Enrollment
ENROLLMENT POLICIES & PROCEDURES
Eligibility: Westminster Preschool is open to children of all faiths, ethnic backgrounds and abilities. To be eligible for enrollment for a Fall class, the child must be three years of age by September 30th of the year in which he/she is enrolled. It is anticipated that each child will have attained bowel and bladder control prior to entering the program; however, each case will be evaluated on an individual basis.
Enrollment Procedure: Registration for currently enrolled students, siblings of currently enrolled students, and students in Toddlers & Twos for the following school year will take place December 1st through the 15th. All forms must be in the Preschool Office by NOON on December 12th. Applications will be available in the office, on the website or via mail upon request. Acceptance letters will be mailed in February.
Registration Fee: A non-refundable registration fee of $55.00 must accompany all application forms.
Applications will be processed for the following groups of persons in the order listed below. When there are more applicants than available spaces in a particular category, a lottery system will be used to determine placement.
- Westminster Presbyterian Church members
- Children currently enrolled in the preschool,
- Siblings of children currently enrolled.
- Children currently enrolled in Westminster Toddlers and Twos.
- Members of the Community
Wait List/Pool: Once all enrollment spots are filled, the remaining applications will be placed in a Wait List pool in the order they were drawn. A child may remain on the Wait List for the entire school year. However, the list does not carry over from one year to the next.
Class Placement: A reasonable effort is made to have an equal number of girls and boys in each class, as well as a twelve-month age span. Requests for individual teachers cannot be honored. Parents are notified of their child's class assignment and teachers' names in August of each year.
Withdrawal: The Preschool will be in session for nine months, September through May. It is understood that children accepted are to be enrolled for the entire school year. Tuition will be refunded only if the spot can be filled.
Please call the office at 297-0235 to schedule a tour of the program. All applicants must tour the program before acceptance.