Parent Cooperative Preschools International (PCPI)

U.S. Address: U.S. — National Cooperative Business Center, 1401 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 1100; Washington, D.C. 20005-2160;

Canada Address: — 3767 Northwood Drive, Niagara Falls, Ontario, L2H 2Y5; Phone: 1-800-636-6222

E-mail: enqueries@preschools.coop

PCPI is a non-profit, service organization dedicated to the family and the community. Membership is open to schools, councils, libraries and individuals who support the cooperative movement in child care. The organization was founded in 1960 on the initiative of Katharine Whiteside Taylor who was inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame in 1996 in recognition of her work on behalf of cooperative child care.

PCPI's goals are to —

• strengthen and expand the parent cooperative movement as well as community appreciation of parent education for adults and preschool education for children
• promote desirable standards for the program, practices and conditions of cooperative preschools, kindergartens and other parent sponsored preschool and child care programs
• cooperate with family living, adult education and early childhood educational organizations in the interest of more effective service relationships with parents of young children
• study and promote legislation designed to further the health and well being of children and families

For more information visit their web site at www.preschools.coop