My kiddo is thriving in this kid friendly environment and loves the balance of structure and free-play. The teachers and parent educators are informed, compassionate, and enjoyable people who nurture the children and caregivers. We enjoy the community and opportunity to connect with other families in this coop experience.

We love SPP! Our son has been so nurtured here, and the community is wonderful. The missions of social justice and environmentalism run through the curriculum and the schools decisions. Parent education sessions are so helpful, we have had discussions about emotion coaching, how to talk about race, and more. As parents we are learning from the school right along with our children. Highly recommended!!

My three children attended the school for a few days. I felt discriminated against as a woman of color. I was given a position in the coop without any conversation or consideration of my skills, and then was told it wasnt a board position when the description said it was. I was also told I would have to spend more time in the classroom because I had the most kids which was not mentioned when I was enrolling my children. The class size didnt lend itself to learning social skills and it showed in the students. When I asked for a prorated reimbursement after paying about $1600 for about 3-4 days of school I received no response. I have tried to contact them multiple times with no response. This is not a progressive or equitable school.

Seattles Progressive Preschool is a fantastic community of parents who care about social and environmental justice and are committed to creating a vibrant intentional community for their children. We absolutely love the parent education component provided by Seattle Community Colleges, in which we benefit from the deep knowledge of an expert in child development and parenting who teaches us about emotion coaching, positive discipline and other parenting topics.

My daughter has been going to this school for the past two years. It is a great school if you are looking for the co-op experience. I almost see it more as a family enrichment / education program than a preschool. Another thing I love about the school, and in part why we start preschool on the early side, is to meet other parents. We have come a way with several people who I consider friends and hang out with outside school and that means a lot to me. We have worked with both teachers (there are two classes taught by two separate teachers). They are both great! the older-kids-class teacher was new this year and she has really stepped up. My daughter is really learning her numbers and letters (even though a little young for the older kids class) and is really interested in reading--in addition to coming home with stories about plants and seeds and water is precious(green mission), and talking about making love letters to other communities around us or visiting assisted living homes (social mission). Both teachers do an excellent job of integrating the mission of the school on a level that is digestible for little ones. The younger class teacher is excellent and has a lot of experience. The kids just love her. You can really trust that all the kids are in good hands and loving their day. The only downside is it is a big time commitment, but that is the same no matter where you go if it is a co-op. I would recommend this for anyone trying to get into a coop, or someone who wants to spend more time with their kiddo before they go off to school. You can also baby wear (I think) so it is good for parents that have an infant and an older kid. For parents, there is actually a lot of helpful parent education information. The school holds the occasional sponsored event on social issues, child rearing, and community issues. Particularly in my first year, when my child was very small, I found the parent education very helpful in learning how to deal with my childs emotions (and my own) and strategies on parenting that have really worked out for our family.