What is a Co-Op?

How Does a Co-Op Work?                                                                        
    In a cooperative, the director, teachers, and parents work together to
    create successful learning experiences for the children.  The school
    operates under the leadership of a director and is governed by the
    Executive Board of parent-member volunteers, in accordance with the
    by-laws and constitution.  The Executive Board meets monthly to discuss
    school business and to address concerns.


Why Choose a Co-Op?                                                                                
    Be a welcome part of your child's first school experience!
    Co-op children learn at an early age that their parents value education
    and want to play an active role in their school experience.  Cooperating
    parents benefit by sharing in their child's learning and by observing their
    child's growth throughout the year.  With a teacher, assistant teacher,
    and a parent working together in each class, the co-op offer a low child
    to adult ratio, with more one on one attention for each child.  Parent
    involvement also helped keep tuition costs low.

    Parents who choose to assist in their child's classroom (at the further
    reduced tuition rate) are responsible for assisting in the classroom about
    every 4 to 6 weeks.  Children often find parent involvement in the
    classroom helpful in the transition between home and school.  Parents
    also get to know the teachers and other children in the group and can
    keep in close touch with their child's nursery school experience.  
    Membership and class meetings, along with committee participation
    allow parents to help guide the schools development.
Co-op Committment
Requirements
  •  Volunteer to serve on one
    committee  (or in a leadership
    position)
  •  Attend two general membership
    meetings per year
  •   Full participation' families are
    required to assist in the classroom 5-
    10 times during the school year.
  • NEW for 2010/2011 - The one
    evening school cleaning
    requirement has been eliminated.
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About NHCOOP
North Haledon Cooperative Nursery School
200 Squaw Brook Road
North Haledon, NJ 07508
973.427.8709
nhcoop@optonline.net