October 9, 1983 FAMILIES ARE TOO DISPERSED WV preschoolers n LIVING in West Vancouver can pose unique pro- blems for parents with preschoolers, says Susan Anderson, a social planner (at Vancouver City Hall) and a preschool mother in the community. She said that families with preschoolers are so spread out in West Vancouver that they suffer from loneliness, isolation and lack of infor- mation about the facilities available. ‘“*You would think that a mostly upper middie income community wouldn’t have any problems, but money can't overcome feelings of isolation or buy a friend for your child living on the same block,’’ she said. Anderson was speaking at a meeting of concerned parents, preschool organizers and representatives of preschool groups held at city hall recently. Now, in an attempt to deal with these problems the group is spearheading itself into an ad hoc committee on preschool needs, which plans to organize a survey of preschool families in the community. ‘*We have identified areas of concern but we need proof from the community before we can go asking for help or financial support,’’ said Anderson. One of the ideas being con- sidered by the committee is the possibility of developing the recently-vacated Pauline Johnson elementary school as a preschool centre in the community. We need a place where “the emotional, educational and social needs of both children and parents can be recognized and fulfilled,”’ says Anderson. She hoped wo could be developed along the same WENDY HAYSOM lines as the West Side Family Place — a neighborhood drop-in centre serving Dun- bar, West Point Grey and Kitsilano which houses a preschool resouce library and also organizes speakers, workshops and parent counselling. This idea is close to the heart of Sue Fraser who has been operating The Playschool preschool in West Vancouver for nearly 20 years. As one of the represen- tatives at the meeting, she said ‘‘West Vancouver needs to pay more attention to its preschool children. We need a strong lobby on their behalf.”’ Using Pauline Johnson School, which now houses two of the private preschools, is ‘‘an opportunity to create a really excellent preschool centre for children in the cen- tre of the municipality,’’ she says. As well as this centre, the committee also believes there is a great need for drop-off daycare — especially for under threes — in the com- munity and better com. munication of preschool information Sandy Bradley, a parent representing cooperative researched community preschool resources for the group and pointed out that there 1s no central source of information available preschool parents Inglewood preschool, for ‘(Lecture Series; The Value of Waldorf Education ctober 11, 8:00 PM Our Children & Their Future ttodsan Manor 1254 West /th Ave Vancouver bre School © Kindergarten © Grade School © bttgh Sctwok el Acreatited tay the Hi The Vancouver WALDORF SCHOOL BRIDGET PETERSEN, a committee member studying facilities for youngsters under five years in West Vancouver, chats with two preschoolers at the West Van Recreation Cen- tre. The committee Petersen belongs to is preparing a brief survey of preschool facilities. ‘They may not discover the range of opportunities available until the trauma of says There 1s a dearth of pro grams for the under threes, trying to conduct everyday she added, part time daycare business with a bored two ots hard to find and parents year old in tow creates un coping with a sudden project necessary family stress." 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