Mission Statement

The Co-op Family Center provides affordable high quality education for children. Our community is a cooperative effort between families and center staff to raise happy, healthy and socially confident children.

Objectives

The primary objectives of the Family Center are to:

• Provide affordable, quality childcare;
• Involve parents in the care and education of their children;
• Improve parenting skills through Center provided resources;
• Provide a  model for the University, employers, and other interested groups as to the benefits of cooperative childcare; and
• Emphasize the family as the focus of childcare.

Goals

• Recognize that each child is a capable protagonist in his or her learning
• Cultivate a community that is built on consistent, supportive relationships
• Involve parents in the daily care and education of their children
• Empower children to express themselves fully through many different mediums
• Foster in children an awareness and appreciation of nature