Enrollment
How to enroll
Plant Your Roots Here
We’re always excited to welcome new families into the Applewood Learning Center community. Learn about our enrollment process, current availability, and how to take the next steps to join us. With limited spots, we encourage early applications to ensure a place for your child.
Availability
If you need immediate care, please note our application and enrollment processes prioritize a gradual transition, which we find best for children. When actively enrolling, the process typically takes six to eight weeks from your first contact to your child’s start date.
Preschool: We have full and part time availability.
Infant/Toddler: We anticipate availability in June 2025.
To begin the enrollment application process or join our waiting list, please complete the form below.
Enrollment Process
By following this process, we ensure a smooth transition and a welcoming start for your child at Applewood.
Submit the Inquiry Form
If spots are available, families whose child’s age, schedule, and start date align with our openings will continue the enrollment process. If no immediate spots are available, your child will be added to our waiting list for future consideration.
Review Our Materials
Receive a virtual visitor packet, including our Family Handbook, to learn about our philosophy, policies, and procedures. Reflect on whether Applewood aligns with your family’s childcare needs and prepare questions.
Schedule an Intake Meeting
Meet with our Enrollment Coordinator to discuss your family, expectations, and any questions. For families with two adults, both should attend.
Visit Applewood
If the call goes well, schedule a mid-morning classroom visit to observe the program, meet teachers, and ask additional questions. Visits are offered Tuesday through Friday and last about an hour.
Secure Enrollment
If Applewood is a good fit, secure your child’s spot by paying a nonrefundable deposit and registration fee. Complete the enrollment packet and return all forms, including health and immunization records, before the start date.
Plan a Gradual Transition
Work with teachers to plan pre-start visits, gradually increasing in length. At least two visits are required to help your child and family build comfort and familiarity with the program.
The Applewood Learning Center does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, handicap status or age.
Interested in learning more?
Contact us today to request additional information.
FAQs
Our secure facility is open Monday through Friday from 6:30am until 6:00pm.
Yes. Applewood offers a variety of part-time schedules to meet your family’s individual needs. You may choose from a combination of full days (6:30am to 6:00pm), extended days (8:30-2:30) or half-days (8:30-12:30). Our minimum enrollment is three extended-days or three half-days.
Applewood is closed on many traditional holidays, as well as on the last two days of August for our Annual Staff Professional Development Days. We make every effort to remain open in inclement weather.
We understand that starting a new school can be a difficult transition for you and your child. Whenever possible, we encourage a gradual transition, where you and your child visit together as often as possible, gradually increasing the length of your stay. A minimum of two classroom visits with a parent, guardian or trusted adult are required for each new child prior to their first day, and additional visits are strongly encouraged. Plan to spend a few extra minutes visiting and settling your child in during drop-off during your child’s first few days. Please provide a family photo for us to display in the classroom. Some classrooms have a one-way mirror so you can observe your child from the hallway. Each classroom has its own phone, and while nap-time is typically the best time to call, you are welcome to call as often as needed. We fully support breastfeeding and welcome moms to join us at any time to nurse in our quiet family room. We have an Open-Door policy, and that means you can pop in any time you want, unannounced, to visit or check on your child. If you’re in the neighborhood at lunch, feel free to join your child’s class for a meal. Your child’s Head Teacher is happy to share additional transition ideas with you… just ask! We’d like to make this transition smooth and successful for you and your child.
Family focused implies that the staff recognize and value the family as the child’s first and most important teachers. We will look to you for ideas on working with your child, understanding his or her development, and for ways to make your child’s time at Applewood as positive as possible. We want to know about your beliefs, values, culture, and traditions, so that we can do our best to honor these in the classroom and share them with the community to the extent that you feel comfortable.
