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Class
Sessions
Parents may register their children for one class session only. The following sessions will be offered
during the 2008-09 school year:
2 Year Olds (age 2 by 9/1/08) Student/Teacher Ratio: 10/2
9:00 - 11:30 a.m., Monday/Wednesday
9:00 - 11:30 a.m., Tuesday/Thursday
9:00 - 11:30 a.m., Friday (only)
3-Year Olds (age 3 by 9/1/08) Student/Teacher Ratio: 13/2
9:00 - 11:30 a.m., Tuesday/Thursday
9:00 – 1:00 p.m., Tuesday/Thursday
12:15 - 2:45 p.m., Tuesday/Thursday
Pre-Kindergarten (age 4 by 9/1/08) Student/Teacher Ratio: 13/2 or 16/2
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.,
Mon/Wed/Friday*
12:15 - 2:45 p.m.,
Mon/Wed/Friday*
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Mon/Wed/Friday
9:00 - 11:30 a.m., Monday – Friday
(This class will meet from 9-1 on Tues./Thurs.)
Kindergarten (age 5 by 9/1/08) Student/Teacher Ratio: 18/2
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Monday – Friday*
* Please see the previous heading
regarding the Waiver for Early Entrance for these two Pre-Kindergarten classes
and the Kindergarten class.
Class Placement
Children are placed in
classes on a random basis with an emphasis on a good boy/girl ratio, an even
distribution of September through August birthdays, and a diversity of ethnic
backgrounds.
School Year
* An annual
calendar listing special activities and school closings is published and
distributed in the Parent Handbook each school year.
* Preschool classes begin the week of Labor Day in
September and end the week of Memorial Day in May. Kindergarten begins in late August/early September
and ends in the beginning of June, based on the state-required 170 days of
instruction.
Registration Process
Registration for the 2008-2009 school year begins in February of 2008 and
is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
In-House
Registration
In-house registration is offered for staff members, current students and
their siblings. Parents should bring in
completed registration forms on the designated day and a check for the
registration fee.
Kindergarten: Wednesday, January 30th
Preschool: Thursday, February 14th
Public
Registration
Public registration is offered to all families in our community who are
interested in enrolling their children in our program. Public registration will be conducted in the
following manner:
Postmark Date: Parents should mail in completed registration
forms on this date indicating a 1st and 2nd class choice
for their child. Registration forms will
be processed according to the postmark date.
For public registration, no registration fee is required in order to
submit a registration form.
Notification Date: Parents will be notified of their child’s placement in the program on or
before this date.
Registration Date: Parents will come to the preschool on this day
and time to complete their child’s registration by paying the registration fee
by check and picking up all required forms and documents.
Kindergarten
Registration Dates
Postmark Date: Thursday, January
31st
Notification Date: Tuesday,
February 5th
Registration Date: Thursday, February
7th at 10 am
Preschool Registration Dates
Postmark Date: Tuesday, February 19th
Notification Date: Monday,
February 25th
Registration Date: Thursday, Feb.
28th at 10 am
Program Costs
The costs and financial
obligations for the Epworth Preschool and Kindergarten program are listed
below.
Registration Fee
At the time of registration, a registration fee of $65.00 plus one
month’s tuition is collected.
2 Year Old Program
2 days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day $225
1 day per
week, 2 ½ hrs per day $145
3 Year Old Program
2 days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day $195
2 days
per week, 4 hours per day $250
Pre-Kindergarten
3 days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day $250
3 days
per week, 4 hours per day $355
5 days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day $390
(with a 90 min. extension 2 days
a week)
Kindergarten
5 days
per week, 4 hours per day $415
Monthly Tuition Payment
Tuition is payable on a monthly basis from September through
April, and parents are responsible for submitting tuition payments by the 1st
of the month. Tuition that is not paid
by the 10th of the month will be assessed a late fee of $10.00. A
10% tuition discount is offered for siblings
2 Year Old Program
2 days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day $160
1 day per
week, 2 ½ hrs per day $ 80
3 Year Old Program
2 days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day $130
2 days
per week, 4 hours per day $185
Pre-Kindergarten
3 days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day $185
3 days
per week, 4 hours per day $290
5 days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day $325
(with a 90 min. extension 2 days
a week)
Kindergarten
5 days
per week, 4 hours per day $350
Additional Information
Activity Fee
During the school year, children will participate
in a variety of programs that are both entertaining and educational. The Activity Fee helps to offset the costs of
these programs. Activity Fee amounts are
determined over the summer and are due with your September tuition payment at
the beginning of the school year.
Pre-Registration Visits
We encourage you to visit
the Preschool so that you can see our staff and classrooms in action! Please
call the Preschool Office at 301-977-3421 to schedule a visit. In order to limit the disruption to the
children in the classroom, visits will be limited to 15 minutes by a maximum of
4 parents. Visits will be scheduled in
1/2-hour increments to allow time for questions and answers with the Director.
Refunds
The $65 registration fee is non-refundable. The tuition deposit is applied to May, 2009
and is refundable only until May
15, 2008. After May 15, 2008, there are absolutely no refunds. If you withdraw your child from Epworth
during the school year for any reason, the tuition deposit cannot be applied to
the last month of attendance at Epworth.
There are no exceptions.
Questions?
If you have any questions
regarding the Preschool program, please contact the Director, Malinda Smith, in
the Preschool office at 301-977-3421 or via email at epworth.preschool@eumc-md.org.
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