The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Cooperative Play Preschool program operates during the public school year, Monday - Friday, 9 am - 12 noon. A complete list of Cooperative Play Preschool program sites is provided below. The Cooperative Play Preschool school year for 2009 - 2010 is September 14, 2009 to May 28, 2010.

 

DPR no longer manages Early Care and Education or Out of School Time programs. However, while DPR no longer directly provides these services, the District continues to make child care services available for families.

Through the Cooperative Play Preschool program, young children ages 18-months to 5 years old, are introduced to a structured play setting with activities that engage the whole child— mentally, socially, physically, and emotionally— in preparation for entering the formal education system. Emphasis is placed on socialization such as learning to take turns; cognitive growth through music, painting, and cutting; and gross motor development by running and jumping. All parents and guardians also serve a duty day one day per week, per child, to assist with organizing, implementing, and planning of activities.  

 

The forms listed below must be completed before a child begins in the Cooperative Play Preschool Program. Parents/guardians will provide completed Universal Health Certificates, Oral Health Assessment Forms and Health Certificate for Staff to the site teacher at the first Parents Meeting prior to the beginning of the Cooperative Play Preschool year.

The Cooperative Play Preschool school year for 2009 - 2010 is September 14, 2009 to May 28, 2010. Children must be of appropriate age by September 30 of the enrollment year. For more information and to discuss registration call (202) 673-7647.

 

Name of Center	Address	Ages Served
Chevy Chase Community Center	5601 Connecticut Avenue, NW	2½ - 5 years
Chevy Chase Playground	41st and Livingston Streets, NW	2½ - 5 years
Friendship Recreation Center	4500 Van Ness Street, NW	2½ - 5 years
Hardy Recreation Center	4500 Q Street, NW	2½ - 5 years
Columbia Heights Community Center	1480 Girard Street, NW	18 - 23 months 24 - 30 months
Kennedy Recreation Center	1401 7th Street, NW	2½ - 5 years
Mitchell Park Recreation Center	1801 23rd Street, NW	2½ - 5 years
Palisades Community Center	5200 Sherrier Place, NW	18 - 23 months 24 - 30 months
Stoddert Recreation Center	4001 Calvert Street, NW	2½ - 5 years
Volta Park Recreation Center (formerly Georgetown)	1555 34th Street, NW	2½ - 5 years