Sutterville Preschool is a parent-run cooperative preschool in Sacramento that uses a play-based approach to early learning and requires parent participation in the school's operation and classroom activities.
Sutterville Preschool is a nonprofit, parent cooperative preschool serving families in the Sacramento area. The program emphasizes play-based early learning and enrolls children in the preschool age range; parent involvement in governance and classroom support is part of the school model.
The program follows a play-centered philosophy and aligns its curriculum with California Pre-K state standards. Focus areas listed include physical development, social and emotional development, intellectual development, language development, and imaginative and creative development. The curriculum description also references hands-on science activities, emergent literacy and numeracy experiences, and periodic field trips.
The classroom is arranged into distinct areas for different types of play and includes a dedicated artist alcove. The outdoor play yard includes multiple play structures, a playhouse, a pirate-ship structure and a large sandbox.
As a cooperative preschool, the school requires parents to attend monthly meetings, complete maintenance hours and take part in fundraising. Participating parents sign up to work one morning or one afternoon session each week and assist with classroom activities and light housekeeping. The school is governed by an elected board of directors.
The daily structure for the morning program follows a routine of transitional free play, circle time, activities, outside play, snack and a second circle; teacher-planned activities are repeated for the morning session.
The daily structure for the afternoon program mirrors the morning session, with transitional free play, circle time, activities, outside play, snack and a second circle; teacher-planned activities are repeated for the afternoon session.
Summer camps run each year in June and July with theme-based weekly sessions and have run topics such as Outdoor Adventure, Space, Art, Music and Creative Dance, Sewing and Woodworking.
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