Edgewood Cooperative Nursery School Records
00199

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Title
Edgewood Cooperative Nursery School records
ID
00199
Date [inclusive]
1961-2007
Extent
3.0 Cubic feet
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan".

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Historical Note

The Edgewood Cooperative Nursery School formed in 1960 at the Edgewood United Church of Christ in East Lansing, Michigan. The program originated with some of the church women looking for a place to gather with other mothers and children. This soon grew into the idea for a cooperative nursery school where children and parents learn together. It was a play-based nursery school, the philosophy being that play is a child's work and were encouraged to explore and to develop in an atmosphere of acceptance, trust, and love.

The school originally opened to church members only but in 1962, in an effort to increase enrollment, it opened to the public. The school remained sponsored by the church but independent in its operation. The program was accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and a winner of the Governor's Quality Care Award in 1999. In 2007, the church decided to end its affiliation with the school and reclaim their classroom space. The loss of the classroom space, the retirement of the director, and declining enrollment in cooperative programs caused the school to close that year after 47 years of preschool education in East Lansing.

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Scope and Contents note

This collection contains a very complete set of records (1961 - 2007) pertaining to the operation of a cooperative preschool. These records include Board of Directors minutes and other correspondence, committee materials, parent handbooks, history description, job information, publications, rosters, surveys, and information on their website.

The publications include advertisements, brochures, and newsletters (1962 - 2005). The surveys include data on surrounding area preschools and nursery schools (1975 - 1985) and surveys conducted for obtaining feedback from the member parents (1985 - 2006). Other records included are materials from affiliated organizations (Central Michigan Council of Cooperative Preschools, Michigan 4C Association, Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children, Michigan Council of Cooperative Nursery Schools, and the National Association for the Education of Young Children), photographs, and computer media.

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Arrangement

Arrangement is by subject and alphabetical.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections October 2008

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Immediate Source of Acquisiton

Eric Alstrom, East Lansing, Gift, HC 01057, 3,cu. ft.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Michigan Council of Cooperative Nurseries. Central Michigan Council of Cooperative Preschools.
  • Michigan Council of Cooperative Nursery Schools, Inc..
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children.
  • United Church of Christ.

Genre(s)

  • Letters (correspondence)
  • Newsletters
  • Photographs

Subject(s)

  • Child development -- Michigan -- East Lansing
  • Children
  • Education, Preschool -- Michigan -- East Lansing
  • Nursery schools -- Michigan -- East Lansing

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Collection Inventory

Box Folder

Accreditation with National Association for the Education of Young Children 1989-2007 

 1 1

Annual Report 1987-2006 

 1 2

Application for Enrollment undated 

 1 3

Application for State Funded Early Childhood Competitive Grant Program 1996 

 1 4

Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan 1993, 1995 

 1 5

Board 
Box Folder

Correspondence 1963-1997 

 1 6

Correspondence 2000 – 2007, undated 

 1 7

Edgewood United Church (sparse) 1989-1993 

 1 8

Members 1973, 1987 – 1997, 2000 – 2007, undated 

 1 9

Minutes 
Box Folder

 1962-1968 

 1 10

 1970-1974 

 1 11

 1975-1976 

 1 12

 1977-1979 

 1 13

 1980-1987 

 1 14

 1990-1991 

 1 15

 1992 

 1 16

 1993-1994 

 1 17

 1995-1999 

 1 18

 2000-2001 

 1 19

 2002-2003 

 1 20

 2004 

 1 21

 2005-2007 

 1 22

 undated 

 1 23
Box Folder

Responsibilities undated 

 1 24
Box Folder

Bylaws 1990 - 1991, 1994, undated 

 1 25

Calendar 1995-1996 

 1 26

Certification - Michigan Council of Cooperative Nursery Schools 1982-2004 

 1 27

Clippings 2003, 2007 

 1 28

Committees 
Box Folder

Assignments 1990 – 1996, 2006 – 2007, undated 

 1 29

Fundraising 2000-2007 

 1 30
Box Folder

Community Events and Service 1995 - 1996, 2000, 2005 

 1 31

Contracts 
Box Folder

Church 1989-2006 

 1 32

Teachers 1988-2006 

 1 33-34
Box Folder

Correspondence 1994-2006 

 1 35

Correspondence – Support for School 1997 

 1 36

Family Handbook and Calendar 2000-2007 

 1 37-38

Featured Student Questionnaire undated 

 1 39

Financial 
Box Folder

Budget 1989-2007 

 1 40

Reports 1990-2007 

 1 41-43

Tuition Coupons 1995, 2004 – 2006 

 1 44
Box Folder

Flyers 2007, undated 

 1 45

Governor's Quality Care Award Materials 1999-2001 

 1 46

Hiring and Interviewing Teachers 1988, 1990 - 1991, 2000, undated 

 1 47

History undated 

 1 48

Home Visit undated 

 1 49

Information about Other Area Preschools undated 

 1 50

Insurance 1994-2006 

 1 51

Job Descriptions 1988, undated 

 1 52
Box Folder

Art Show undated 

 1 53

Cleaning 2000-2005 

 1 54

Co-op Scheduler 2005 

 1 55

Hallbags undated 

 1 56

Marketing Director 2001, 2005 – 2006, undated 

 1 57

Morning Coffee Get Togethers undated 

 1 58

Parent Education undated 

 1 59

President 

Mailings 
Box Folder

June 2000 

 1 60

July 2000-2006 

 1 61

August 1988, 1992 – 1996, undated 

 1 62

Tasks by Month 

 1 63
Box Folder

Registrar undated 

 1 64

Scholastic Book Club undated 

 1 65

TTH Class Representative undated 

 1 66

Treasurer undated 

 1 67

Vice President 2006 

 1 68

Kids in the Kitchen: Favorite Recipes for Edgewood Cooperative Nursery School Families" (Cookbook) 2004-2005 

 1 69

Miscellaneous undated 

 1 70

New Children Procedures undated 

 2 1

Non-Discriminatory Policy 1990-1995 

 2 2

Office for Young Children Award 2002 

 2 3

Parent Handbook 
Box Folder

 1993-2000 

 2 4-10
Box Folder

Parent Orientation Meeting 1991, 1994, 2000 - 2005, undated 

 2 11

Policies undated 

 2 12

Play Behavior Worksheets 1995-1996 

 2 13

Press Release 1989 

 2 14

Publications 
Box Folder

Advertisement 1997 – 1998, undated 

 2 15

Brochure 1999 – 2000, undated 

 2 16

Clip Art undated 

 2 17

Newsletters 
Box Folder

 1962-1968 

 2 18

 1972-1979 

 2 19

 1980-1986 

 2 20

 1987-1988 

 2 21

 1989 

 2 22

 1990 

 2 23

 1991-1992 

 2 24

 1993-1994 

 2 25

 1995-1997 

 2 26

 1998-2000 

 2 27

 2001-2002 

 2 28

 2003 

 2 29

 2004 

 2 30

 2005-2007 

 2 31

Activity Sheets undated 

 2 32
Box Folder

Summer Activities 2000 

 2 33

Rosters 
Box Folder

 1961-1969 

 2 34

 1970-1979 

 2 35

 1980-1989 

 2 36

 1990-1999 

 2 37

 2000-2007 

 2 38

 undated 

 2 39
Box Folder

Rules and Limits undated 

 2 40

Scholarship Application undated 

 2 41

Stationary undated 

 2 42

Surveys 
Box Folder

Nursery Schools 1975 – 1985, undated 

 2 43

Parents 
Box Folder

 1985-1986 

 2 44

 1994-1995 

 2 45

 1996 

 2 46

 1997 

 2 47

 1999 

 2 48

 2000 

 2 49

 2001 

 2 50

 2002 

 2 51

 2003 

 2 52

 2005 

 2 53

 2006 

 2 54

 undated 

 2 55

56 Tax Exemption Status, 1987, 1996, undated 

57 Teacher, Correspondence, 1999 – 2000, undated 

58 Teacher, Evaluation Forms, undated 

59 Teacher Lists, 1988 – 1993 

2 60 Treasurer's Handbook, 1994 

Website 
Box Folder

Part 1 2006 

 2 61

Part 2 2006 

 2 62

Part 3 2006 

 2 63

Part 4 2006 

 2 64

CDs 2005-2006 

 3 1

Affiliated Organizations 
Box Folder

Central Michigan Council of Cooperative Preschools 1993, 2000 – 2001 

 3 2

Michigan 4C Association undated 

 3 3

Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children 1995 – 1996, 2000 

 3 4

Michigan Council of Cooperative Nursery Schools 
Box Folder

Bylaws 2000 

 3 5

Co-op School Overview 1998 

 3 6

Notes for Parents undated 

 3 7

Overview undated 

 3 8

President's Seminar 2001-2002 

 3 9

Publications 
Box Folder

Annual Report 1995 

 3 10

Brochure undated 

 3 11

Correspondence 1994-1996 

 3 12

Directory 1994- 1995, 2000 – 2001 

 3 13

Guideposts – Foundations undated 

 3 14

Guideposts – Administration undated 

 3 15

Guideposts – Programming undated 

 3 16

1Guideposts – Parent Education undated 

 3 17

MCCN Connection Newsletter 1996, 2000 

 3 18

Offspring Magazine 1998 

 3 19
Box Folder

President's Newsletter 2001 

 3 20

Treasurer Handbook 2001 

 3 21
Box Folder

National Association for the Education of Young Children undated 

 3 22

Audiovisual Materials 

Photographs 
Box Folder

 1990 

 3 23

 2000 

 3 24

 undated 

 3 25

MWTh Class undated 

 3 26

MWTh Class (Set 2) undated 

 3 27

TTh Class undated 

 3 28
Box Folder

Miscellaneous Negatives undated 

 3 29

Media 
Box Folder

CD, Data Files undated 

 3 30

Floppy Discs, Miscellaneous 2003 – 2006, undated 

 3 31

Oversize Material 
Box Folder

Governor's Quality Care Award 1999 

 4 1

Photographs, Preschool Signs undated 

 4 2

State of Michigan Special Tribute 1999 

 4 3

Photographs, Collages undated 

 4 4-37