Enrollment
Preschool Enrollment Specials (ends 11/15/24)
DES Enrollment Special:
Current listed rates on our tuition page include a significant discount that will remain in place for the remainder of the school year. Enrollment fee waived if you enroll prior to 11/15/24. Check with the center for full details.
Non-DES families:
Enroll your child by November 15, 2024, and receive a waiver of the enrollment fee and a $200 credit on your account after 30 days (discount applied immediately for monthly payers). Subject to availability. Check with the center for full details.
About Our Program
Mind and Body Kids preschool program enrolls children from 2 years old (as of the beginning of our school year) until they reach kindergarten age. Enrollment into our program is based on a 5-day week only. We do not offer part-time options, as that would not be conducive to our learning environment.
Pricing for our program is based on the frequency and method of payment. Additionally, we offer discounts for those employed by the police department and fire department, educators, those with multiple children enrolled and those who have served in the military.
We highly recommend scheduling a tour so that you and your child(ren) can see our facility and learn more about our program. Enrollment packages are not provided to new families without first touring the facility.
Our School Year
Mind and Body Kids has adopted a school year that runs from approximately August 1st until July 31st each year. Our Pre-K and Kindergarten programs ending on the Friday before Memorial Day.
Our school year has 2 distinct programs. The first is the academic year which runs from the first day of the school year through the Friday before Memorial Day. We then offer a summer theme which is still academic but includes summer-based activities such as water play.
Open Enrollment Process
During the school year, Mind and Body Kids offers open enrollment based on availability in our classrooms. Should a classroom be fully enrolled, a waitlist will be started for those families that complete enrollment paperwork and return it to the center. Once a spot becomes available, the enrollment fee must be paid within 48 hours to reserve the spot, otherwise, the next family on the waitlist will be offered the open spot. Enrollment will be on a first-come, first served basis. For a current waitlist status, please call the center.
We are currently enrolling for the 2024-25 school year. The classrooms are set in place based on the age of your child as of September 1st of our school year. Because of this structure, the children in each classroom are all within 6 months of age of each other. Once enrolled in a classroom, your child will stay with his/her peers for the entire 12-month school year and will have the same two teachers for the school year as well.
Our preschool classrooms are as follows (age is child's age on September 1st of the school year):
Caterpillars (children 2 years old with birthdays between 3/1 and 8/31) - Max. 16 children enrolled*
Frogs (children 2 years old with birthdays between 9/1 and 2/28) - Max. 16 children enrolled
Bumblebees (children 3 years old with birthdays between 3/1 and 8/31) - Max. 18 children enrolled
Butterflies (children 3 years old with birthdays between 9/1 and 2/28) - Maximum 18 children enrolled
Fireflies Pre-K (children 4 years old with birthdays between 3/1 and 8/31) - Max. 20 children enrolled
Ladybugs Pre-K (children 4 years old with birthdays between 9/1 and 2/28) - Max. 20 children enrolled
*On an exception basis, children turning 2 may be enrolled with birthdays as late as 10/1. Any children with a date of birth after 10/1 will not be eligible to enroll until the following school year.
Note: Because children move up together each school year, there are usually a limited number of spots available in Bumblebees, Butterflies, Fireflies and Ladybugs.
Mind and Body Kids Enrollment Policy
On April 1st, we started accepting applications for enrollment for the 2024-25 school year. Preliminary enrollment for the 2024-25 school year started on 3/11/2024. Families that are not already enrolled will need to complete a tour of our facility in order to be provided an enrollment application package.
Priority for new school year enrollment in Mind and Body Kids will always be given to families that are currently enrolled. During the month of March, our families are given the opportunity to pre-enroll for the next school year by providing a preliminary notification to the center. Once a family has reserved the spot, they have until March 31st to pay the enrollment fee to finalize their enrollment. On April 1st, any spots that have not been reserved by the existing families will be available for outside families to secure with the following priority:
1. Siblings of children currently enrolled in our school
2. Siblings of alumni families of our school
3. Other relatives of existing or alumni families of our school
4. Children who are on the waitlist for a current spot
5. Outside families based on the Date/Time of submission of enrollment packet
A spot in the program will not be considered secured without a completed enrollment packet and the full, non-refundable enrollment fee paid.
For those families enrolling in the Bumblebees, Butterflies, Fireflies or Ladybugs rooms, a child must start attending as soon as an available spot becomes available in the current year program to have the spot considered secured (otherwise, it will be considered a waitlist spot). We do this because any family that enrolls in the current year program would have priority based on our rules.
Mind and Body Kids Waitlist Policy
Should a space in our program not be available at your desired start date for your child, you may choose to place your child on our waitlist.
In order to put your name on our waitlist, you must:
1. Schedule and take a tour of our facility
2. Complete an enrollment packet
3. Pay a non-refundable enrollment fee within 48 hours of the space becoming available
Names on the waitlist will be prioritized as follows:
1. Siblings of children currently enrolled in our school
2. Siblings of alumni families of our school
3. Other relatives of alumni or currently enrolled families
3. Date/Time of submission of enrollment packet
Once a space becomes available, the waitlisted family at the top of the list will be notified that the space has become available. Once notified, the family has 48 hours to either accept or decline the spot. After that 48-hour period lapses, the next family on the waitlist will be notified. Once accepted, the child must be enrolled and start within 2 weeks of notification or the availability date (whichever is later).