Deciding which preschool is the best fit for your family is a personal and important decision. We are thrilled that you are considering Washington Park Early Learning Center for your family. If you haven’t already, please read our About Us section. As much as we want you to understand our philosophy and model, we appreciate every opportunity to get to know you and your family as well!
Come Visit Us
We highly recommend that all prospective families visit us to learn more about our sweet school. We host one Open House each year during application season and we run School Tours throughout the school year.
Admissions Process
Please visit our admissions calendar and classes and tuition pages for more details on key application dates and costs.
Our admissions process involves an annual “loose lottery” system in order to balance each class by age and gender as best as possible. Thus, we do not fill our classes on a first-come, first-serve basis. Should a spot become available, we fill that spot from an unranked wait pool using the same system. Enrollment preference is given in the following order:
- Current students
- Siblings of current students
- Children of staff
- Alumni (this includes past WPELC students and their siblings, or children of past WPELC students)
- New families
Wait Pool
Students not admitted during the lottery will be placed into our unranked wait pool. The wait pool is not carried over from year to year. Any family in the wait pool remains in the pool for the current school year, but they must reapply the following school year. Please note, the registration fee is a one-time-per-student fee paid upon initial application. We waive the registration fee for any application submitted in subsequent years.
