GIG HARBOR COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL
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Family Involvement

When you enroll your child at GHCP you will acquire parenting and family management skills through: 
  • Meetings during school hours with a Bates College Home and Family Life Instructor (Parent Shares)
  • Lectures and parent education seminars
  • Monthly parent education articles
  • Parent/teacher conferences
  • Practical experience as you work in your child's classroom 

All of these will help you, as a parent, develop realistic age-level expectations from knowledge of childhood behavior and growth. GHCP helps you acquire skills to interact with children using developmentally appropriate practices. Parent Education provides you and your family with community resources and helps you to apply safe and healthy practices in the home including nutrition, First Aid, wellness, exercise, stress management and risk management.

Parent Participation is a key element of the cooperative preschool experience. Parents are invited and expected to participate by:
  • Working in the classroom 3-4 times per month (depending on the size of the class) or finding a suitably trained substitute (nanny, grandparent, etc.)
  • Working on a committee (see below) OR serving on the Board of Directors. 
  • Attending Parent Education events throughout the school year
  • Participating in fundraising for the school

For a complete schedule of this year's Parent Education events and opportunities please visit our calendar page.


Committee Positions

​Your involvement in the operation of our school is vital to its success. We have many tasks, great and small, that combine to give our program its wonderful depth. As a volunteer run organization, each and every job is very important. Your work and support provides our children with a wonderful place to grow and learn. We appreciate your commitment to our school and the children.

​Each family is required to either serve on the board or on a committee. 
The committee positions, or “parent jobs” described below are an example of how parents support our school each year. Families are given an opportunity to indicate their preference before they are assigned to a committee. Many committee positions will have multiple families assigned. 
Are you a current GHCP family wanting to pay your tuition and fees, view your class roster or download forms? Please visit the Jovial Family Portal. 

​Our Mission: 
The Gig Harbor Cooperative Preschool is a parent-operated, non-profit corporation affiliated with Bates Technical College that provides quality learning experiences for children and promotes the development of knowledge and skills for strong and healthy families.
GHCP is a non-profit corporation open to all students. Gig Harbor Cooperative Preschool reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran in its programs and activities in accordance with college policy, and applicable federal and state statutes and regulations.
  • Home
  • Class Info
    • Family Involvement
    • Teachers
    • Schedules
    • Curriculum
    • Calendar
  • Tuition/Fees
  • Registration
  • Fundraising
    • Auction
  • Resources
    • FAQs
    • Health & Safety
    • Policies & By-Laws
    • Bates Cooperative Preschools Program
    • Parent Training Manual
    • Risk Management Manual
    • Governing Board of Directors
  • Contact Us