This compilation of materials and information serves as a step-by-step how-to guide to creating and building a parent cooperative preschool. After brief sections discussing where to begin and how cooperatives originated, contents explore basic considerations in planning, planning for community meetings, and the permanent organizational structure of a cooperative. Functions and responsibilities of permanent committees are described. These include: housing and licensing; membership and enrollment; publicity; incorporation, constitution, bylaws; personnel; finance; insurance; participation; fund-raising; equipment and supplies; educational standards; handbook; communications; hospitality and social activities; parent education; and orientation committees. Guidelines for maintaining operational continuity are listed. Nine appendices provide related materials, such as a credo, a sample enrollment form, a sample budget, an orientation plan, and lists of councils and responsible state and provincial child care agencies in the United States and Canada. (RH)