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-,¢- Cll(-I|III on. .I-‘- .II .II ’ ‘ ‘ EASTERN ONTARIO LIBRARY SYSTEM I 200 Cooper St. â€" Ottawa â€" Phone 238-8457 ‘ ’ Serving the residents and all Public Libraries in the 10 counties at Eastern Ontario ‘ (QUESTION? ;. CHANCES ARE... WE’VE GOT THE ANSWER I 5â€"- ‘I I Nouraflm , DIAL-A-QUESTION! man PUBLIC LIBRARY , REFERENCE 0 INFORMATION \‘w Eastern Ontario residents (613 phone area) can dial this ‘ toll-free information service by calling the public library reference resource centre nearest you.... JUST DIAL 1-800-267-7144 â€"â€" Cornwall Public Library (Bilingual Service) I I I ' 1-800-267 -8151 â€" I I I ‘ Brockville Public Library 1-800-267-8293 â€" Ottawa Public Library (Bilingual Service) Zenith 16780 â€" Pembroke Public Library CD I. Bun--1 WHAT IS A PARENT CO-OPERATIVE NURSERY SCHOOL? A parent coâ€"op is one in which the responsibility of administration is that of the parents of the children attend- ing the school. Major responsibilities include hiring and paying of a qualified teacher, providing of adequate adult , assistance (number depends on the class size) during class time, providing (Residents of Renfrew ‘ County â€" dial “0" and ask operator for Zenith number) Where long distance does not apmy,pwaseconfinuetouse the regular phone number to obtain reference-information i I atthese pubhc Hbranese ‘ l I J -------’ ’ CUT HERE â€"- SAVE of adequate housing and equipment. In most cases the teacher, who spends more time than any other adult in the school, works closely with parents. Together they maintain the physical condition of the facility to the optimum standard required for the Nursery School program. _. a Most co-operatives are formed by a group of parents (living in areas where a Nursery School does not exist) who feel their children would benefit from 3+5 ues, collectibles, china and gloss â€"â€" wood stoves -â€" 0804 and an+iqv¢ funni+vr¢ it.» «van 1004' packed solid. THE BAY BARN page 15 a pre-school program. Since Nursery School is NOT Day Care many families involved are those whose mothers do not work outside the home. Unforâ€" tunately, it is often difficult to provide transportation for the children at the class time. An executive committee is res- ponsible for collecting fees, paying teacher, rent and other bills. In addition, much work must be done in the line of publicity. The co- operative works best when every family takes an active role in the school's operation. Regular meetings are held for discussion of administrative details as well as of the program being provided for the children. The next meeting of the Elgin & District Coâ€"operative Nursery School will be held Monday, April 2nd, at 8:00 p.m. at the Elgin United Church (location of the Nursery School). At this meeting parents and any other interested members of the community will be hearing from several professionals involved in education of young children: kindergarten teachers of the three area schools, a staff member of St. Lawrence College's Early Childhood Education Dept. and Heather Green, teacher at the Elgin and District Nursery School. Guests will be invited to ask questions of the speakers as well as of parents now involved in the Nursery School. FOOD FOR THOUGHT Take time to think, it is the source of power Take time to play, it is the secret of perpetual youth Take time to laugh, it is the music of the soul Take time to love and be loved it is a God-given privilege. ' 1- Sereleg's Baa -- Main Stree'l', 357-3173 ___â€"4__>._â€"__ DAYS A WEEK