Occasionally we operate on a waitlist basis. If you were given the or if you're interested in enrolling your child in the future, we recommend submitting our waitlist application and waitlist fee before your child turns 8 months old and as early as you have a due date for your child's birth.
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Waitlist FAQs
KPCP enrolls children for all of our programs (except summer camp) from the Center's waitlist.
Can I find out how long the waitlist is before submitting the application and fee?
The length of the waitlist depends on the age of your child and availability in each class, but most children wait 6- 8 weeks being offered enrollment. We can have as many as 40 children on the Center-wide waitlist, from not-yet-born to school-age children. You are welcome to call the Center before placing your child's name on the waitlist to get a sense of where your child's waitlist placement would be.
How much is the waitlist fee?
There is a $50 fee per family, not per child, to join the Center's waitlist. Use payment button below to make your payment. .
When can I add my child's name to the waitlist?
You are welcome to add your child’s name to the waitlist before they are born or adopted. Children must have an expected birthdate to be placed on the waitlist.
If offered enrollment, how much notice will we be given?
KPCP has two types of enrollment: planned enrollments/expansions of existing classes and enrollments for children departing the program mid-year. For planned enrollments/expansions, we strive to give 3-6 months' notice. For mid-year openings, we will give 21 days' notice.
Who has priority for enrollment?
Siblings of children currently enrolled and children and grandchildren of staff have priority level 1.
When during the year can new children join the Center?
We have two peak times for enrollment for younger children:
- At the beginning of the school year (early July- September), and
- A class group size expansion that generally occurs in February or March, depending on the birthdays of current children.
After children enter the preschool/school age classrooms (3-5 year old rooms), those cohorts are at their maximum size, so only when someone leaves do we have availability, which is unpredictable.
Do I need to call to check in? Can I find out where I am on the list?
You are welcome to call or email to ask for your child’s position on the waitlist. Please keep in mind:
- Until we are actively working on enrollment, we won’t be able to anticipate how many of the children ahead of your child are still interested or willing to enroll.
- Any new siblings will be added to the top of the list, changing your position downward if your child does not have level 1 priority (sibling of current student or child/grandchild of staff).
- Any requests for removal by other families will change your position upward.
What happens if I decide not to accept the enrollment opportunity?
When offered enrollment, we will ask if you wish to remain on the waitlist or be removed. If you request to remain, you will stay at the current position on the list. If others ahead have also requested to remain on the list, they will remain ahead of your child’s position. Please be advised if you ask to be removed the waitlist fee is non-refundable
No child will be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, religion, or income in the administration of KPCP’s educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and other school-administered programs. KPCP admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to children at the school.