Cooperative preschools have a rich history in our country dating back to the early 1900's. The intention of a co-op is to unite parents, children and teachers in early learning while maintaining an affordable tuition and "family" like environment. I am afraid that requiring all parents to be background checked will be burdensome to cooperative preschools financially and become a deterent to famlies wanting to enroll. As cooperatives, we rely heavily on parent participation and adding any undue stress or work to their job may result in a lack of support of any cooperative school. While children's safety is paramount, please keep in mind the amount of restrictions placed on cooperatives and the original purpose of their creation; parental involvement in their children's early learning. Thank you.