Dear WPC Community
The Parent Education Program at North Seattle College with which Woodland Park Cooperative is affiliated is at risk of closing due to a new interpretation of the state funding model. It claims that Parent Education experience and college credit do not translate into workforce value and so will not receive state funding starting July 1. We know this is not true. Parent Education programs build leadership, strengthen families, and create real workforce skills that benefit our entire community.
Across Washington, 13 colleges host Parent Education and cooperative preschool partnerships. Some programs are already planning to close and the program at North Seattle College is at risk of closure at the end of this academic year. Its future, and the future of Parent Education statewide, depends on collective action now.
For 88 years, parent education programs in Washington have supported families, strengthened communities, and helped children thrive. We cannot let that disappear.
Woodland Park would not be the school it is without the compassion and commitment from the Parent Educators that we have had the privilege to partner with over the years. Our school can continue to operate without the involvement of this program but would inevitably face challenges that its inclusion currently supports.
Please join us in standing with them and helping in any way you can.
Here are 6 ways you can help.
🪧 Immediate Action Needed (by 9 April):
Email Nate Humphrey, President of the CTC Board nhumphrey@sbctc.edu
Subject: Save this Program: Parent Education & Cooperative Preschool
Message:
“I urge you to hold off on the change in funding allocation. This change would remove funding for the parent education and cooperative preschool programs, and eliminate the faculty and staffing infrastructure powering this program. Please take action this week to save this program and please share this message with the entire board.”
Strong families create stronger communities.
Kids fly when parents are supported.
✅ Donate
Community fundraising is underway to sustain the Parent Education Program. Donations of any size help.
✍️ Sign the Petition
Add your name and share to others.
📋 Take the Community Impact Survey
Your voice matters.
📧 Contact your State Legislators
Let them know that the Parent Education Program matters.
🤝 Join the Walk-a-Thon
Green Lake April 25, 2026 10:00am – 1:00pm.
Thank you for standing with us and for everything you do for our cooperative preschool community.
Woodland Park Cooperative School 