cooperative Preschool was created in 1957 by 15 local
families who wanted to provide a low-cost preschool experience for their children.
More than 45 years later, the Co-op continues to offer a top notch educational program for
preschoolers, while providing parents the opportunity to learn and grow with their
children.
A non-profit, non-sectarian organization licensed by the Family
Independence Agency and affiliated with the Michigan Council of Cooperative Nursery
Schools, the Saline Cooperative is governed and operated on a democratic, cooperative
basis by the member-parents who meet at mandatory membership meetings.
Meetings and activities are coordinated by a Governing Board made up
of elected officers from within the membership. |
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Four Sessions
For your convenience, the school offers both morning and afternoon
sessions (9:00-11:30 am and 12:30-3:00 pm). Three-year olds attend a two-day a week
program, Tuesday and Thursday (16 children per class), and four-year olds attend a
three-day a week program, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (20 children per class). The
Co-op adheres to the calendar of the Saline Area School District. |
Philosophy
Valuing the family as a unit, as well as the individuality and worth
of each of its members, clearly defines the Co-op's philosophy and practical approach to
preschool education. |
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Mission
The Saline Cooperative Preschool strives, through comprehensive
play-based and learning-by-doing developmentally appropriate activities, to provide
preschoolers and their families experiences that are designed to enhance and enable them
to develop lifelong skills to succeed in the educational setting as well as in the
community environment. |
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