Cooperative Concept of preschooling

Another method of preschooling popular in United States (am not sure if a mainstream form of this even exists in India) is cooperative preschools.

What is the cooperative concept of preschooling?
Many folks in US who cannot afford a traditional preschool, or can't find one with a philosophy that meshes with their own, consider looking for or even founding a cooperative school. These parent-run programs are usually less expensive than other schools (because of the sweat equity that parents contribute) and allow participating families to help decide what kids will learn and how.

In a cooperative preschool, parents take turns doing everything from managing the finances to washing the windows to assisting in the classroom. Usually, a professional teacher oversees the classroom, but parent volunteers recruit and hire her, serve as her aides, and help develop the curriculum.

Of course, this takes a good deal of time and energy. It's not a commitment to be entered into lightly. But many families believe it's worth it. Aside from the financial benefit and the direct influence over your child's education, you get the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded parents, to observe your child and his peers as they learn and socialize, and even to learn skills that could be valuable in your current or future career.

This is a great concept, however, is very difficult to scale up. Apart from getting parents excited about this concept, it may be extremely taxing on their time. With the unpreceedented growth seen in the job sectors, I have my doubts and concerns if parents would be able to invest this much time into their kids (irrespective of its worthiness).

buildingblocks may try to marry this concept with some of the traditional concepts of pedagogy. Of my experience talking to various educators and experts in the field of education, the more participation that we can have of the parents the more successful the program would become on all dimensions.