Why Join?
By being part of PCPI, your school stakes a claim. By joining, we tell legislators and other education stakeholders that we stand together to support parent involvement, parent education, and play-based early childhood education. There are thousands of cooperative schools just in North America. Many of these schools have been successfully operating for 50 years and longer.
Research supports play-based models built upon a foundation of partnership between families and teachers. Education advocates know that family involvement in a play-based model is directly connected to success in lifelong learning, and cooperative schools have been doing this very thing for decades!
By joining, you increase your presence and ours with education stakeholders and prospective families. The parent cooperative model becomes one of the pillars that support early childhood education along with Montessori, Reggio-inspired, and Waldorf programs. We hope our member directory will shout this story from the mountaintop! Without this, our voices could be lost in the crowd.
Together we are stronger.
The Many Benefits of Membership
Networking with cooperative schools internationally
Subscription to Cooperatively Speaking, our electronic newsletter
Listing in the online member directory including links to schools and councils
Access to online discussion groups
Access to virtual forums and training
Advice from experienced co-op leaders
Discounts on publications
Awards program for volunteers and employees
Subscription to NCBA Cooperative Business Journal
Voting privileges
Grant eligibility
Katharine Whiteside Taylor Parent Education Grant (Canada)
Becky Allen Parent Education Grant (United States)
Marika Townshend Travel Grants to attend PCPI annual meetings
Anne Eddowes Cooperative Spirit Grant
Cooperative Support Grant
Student Accident Insurance Program (U.S. members only)
Find your place...
Becoming a member (or renewing your membership) is easy. Select the membership type that's right for you, click Add to Cart, and you're on your way. School memberships include access to PCPI benefits for all staff and volunteers associated with your school. Memberships are annual and run January 1 through December 31. Renewals are due by November 15th each year. Dues are not pro-rated.
NOTE ABOUT NON-US CURRENCY: If you would like to pay for a membership in a currency other than US Dollar, contact treasurer@preschoools.coop to make arrangements.
Get Involved!
PCPI needs your support. We are a volunteer-run association and we would like you to help us in our work supporting cooperative preschools. And, we believe that once you get to know us and our passion for cooperative preschools, you will find your time with PCPI very rewarding.
