Children's Community Center
| Abbreviation | CCC |
|---|---|
| Formation | October 3, 1927 |
| Founder | Katharine Whiteside Taylor |
| Type | Parent cooperative preschool |
| Legal status | Non-profit |
| Location |
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| Website | www |
Formerly called | Children's Community |
The Children’s Community Center (CCC) is a parent cooperative preschool located in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1927 by educator Katharine Whiteside Taylor, it is recognized as one of the first cooperative preschools. CCC is the oldest continually operating cooperative preschools in North America.[1][2][3][4]
History
The Children’s Community Center was established in 1927 when Katharine Whiteside Taylor, and a group of local parents sought to create a school where families could participate directly in their children’s early learning. The model reflected contemporary ideas of progressive education and cooperative governance, in which parents and teachers shared responsibility for curriculum, administration, and child development support.[5]
Taylor documented the school’s founding philosophy in her 1929 publication The Children’s Community, which became an influential guide for other emerging parent cooperative nursery schools.
See also
References
- ^ Donna Couchenour; J. Kent Chrisman, eds. (2016). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Contemporary Early Childhood Education. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, Inc. ISBN 9781483340357.
In 1927, the Children's Community Center was organized in Berkeley, California, and is today the oldest continually operating cooperative preschool.
- ^ Hewes, Dorothy W.; Leatherman, Jane M. (2004). An Administrator’s Guidebook to Early Child Care and Education Programs. Pearson (Allyn & Bacon). p. 240. ISBN 0205420583.
It is recognized as the oldest continuously operating cooperative preschool in the United States
- ^ Hewes, Dorothy W. (1998). It’s the Camaraderie: A History of Parent Cooperative Preschools. Center for Cooperatives, University of California. ISBN 9781885641236.
As the oldest continuously operating cooperative nursery school in the United States, the formation of Children's Community in 1927 [...]
- ^ "Preschool Began With Concern". The Madison Courier. October 10, 1986. p. 6. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
...oldest continuously operating parents' cooperative preschool in the country.
- ^ Byers, Libby (October 1972). Origins and Early History of the Parent Cooperative Nursery School Movement in America (ERIC Document). U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education. ED091063. Retrieved 8 October 2025.