Class photo of 1975-76 with teacher Rosemary Miller Our History Gingerbread House is a very old preschool and has been attended by a large number of families from the Richmond area. The original preschool was called Gingerbread House Cooperative Preschool. It was started in the spring of 1969 by a group of parents who felt the lack of a cooperative preschool group in Richmond. After a very busy summer setting up administration, hiring a teacher, finding a location, and gathering equipment, the school was opened in September 1969. This would not have been possible without help and guidance from Council and from other cooperative preschools, especially St. Giles in Vancouver. In 1972, the preschool's name was changed to Gingerbread House Parent Participation Preschool. Official society status under the Societies Act of B.C. was obtained in 1994. Gingerbread House Preschool is the result of the cumulative effort of many dedicated teachers and parents who have worked over the years to develop the physical environment and nurturing philosophy, which our children enjoy today. Gingerbread House Teachers Over the Years Jennifer Laird 1969 - 1970 Dale Oldershaw 1970 - 1972 Bev Martens 1972 - 1973 Rosemary Miller 1973 - 1982 Sherry Morrison 1982 - 1988 Christine Viitamaki 1988 - 2000 Denise Richardson 1998 - 2001 Stephania Croce 2000 - 2003 Barbi Waterman 2003 - 2009 Tina Reber 2003 - 2006 Ruth Mul 2004 - 2005 Tami Bird 2005 - 2008 Anna Thymis 2008 - 2009 Carole Pothiboon 2009 - 2010 Princess Go 2010 - 2011 Lisa Anderson 2009 - present Deep Mann 2011 - present