Enrollment

The Peanut Garden Playschool begins enrollment annually in late February for the following summer and school year. During the school year, we maintain an ongoing wait list which families are welcome to join at any time. Once our returning families have confirmed their schedules for the coming summer and/or school year in mid-February, we begin general enrollment with first priority given to siblings and alumni. Although some consideration is given to balancing ages across the daily roster, enrollment from the wait list is generally done on a first come, first served basis and we make our best effort to meet the needs of the next family in line for placement. In the event that we have mid-year openings, we will fill spots from the wait list as they become available.

Schedule

We offer a year round schedule of Monday-Thursday, 8:30am to 3:30pm.

Tuition

Tuition for 2023-2024: $1,200/month

*Tuition includes total costs for enrollment and we do not have any additional fees associated with enrollment or attendance. A non-refundable deposit for the first full month's tuition is due at the time of enrollment and is applied in full towards the first month's tuition payment. Returning families are also asked to put down a smaller non-refundable deposit to hold requested schedules for summer or September of the following school year when they confirm their enrollment in late winter. This too is applied in full towards future tuition payments for families who will be continuing with us for another school year.

Annual tuition rates are set each year in July and will remain the same through June of the following year. Tuition is prorated to account for holidays, breaks and potential emergency closures (such as those due to inclement weather) and divided into twelve equal payments. Monthly tuition rates are fixed will be due in full regardless of individual attendance or school closures. Annual tuition rates adjustments reflect the rising costs of operation, including appropriate increases in teacher compensation and healthcare benefits.

Pre-kindergarten

Children four and older as of September 1st will be automatically included in our pre-kindergarten cohort. Our pre-k cohort is designed to give our oldest children the opportunity to work together in a small group throughout the week to dive in deeper into project work and expand the skills and knowledge that will help them to feel confident entering kindergarten and excited about the adventure ahead. Learning experiences and projects are centered around emerging interests of each year's unique group of four and five year olds, meaning each year brings new and exciting explorations.

Through surveying local kindergarten teachers, we have identified areas of learning and growth that teachers have observed in their classroom as being the foundation of children's self-confidence and a smooth transition to the kindergarten classroom. With this information in mind, pre-kindergarten projects and experience are imbedded with targeted opportunities to build each child's social, emotional, communication, fine-motor, self-management, self-care and early literacy and numeracy learning.

In addition to introducing and exploring developmentally-appropriate academic skills, we also stress the importance of building the less quantifiable, yet critical skills in helping children feeling confident and successful throughout their transition to grade school. These include working collaboratively, negotiating conflicts and challenges, peer mentoring, managing and communicating emotions effectively and appropriately, as well as practical skills such as zipping and buttoning coats, proper pencil and scissor grips, and managing personal hygiene. All of this builds on learning we do with all ages in our classroom and as the year progresses, our pre-kindergarteners are able to cement these abilities through teaching and modeling for their younger peers. Covid has brought new challenges to our young Peanuts and we are especially mindful to hold additional space to foster crucial social and emotional learning.

Wait List Form

If you would like to join our wait list for enrollment, please fill out the information below. If you have more than one child that you would like to add to the wait list, please submit multiple forms and indicate that you are submitting for multiple children in the “notes” field.

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Scheduling information

**We are offering enrollment for Monday-Thursday, 8:30-3:30 starting in September of 2021.

Requested start date

If you would like us to contact you about enrollment at the earliest possible opportunity following your child's second birthday, please enter your child's birthday. Otherwise, please enter the earliest you would like to be contacted about enrollment should we have a spot available.

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