Toby at Woodland Park Cooperative Preschool sent us the following announcement about their recent move from Phinney Ridge to Fremont:

We’re happy to announce that our preschool has found a new home at the Fremont Baptist Church. For now, we’re still going by the name Woodland Park Cooperative Preschool.

We are part of a network of independent cooperative preschools run through North Seattle Community College, serving children ages 2-5. (Wallingford Cooperative Preschool on Keystone is also a part of the NSCC co-op system.) Although our preschool is new to the neighborhood, you may already know our teacher Tom Hobson – …

(Wallyhood welcomes Rachel Feldstein to our writing corps! She’ll be covering kids-related issues and whatever strikes her fancy.)

Have you ever noticed a gaggle of little kids tethered together, exploring the neighborhood?  If so, you’ve likely seen the students from Exploration Academy, a new Wallingford preschool.

I had the opportunity to tour the school last week and chat with the director, longtime Wallingford resident Michelle Warren.  She opened Exploration Academy in Wallingford Center last fall because it “seemed like the perfect location to provide exceptional care and service to children and parents in my community.”  Working with an architect, she …