Enrollment Updates
Enrollment Information for 2024-25:
Upcoming Open House - Tuesday, January 23rd from 4-6pm
We will host an open house for the community and waitlist families interested in the 2024-25 school year on January 23rd, prior to the start of our enrollment process. If you are interested in information about our program or a virtual classroom tour, you can access that open house presentation information HERE at any time! The open house will be an opportunity to visit the physical classroom, meet the teachers, ask questions, and decide whether the program is a good fit for you. Once enrollment begins, the first week of February, if you are offered a spot, you will need to accept or decline within 48 hours.
Open House Invitation
Would you like to join a waitlist?
Send me the required information through our contact form on the Little Jags Preschool Home page!
Enrollment Timeline:
Priority Enrollment:
CHS staff, as well as Little Jags current and past families all have priority enrollment. This means that they have the option of obtaining a spot in next year's class before the remaining spots are opened up to the waiting list.
Community Enrollment:
After priority enrollment is complete, families will be contacted via the email provided from the waiting list. If you receive an email offering you a spot in the preschool, please accept or decline within 48 hours. Check your email frequently to ensure you don't miss out! Families who we were unable to offer a spot to will also receive an email and may choose to remain on the list in case of further openings, or be removed from the list.
Schedule:
The schedule for next year cannot be determined until High School Forecasting is complete at the end of our school year. As soon as we know the high school schedule, then we can determine the preschool schedule. Tuition will be based on number of hours served per week. Changes in hours or days from one year to the next is normal and should be expected from our enrolling families, and is not a valid reason for a return of your enrollment deposit. This is an unavoidable part of a lab school preschool program and deposits are non-refundable.
Schedule Examples (Note: These are not OPTIONS to choose from, but examples of a possible schedule that we might have based on varying high school schedules):
3 days per week: T, W, Th or M, W, F every week from 10:15 - 1:15 or 9:15 - 1:15
2 days per week: T, TH from 10:15 - 1:15 or 9:15 - 1:15
Most Likely Schedule (based on the past few years' schedule):
4's class: M,W,F from 9:15 - 1:15
3's class: T,TH from 9:15 - 1:15
Tuition:
Our goal with tuition funds is always to provide an amazing preschool program to our community families at an affordable rate. We also must ensure the sustainability of the standards that we have set for ourselves, which includes meeting the salary schedule designated by HSD for our amazing PK teacher, supplying quality, engaging and safe materials, professional development and training opportunities, and planning for future improvements and equipment/furniture replacements as they come up. Tuition can change yearly, depending on our hourly and daily schedule. For this year's class, the 3 day/week class tuition is $185/month and the 2 day/week tuition is $125/month, for 4 hour class days.
Upcoming Open House - Tuesday, January 23rd from 4-6pm
We will host an open house for the community and waitlist families interested in the 2024-25 school year on January 23rd, prior to the start of our enrollment process. If you are interested in information about our program or a virtual classroom tour, you can access that open house presentation information HERE at any time! The open house will be an opportunity to visit the physical classroom, meet the teachers, ask questions, and decide whether the program is a good fit for you. Once enrollment begins, the first week of February, if you are offered a spot, you will need to accept or decline within 48 hours.
Open House Invitation
Would you like to join a waitlist?
Send me the required information through our contact form on the Little Jags Preschool Home page!
Enrollment Timeline:
- Enrollment will begin with Priority Enrollment of currently enrolled families and Century staff in the month of January, as well as our Open House for all interested families.
- Priority enrollment completes at the end of January. Enrollment for remaining spots will then come from our community waiting list starting in early February, where we will fill spots directly from the list. Families can expect an email from me to invite you to join our class. We will need a response within 48 hours, after which we will move down the list to offer spots to other families. Once the class is full, ALL families will be notified so that you know enrollment is complete. This process typically takes 2-3 weeks to finalize, but can take longer depending on response time.
- We do request a $50.00 non-refundable deposit to commit to your spot once families are set up into Brightwheel. This deposit is deducted from your first month of tuition next year, but is not refunded should you decide to give up your spot for any reason.
- You will not complete any enrollment forms until later in the year.
Priority Enrollment:
CHS staff, as well as Little Jags current and past families all have priority enrollment. This means that they have the option of obtaining a spot in next year's class before the remaining spots are opened up to the waiting list.
Community Enrollment:
After priority enrollment is complete, families will be contacted via the email provided from the waiting list. If you receive an email offering you a spot in the preschool, please accept or decline within 48 hours. Check your email frequently to ensure you don't miss out! Families who we were unable to offer a spot to will also receive an email and may choose to remain on the list in case of further openings, or be removed from the list.
Schedule:
The schedule for next year cannot be determined until High School Forecasting is complete at the end of our school year. As soon as we know the high school schedule, then we can determine the preschool schedule. Tuition will be based on number of hours served per week. Changes in hours or days from one year to the next is normal and should be expected from our enrolling families, and is not a valid reason for a return of your enrollment deposit. This is an unavoidable part of a lab school preschool program and deposits are non-refundable.
Schedule Examples (Note: These are not OPTIONS to choose from, but examples of a possible schedule that we might have based on varying high school schedules):
3 days per week: T, W, Th or M, W, F every week from 10:15 - 1:15 or 9:15 - 1:15
2 days per week: T, TH from 10:15 - 1:15 or 9:15 - 1:15
Most Likely Schedule (based on the past few years' schedule):
4's class: M,W,F from 9:15 - 1:15
3's class: T,TH from 9:15 - 1:15
Tuition:
Our goal with tuition funds is always to provide an amazing preschool program to our community families at an affordable rate. We also must ensure the sustainability of the standards that we have set for ourselves, which includes meeting the salary schedule designated by HSD for our amazing PK teacher, supplying quality, engaging and safe materials, professional development and training opportunities, and planning for future improvements and equipment/furniture replacements as they come up. Tuition can change yearly, depending on our hourly and daily schedule. For this year's class, the 3 day/week class tuition is $185/month and the 2 day/week tuition is $125/month, for 4 hour class days.
- Tuition is paid monthly either by check or online through the Brightwheel app, which we use for secure payments, communication, and documentation.
- Field trip fees are a separate cost for families and vary depending on the cost of the trip. These fees are required for children attending any field trip experiences, which are all optional. These may include trips such as the Pumpkin Patch, OMSI, a trip to the local bowling alley or an in class visit from a special guest ( i.e. the Reptile Man). If you do not want your child to attend field trips, then you are not required to pay this fee, but your child will have to miss these days if scheduled on a preschool day. Note: We have not done field trips in a couple of years due to Covid and bussing shortages.
- Visit the "About Us" page to learn more about what tuition costs go to in our preschool.
Check out the "Fall Info" flyer for tips in preparing your child to start school with us in the fall!
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