Victory Heights Cooperative Preschool

Stop by Mod Pizza in U-District, Ballard, or Lake Forest Park on 4/29 and use the code MODGIVES25 to help raise funds to save our Parent Education program!

Come get some steps in this weekend and support our Parent Education program!

Victory Heights Co-op community will be congregating at 10am Saturday by the boathouse. We will have a wagon stocked with garbage pick up supplies and will tie the Victory Heights sign to it so those that want to move around the lake as a group can join us.

See you there!

https://maps.app.goo.gl/cwVKqEgmV4KXm8Du7?g_st=ic

If you love Victory Heights Co-op, do us a favor and vote for us in Seattle Child’s Family Favorites poll (voting ends today!).

Write “Victory Heights Cooperative Preschool” in the “other” category for Question 60. It lets you skip all the other categories if you don’t care to vote for everything.

https://www.seattleschild.com/seattles-child-family-favorites/

Celebrate the places Puget Sound families love most Vote for your favorite family-friendly businesses and nonprofits in Puget Sound for Seattle’s Child Family Favorites. Voting open now!

Time is running out! Please consider donating to the fund to save the parent education program at our co-ops (see shared post).

And if possible, please send a quick email TODAY to Nate Humphrey, President of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, at [email protected]. The board will be meeting over the next two days to discuss the future of this program


Sample message:

Dear Mr Humphrey,

I urge you to hold off on the proposed change in funding allocation. This change would eliminate funding for parent education and cooperative preschool programs, along with the faculty and staffing infrastructure that makes this system work.

We want to highlight who stands to be most impacted:
--Spanish-language co-ops serving diverse communities
--Parent Education programs at Mary’s Place supporting unhoused families
--Children with special needs, where parent educators play a critical role in early identification and connecting families to services
--Low-income families who rely on the PAC scholarship fund, which would no longer exist
--Parent educators themselves, facing the loss of stable, middle-income jobs and benefits

These programs are deeply embedded in our communities and support families at every level.


Thank you for taking a moment to do this.

🔴We need to work to make sure our most vulnerable families receive the tools needed to be successful caregivers. Don’t let this program go away.

🔗DONATE: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-to-peer/dont-let-parent-education-disappear-walk-for-impact

What has parent ed meant for you? Show up to the community meeting/press conference and let your voice be heard! Mayor Wilson will be in attendance to listen to our concerns and learn more about this valuable part of co-op.

We’ve still got a few spots open for our Kids’ Night Out tomorrow! Open to current students and recent alumni (summer camp counts too), ages 3-6. Financial assistance is available if cost is a concern.

Register here—

https://www.6crickets.com/providerDirectory/US/WA/Seattle/Victory-Heights-Cooperative-Preschool-702cafa3bb4c9c86/programs/968m-sktq-t4d6/Kids'-Night-Out--PJ-Party!

VHCP and our fellow cooperative preschools are at risk of losing Parent Education! Please see the link below to learn more, and consider signing the petition to help keep this program alive. Our school has been fortunate to receive financial and educational support through this program at North Seattle College. This impacts the scholarships we can provide to families and the support our students, parents, and teachers receive both inside and outside the classroom.

https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-s-co-op-preschools-face-existential-crisis-after-new-state-rules-threaten-funding

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/preserve-the-parent-education-programs-and-cooperative-preschools-in-washingtons-ctcs

Washington's co-op preschools face existential crisis after new state rules threaten funding Community and technical colleges statewide are trying to maintain their cooperative preschools, where parents work and learn alongside their children, once major rule changes by the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges take effect in July.

Come enjoy the dry weather as we gather to play & clean up our local park this Saturday! We’ll have grabber tools and trash bags to share. Will be another great day for the kids to bring their wheels and ride the loop with friends.

There’s still time to register for our next Kids’ Night Out on Friday, March 6th! This is for current students aged 3-6, siblings, and recent alumni (including summer camp participants!). See flyer below for more details or visit our website under About > Special Events. Financial aid is available if cost is a concern.

Registration is already open for multiple dates!

https://www.6crickets.com/providerDirectory/US/WA/Seattle/Victory-Heights-Cooperative-Preschool-702cafa3bb4c9c86/programs/968m-sktq-t4d6/Kids'-Night-Out--PJ-Party!?refer&provider=4403

Join us tonight for a special panel on Neurodiversity in the Preschool Environment! This online event is FREE and open to the public.

Click the link below to register and receive the Zoom link--

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PSi9cVlmRkCcHqpHlwmZuA