My kids go to a primary school which operates a bit like this, in Melbourne. It's about 30 kids / 20 families ish (it's hard to practically scale consensus deci

My kids go to a primary school which operates a bit like this, in Melbourne. It's about 30 kids / 20 families ish (it's hard to practically scale consensus decision-making beyond certain limits). It's operated as a parent-run co-op. It's also government funded which on the bright side means it has to meet all the relevant standards and regulations... with the downside that we have to meet those standards. The ever increasing admin burden from the education department is a problem. The regulations are really designed for larger entities. You have to be committed. There are a lot of meetings (far more than in a regular school), each family does "time on" once a week where parents come in and be part of the kids education. There's also rosters for cleaning, regular working bees and so on. The coop employs some qualified teachers who work alongside the parents. They're amazing - and also an interesting source of tension, as the teachers have professional obligations / are bound to government curriculum, which often conflicts with how parents would prefer things be done. It's a lot of work (and a lot of interpersonal work and conflict resolution), but absolutely worth it for our family so far.