Registration Process

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Registration Procedure for Preschool

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FOR PRESCHOOL

Due to the extraordinary circumstances we have faced during the pandemic, we are conducting registration online for the first time for the 2021-22 school year.

An update to the Health and Safety Guidelines for Child Care and Early Education Operating During COVID-19 was reviewed and extended by the State of Oregon the week of January 12, 2021. There was no end date given. In light of this, we are assuming we will be operating under these revised guidelines for the fall. What that means for current class offerings is as follows:

Kindergarten class size is reduced to 20.
Pre-K and 3’s will remain the same.
Betweeners (formerly called the Pre-3’s) will need to start in January, 2022.
2’s and Parent program will be on hold until the guidelines permit. We will still take applications for these classes and create class lists. These classes will be on hold until guidelines permit. No money will be required to reserve a spot in a 2's and Parent class.

Initial registration will open at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 27^thand end at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 29^th. We will then place children in this order: Currently Enrolled (children that were enrolled for the 2020-21 school year), Alumni (a child previously attended A Child’s Way) and Legacy (parent attended A Child’s Way), then New Families. If more children want a particular class then there are available openings, we will hold a lottery (again this is NOT a first-come, first served process). If a lottery is needed, children will be placed in this order: currently enrolled, alumni/legacy, new families. If you do not get your first choice, we will place you on the first choice wait list, and then place you in your next available choice. We will then email you with your placement. To accept your placement, you must pay the registration fee and the May 2022 tuition payment within 72 hours of receiving your notification of placement and invoice for payment. Once received, this payment is non-transferable and non-refundable and guarantees the placement. If we do not receive your payment your application will be cancelled. Payments will be made online via Authorize.net (Bank of America). Beginning Monday, February 1^st we will open registration to gather applications to fill remaining open spots.

As we stated when we closed for the 2020-21 school year, we will guarantee a placement for anyone who was enrolled for the 2020-21 school year. You must apply by Friday, January 29^th to honor this guarantee.

Registration Procedure for Kindergarten

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR KINDERGARTEN:

Kindergarten class size is reduced to 20.
Children attending Kindergarten must be 5 years old by September 1, 2021. Our Kindergarten program runs Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (4 hours), September 2021 through May, 2022. Class must have a minimum of 18 children and a maximum of 20 children. There are two experienced Co-teachers in the classroom. Tuition is $5,100.00 which is payable over over 12 months: ($425.00 per month). Scholarship applications are available upon request.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR KINDERGARTEN:

Registration will require you to pay a $645.00 registration fee, sign a legally binding Kindergarten Enrollment and Tuition Agreement and Application form. The registration fee is NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-TRANSFERABLE after March 1, 2021. If enrollment has not reached 18 children by March 1, 2021, your registration fee and Tuition Agreement will be returned to you. This will allow you time to make other arrangements, if necessary.

Initial registration for Kindergarten will begin January 27-29, 2021. If there are more than 20 applications received, Kindergarten placement will be determined by your child’s longevity at A Child’s Way. After the 29^th of January, enrollment will be subject to availability on a first-come, first-served basis. Once we have received your application for Kindergarten, we will send you a Kindergarten Contract for signature. No money is due until we receive your signed Contract. Once your signed Contract is received you will be invoiced for the $645.00 registration fee. If you would like additional information about our Kindergarten program before applying, please email us.

Key Dates and Information

Please review our Health & Safety Policy and Financial Policies BEFORE you apply. You will be asked to agree to the Health & Safety Policy in September. You will be asked to agree to the Financial Policy when you accept your placement.
Currently enrolled, alumni and legacy family registration: Currently enrolled families at A Child’s Way, along with alumni / legacy, will register on Tuesday, January 11th through Thursday, January 13th online. To register, go to the homepage of our website: www.achildsway.com and click the "Register Online" button in the yellow banner. Children who are currently enrolled at A Child’s Way are guaranteed placement in our school next year. However, we cannot guarantee a specific class. Once currently enrolled children are placed, we will place any siblings of enrolled children, then alumni/ legacy. Any child repeating Pre-K will be guaranteed a 4-day Pre-K class placement. If too many children are registered for a specific class, we will have an in-school lottery to determine class placement. For those of you who did not receive your first choice, you will be placed on the Wait List for your first choice and offered the next available open placement. You will be required to pay a Registration Fee.Class placement is not based on a first-come, first-served basis. Rather, we will wait until all applications are received on Thursday, January 13th at 4:00 pm before making class placements through the lottery process.
New Family Registration: Families new to A Child's Way can submit an online application no earlier then January 22nd. To register: go to the homepage of our website, www.achildsway.com and click on the "Register Online" button in the yellow banner. Once submitted, we will offer you a placement based on openings available after our Current family/alumni/legacy registration. Registration will remain open until classes are filled. You will be required to pay a Registration Fee and May 2023 tuition to secure the placement.

"Virtual Tour" available on homepage. We are unable to give face-to-face tours during COVID-19

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