- Still looking for a great experience for your young child for next year? We still have openings in many of our classes. If you are interested in our once-a-week classes, please contact our registrar to see which classes still have openings. If it's a co-op preschool that you are considering, visit our informational page for cooperative preschools and contact the parent registrar listed for each school. It's not too late to join in on all the fun!
Enrollment for 2013–2014 classes is now underway!
For Children Under 3
Infant Classes
Infant classes address family interactions in the important first months of the child's life.
Wobbler Classes
Sort through theories and ideas to address the expanding growth of your child's first year.
1st Year Toddler Classes
Parents notice many changes in the growth and development of their children during this exciting year.
2nd Year Toddler Classes
Your 2- to 3-year-old child isn't ready for formal preschool, but she is ready for paint, play dough, a little rambunctious play.
Cooperative Preschool
Preschool Overview
Research clearly indicates meaningful parent involvement in schools is one of the most powerful predictors of high student achievement and healthy development. Joining a cooperative preschool is a great way to start!
Cooperative Preschool Schedules by Location
Special Programs and Summer Kids Camp
Saturday Classes for Dads
Dad and one or more children, playing and learning together
Creative Development Lab (CDL)
One-day-per-week art enrichment class for three to five year olds, including kindergartners.
Discovery Lab - Science
One-day-per-week science enrichment class for five, six and seven year olds.
Sammamish Arts & Sciences
One-day-per-week art and science enrichment class for three, four and five year olds.
Classes for Parents Only
Two different quarterly classes - one specifically designed for parents of older children over five, and one offered completely online.
Summer Kids Camp
Six FUN summer sessions, especially designed for your preschool child. Follows the college's summer quarter.
About Parent Education
A positive relationship with your child is your greatest achievement. Parents face tremendous challenges and dilemmas while raising a child. Bellevue College Parent Education classes are designed to meet the needs of today's families. Our classes provide a shared learning experience for parents and those who work with children. Skilled college faculty teach these classes and also serve as a resource for individual parent's concerns. Along with the parenting class are children’s programs that provide active learning experiences for parents and children supporting the development of creativity, literacy, math, science, physical ability and social skills in young children. The classes each focus on one of several distinct age levels, ranging from infant through seven years of age, with curriculum designed specifically for each stage of development Bellevue College's Parent Education program offers classes for parents and children set in a fun, nurturing environment located in the cities of Snoqualmie, Carnation, Sammamish, Issaquah, Bellevue, Renton and Mercer Island and Online.
“The first few years of life lay the foundation for just about everything in a person’s life, from academic ability, to creativity, to physical skills and sociability,” said Lisa Allen, Interim Director of Bellevue College's Parent Education Program. “In all of our classes, we offer active learning experiences for young children and their parents, plus training in techniques parents can use to improve their relationship with their children. It’s fun because parents and children play and learn together.”
BC’s preschools provide active learning experiences for parents and children supporting the development of creativity, literacy, math, science, physical ability and social skills in young children. The classes each focus on one of several distinct age levels, ranging from infant through seven years of age, with curriculum designed specifically for each stage of development.
Bellevue College's Parent Education program offers classes for parents and children set in a fun, nurturing environment.
