Center for Young Children
University of Maryland
Building 381
College Park, MD 20742

Admissions

How are admission decisions made?
What are the entry requirements?
When are admission decisions made?
Tuition information
Request or download an application

How are admission decisions made?

The Center for Young Children enrolls children ages 3 through 5 (kindergarten) each school year, which runs from late August to early June.  Students are enrolled for this ten month period, not per semester. The CYC accepts applications from families year round.  Applications will only be accepted if the child has a recorded birthdate. When an application is received, the child is placed on our waiting list.  The enrollment process for the following school year begins in late winter, and a Visiting Day open house is scheduled for mid-February.  Applicants who are eligible for admission the following school year are invited to attend, although the invitation does not guarantee enrollment in the fall.  Following Visiting Day, families are contacted and offered a space for the fall, based upon the projected number of available openings in each classroom.  Enrollment is offered to families based upon the date of application submission.  Priority is given to the children of faculty, staff and students of the University of Maryland (affiliates), and to applicants who are siblings of current or past CYC students.  Applications from the community will be considered only if a space cannot be filled by University affiliates.  Due to the high volume of applications we receive, interested families are encouraged to submit an application early, well before the year the child will be eligible to attend.  Applications for future enrollment are accepted any time after a child is born.
 

What are the entry requirements?

Children must be at least three years old and potty-trained to be enrolled at the Center for Young Children. On May 21, 2002, the State Board of Education voted to change the date of birth requirement for entrance to kindergarten from December 31 to September 1.  The Center for Young Children has also followed the state's model for public schools, according to the Maryland State Department of Education.

When are admission decisions made?

Whenever possible, families will be informed of their admissions status by mid-April. Unfortunately, we are not able to call all families on the waitlist for whom we do not have available spaces.  If an applicant family has not been contacted by mid-April, they may contact the CYC to check on their status.

Center for Young Children Tuition Statement - School Year 2009-2010

The tuition costs for the Center of Young Children are as follows:

• Full-time Preschool and Kindergarten program              $9,500
  Five days/week—Academic Year contract
  
  
• Part-time Preschool Classroom                                     $6,500
  Five mornings/week—Academic Year contract
  8:30am-12:30pm—Monday-Friday

The CYC has a limited number of need-based, partial scholarships available. Any enrolling families wishing to explore partial scholarship opportunities to help supplement their tuition costs can visit the National Association of Independent Schools website at: www.nais.org. There you will find the link for School and Student Services (SSS) for Financial Aid.

You will need to input our NAIS school code in order to access and complete their online scholarship application. Our code is 4692.  You will need to have your financial information ready in order to complete the application process.  NAIS will send us their report that will include the information we need for the Scholarship Committee to evaluate your resources and then determine appropriate scholarship awards. All scholarship applications for consideration for Fall 2010 must be submitted by March 1, 2010

Request or download an application

The CYC enrollment contacts are:

Curriculum/Enrollment Coordinater
Leslie Oppenheimer
301-405-30107

Program Administration Specialist
Jennifer Haislip
301-405-3168

Downloadable Application

Completed applications are placed on a waiting list for future consideration. Placement on this list does not guarantee enrollment at the CYC.

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