WHAT IS PRE-3?
The Pre-Three Co-op is a non-profit program for parents and children age 10 months �3 � years in Port Angeles, Washington. The Co-op is affiliated with the Peninsula College Family Life Education department. Space is rented from the First Baptist Church located near the fire station, but the Co-op is not an associated church program.

FALL 2008
Classes run from mid-September through May/June. Tuition is $75 per quarter (Fall, Winter, and Spring quarter) plus a $25 non-refundable registration fee. Additional children are $50 per quarter with a $5 registration fee. Tuition scholarships are available. To register for FALL session, the following is required:

• Fall 2008 Registration Form (completed & signed)
• $25 Registration Fee - check made out to Peninsula Pre-Three Co-op
• Immunization Form (completed & signed)

Classes are offered for various age groups:

• Mondays - 18 months to 3 years - 9:30 to 11:30am
• Tuesdays - 18 months to 2 1/2 years - 9:30 to 11:30am
• Wednesdays - 2 1/2 years to 3 1/2 years - 9:30 to 11:30am
• Thursday Mornings - 10 months to 18 months - 9:00 to 11:00am
• Thursday Evenings - 18 months to 3 1/2 years - 5:30 to 7:00pm

CLASS DESCRIPTION
An experienced early childhood education teacher provides a fun, developmentally appropriate curriculum for the children with various activities to encourage exploration and brain development. The daily Co-op schedule includes circle/song activities, free choice time with art, sensory, play activities, snack, and gross-motor play outside most days as weather permits. The general philosophy is to provide a safe, child-centered environment where children and parents can grow and learn together.

PARENT EDUCATION & INVOLVEMENT
Parents/guardians attend weekly with their children and participate in many activities. Parents are enrolled in a Parenting Education class through Peninsula College and earn credits for their participation in the program. Each week, parents rotate turns as teacher�s assistants helping with supervising activities, clean-up or bringing a snack. During the free choice activity time, the parents that are not scheduled to help with the children that day meet in a parent discussion group with a parent education instructor from Peninsula College. Various parenting topics are covered during these discussions and at other parent meetings providing parent support as well as research-based information.

CONTACT
Spaces are limited! Contact the Membership Coordinator, Amy Brilhart, at [email protected] for space availability, tuition scholarships, and all other questions relating to Peninsula Pre-Three Cooperative.