Each for All: The Co-operative Connection

Today on Each for All, Erik talks with Sol Kinnis of the BCICS about the relationships between co-operatives and child care.

The show opens with Misha Arbess Goudge and Gabriela Luzía Guerra Kinnis, former and current children at Lansdowne Co-op Preschool, followed by interviews with Andrea McNaughton and Lisa Fiederer, both parents at Lansdowne Preschool. Early Childhood Educator, Kim Atkinson, will then share her experiences working as a teacher in co-op preschool.

For a look at how co-operative pre-schools support one another, we talk with Neala St. Hilaire and Karen Sherman of the Vancouver Island Cooperative Preschool Association.

The show ends with an interview with Carol Brown of the Organization for Parent Participation in Child care and Education, Ontario and researcher for the report Child Care Co-operatives in Canada, 2007, a study prepared by the Canadian Co-operative Association and released this September by the Co-operatives Secretariat and Human Resources and Social Development Canada.

Childcare Co-operatives are democratic organizations owned and controlled by the parents whose children either attend the pre-school or daycare. "All childcare co-operatives are not-for-profit and are found in urban, rural, workplace and university settings [across Canada]. They can serve infant, toddler, preschool and school-aged children, including children with
special needs." From 'Child Care Co-operatives in Canada 2007' available from www.coopscanada.coop

Additional site for further information:
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC