Thank You For Your Interest in Joining the
Goldman Family Preschool
We are fully enrolled for the 2025-2026 school year and through the summer of 2026.
We will be accepting waitlist applications from April through December of 2025 for the 2026-2027 school year. To be placed on the applicant pool/waitlist, we require families to complete an application form and submit it along with the required $25 Waitlist Process Fee to our administrative office. There is no applicant fee for current family siblings.
Parent Tour
Once a space for your child becomes available, a tour with the School Director will be offered. These tours take place in the spring, and we will contact you directly by email if a space becomes available. At that time, the required forms will be shared.
Play Visits
A play visit is required and will only be scheduled for children of families who have been offered a spot in the Preschool classroom and have completed the first two steps of the application process.
A parent must attend with the child during the play visit. If your child is currently in childcare with a program or individual provider, we will send you a Current Provider Recommendation Form. Please have them complete the Current Provider Recommendation Form and mail it to us directly with ATTN: GFP Director.
This step must be completed before final enrollment can be processed to ensure that our preschool program and curriculum are the best fit for your child and family.
Waitlist
To be placed on the applicant pool/waitlist, we require families to complete the application form and submit it along with the required $25 application fee to our administrative office. There is no applicant fee for current family siblings.
Our waitlist closes during the registration period each year, starting from the third week of January, and we do not accept any waitlist applications during this time. The waitlist for the following year opens on April 3rd. If you applied and are on the current year's waitlist, you will automatically be moved to the following year's waitlist in April for the classroom your child's age is eligible for. If you wish to be added to the waitlist, we will begin accepting new applications for the next school year, starting in April. Please note that being placed on the applicant pool/waitlist does not enroll your child and is not a guarantee of enrollment.
As an exceptional NAEYC Accredited Center, the majority of families that enroll stay with GFP for all five years of preschool. As a small preschool serving 5 classrooms, infant through Preschool age 5, we have a limited number of open spaces that may become available for new families each year. We operate from our applicant pool/waitlist to enroll after our current family, sibling, and priority enrollment period ends mid-February. We will operate from our waitlist from mid-February to March 31st to fill any available spots if space allows.
FAQ
Is there a cost to get on the waitlist?
Yes, there is a non-refundable $25 application fee to add your child to our waitlist. Application fee payment can be made online, by phone with a credit card, or sent by mail with your application as a check or money order. This fee may be waived for economic hardship. This is a one-time fee.
How does the waitlist work?
Families are placed in an "applicant pool" on our waitlist along with any current family, sibling, or other priority status enrollment information provided to us at the time of your application. The waitlist is dated but decisions are multifactorial as we consider priority enrollment periods. The waitlist is not necessarily established in the order we received applications, but also based on priority status qualifiers and best fit factors needed per cohort. Once our current family and priority status enrollment periods end, we review the waitlist to offer any available slots for the coming school year. We are unable to guarantee a spot in any classroom until we have completed our priority status enrollment period or a space has opened.
When will I be offered a spot?
We will determine by early spring if we have space to enroll families from the applicant pool/waitlist and will reach out only if space allows. It is difficult to determine when an open space will align with your needs and preferences, and our availability. We start the process by assessing the needs of our current families, then we work from our applicant pool/waitlist in order of priority status and cohort best fit. All families on our waitlist will be notified by email when we are fully enrolled.
Do you enroll in the public outside of your current family and priority status enrollment each year?
Yes, however, the current trend is that we have been staying mostly fully enrolled in all classrooms from our current family, sibling, and priority enrollment periods each year. We will always operate from our applicant pool/waitlist, should space allow, after priority status enrollment periods. Still, it is important to note that not all priority status families will get a spot, and there is a significant waitlist each year.
When does the new year begin for children?
The school year begins in September, the day after Labor Day, and runs until mid-June. New children start in September, and then we enroll on a rolling basis during the school year if space allows. Families applying for our waitlist are applying for the school year calendar, Sept-June. Once a child is enrolled, they are eligible for the summer camp program following that school year. Summer registration is optional, and enrollment opens to current families in March. We will only open spots in our summer camps to the public if staffing and space allow.
Do you offer tours of the preschool?
Yes, we schedule tours once we indicate there is a space available for your child. We typically conduct tours in the early spring.
Do I need to let you know to move my child to the next age classroom waitlist?
There is no need to reapply to stay on our waitlist. We reach out to families in August to confirm if they want to remain on the list. We also ask that if you have enrolled at another center or no longer wish to be on our list, you notify us so we can remove you from our waitlist. Please make sure you reach out if your email address or other contact information changes after you submit the application and fees. When you receive the email, make sure to follow the directions to remain on the list. If you want to stay on the list, then your child will remain on the waitlist for another year at no extra charge. Children are removed from the waitlist if they age out of our program or if the family requests it.
What happens if I'm offered a spot?
We will offer you a tour once you confirm your interest in moving forward in the enrollment process. You will be required to submit any enrollment forms along with the non-refundable registration fee of $500. The school director will follow up with you once you have completed the tour to confirm enrollment and final placement decisions.
What are your tuition rates?
Please see our tuition rates for the current year HERE.
What does a school year calendar look like? Does preschool close for vacation and training times duing the year?
Please see this year's school calendar to see when we are closed for Teacher PD Days, Vacation Weeks, and Holidays. We operate a preschool program with a specially designed curriculum and care. Our preschool is closed for required teacher training hours at times scheduled throughout the year, and to give our full-time staff vacation time. We encourage families to fully investigate our website, calendar, hours of operation, and curriculum to ensure they align with your family's needs and best fit. If a space is offered, families will meet with the director to discuss and answer best-fit questions for your family and child.
