Bothell Family Cooperative Preschool

Welcome to the Bothell Family Cooperative Preschool (formerly the Lake Forest Park Cooperative Preschool). We are Located in Bothell, WA, our preschool is both a parent-education program and a childhood education program for children ages 12 months to 5 years.

Our preschool is affiliated with Shoreline Community College. Classes run September through June. You and your child can join at any time on a space available basis. Families of all types and abilities are welcome!


Lake Forest Park Preschool began serving families in this community more than 30 years ago. Initially, classes were held in empty retail store spaces in the Lake Forest Park shopping mall. It was not unusual for the location of the school to change every month as they chased the empty spaces around the mall.

In 1988, the preschool moved to a small rental home in Kenmore. The home had been converted into an infant childcare center a number of years previously so it seemed an ideal spot for the Preschool. Although the co-op moved out of the city of Lake Forest Park and into the city of Kenmore, the preschool retained the name of its original location. At that time, not only did a strong allegiance already exist to Lake Forest Park, but the option of choosing a location name was limited because a Kenmore Cooperative Preschool already existed on the eastern border of Kenmore. By then, LFP Preschool had established a fine reputation in the community. In the early 1990's, the school purchased the property - a unique and outstanding accomplishment for a cooperative Preschool.

Bothell Family Cooperative Preschool is an integral part of the north end community. We serve families from many surrounding school districts including: Shoreline, Northshore, Seattle and Edmonds. Our school is well known for providing an outstanding early childhood education experience for young children and an excellent parent education program for adults