Child-to-Teacher Ratios
Cottage Co-op offers a learning environment with very low child-to-teacher ratios. As a co-op, parents participate in their child's classroom experience working along side experienced early-childhood educators. Typically, a class has two parents along with two full-time teacher to maintain the ratios listed below:
Mulberry Tree Class
12 children for a 3:1 ratio
Olive Tree Class
14 children for a 3:1 ratio
Oak Tree Class
16 children for a 4:1 ratio
Rainforest Class*
20 children for a 4:1 ratio
* Rainforest has three full-time teachers and two parents working each class to maintain the 4:1 ratio.
Kid Talk
Conversation between two children at the end of the day:
Child #1 shared, "When I grow up I will be an artist."
Child #2 thought for a second and added, "When I grow up I will be an IMPORTANT man. I will drive fast bicycle and save people."
