A Child's Way

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^th  and 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.