FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES

Regardless if your schedule requires a few half days of preschool each week or five full days, Orchard Ridge Nursery School will probably be able to accommodate your needs. We are able to offer a variety of options including many ways to extend your child's day in a flexible manner to help meet the ever changing demands of today's families.

ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE
Visit with the staff and tour the preschool at our annual Orchard Ridge Nursery School Open House, on Sunday, January 24, 2010 from 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM. Registration materials will be available at this time. Additionally, the executive director, teachers and parent volunteers will be available to answer questions and give tours.  Click here to download an Open House invitation.

WHEN SHOULD WE APPLY?

Registration materials for the 2010-2011 school year are distributed to returning families January 19, 2010. First time applicants may pick up materials during the open house or during regular business hours after the open house.

Deadlines for dropping off enrollment applications are as follows:

February 1----------------------------------------------------------------Current families

February 15--------------------------Siblings of current students & alumni

March 1--------------------------------------------------------------------------New families

Summer program registration materials will be available in February
for the 2010 Summer session (June-August).

WHAT DO I NEED TO SUBMIT IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR PRESCHOOL CLASSES?

• Application for Preschool Enrollment (yellow)
• $50 (per family) non-refundable registration fee

We are able to create many different schedules by adding on Extended Care hours. If you need help figuring out how to create a schedule, please contact our executive director.

WHAT DO I NEED TO SUBMIT IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR EXTENDED CARE PROGRAMS?

• Application for Extended Care (blue)
• $15 (per family) non-refundable registration fee

Extended Care programs allow you to extend your child’s day before and/or after his or her Preschool class. 

In order to receive priority status during placement, please submit
these by the deadline listed. Extended Care applications received after the deadlines will not influence placement.

Please note that all children in Extended Care programs must be 3 years of age and toilet trained.

HOW ARE CHILDREN PLACED?

Priority is given to families in this order:

1. Current families

2. Siblings of current students and alumni

3. New families

Within each group, applications are numbered as they are turned in.
The applications that are turned in earliest will receive priority over those turned in later.

Also within each group, families registering for both Preschool and Extended Care receive priority.       

Children are placed based on requests for specific preschool class schedules, children's ages, boy-to-girl ratio, teacher recommendations and children’s individual needs.

For more information or to speak with someone directly, contact our executive director at 608-274-8407.