O.P.P.C.E.,O.

Organization for Parent Participation in Childcare and Education, Ontario


Mission Statement

"O.P.P.C.E.,O. is an organization in Ontario of parents, teachers and groups working with, and for children. We are committed to promoting, strengthening, developing and supporting co-operative relationships."

What is O.P.P.C.E.,O.?

The Organization for Parent Participation in Childcare and Education, Ontario is a voluntary association of four regional councils and many independent member centres in Ontario, serving approximately 8,000 families. Working in concert with early childhood specialists, these families own and administer over 200 nursery school and childcare centres, in addition to some auxilary services, such as toy libraries, parent resource centres and school age day-care programs.

OPPCEO triangle with child, parent, and teacher at apices

Affiliations

Parent co-operatives in Ontario are affiliated with similar groups across Canada and internationally through Ontario Cooperative Association (On Co-op, which maintains a searchable electronic database of Ontario's 1300+ co-operatives, credit unions and caisses populaires at www.coopsontario.com). O.P.P.C.E.,O is also a member of the Canadian Co-operative Association (Ontario Region) .