REQUESTING AN APPLICATION

We are no longer accepting requests for applications for admission for the 2008-2009 school year. Thank you.

Requests for applications are called in Tuesday morning beginning at 8:00am following Labor Day of the year preceding the year you would like your child to start preschool. Please do not leave any requests for applications on voicemail. You must speak with a person directly. Once we have reached our allotted number of available applications, you will be directed to the Admissions Office voicemail to leave your information to be on the wait-list. For 2009-2010 we are only accepting applications for children born on or after September 1, 2006.   The following information should be given:

• parent's name
• child's name and date of birth
• child's gender
• mailing address
• contact telephone

Applications will be mailed approximately one week later. Applications are due back no later than November 1, 2008.

TOURING THE SCHOOL

In order to tour the school during the school day, parents must first submit an application.  Once you have applied, you will receive an email from us to set up a tour.  Tours begin in October (date TBA) and will take place Monday through Thursday beginning at 9:30AM.  Tours are about one-and-a-half hours long and are for parents only.

Parents interested in viewing the school before submitting an application are welcome to attend the evening Open House held (time and date TBA) .  It is not necessary to attend both the Open House and a morning tour.  However, after applying, parents who attended the Open House may request to attend a Friday morning walk-through of the school in order to see the classrooms in action. The walk-through is held at 9:30AM and lasts no more than forty-five minutes. The Open House is only for those who have received an application. If you have received an application and wish to attend the open-house please email: openhouse@claremontschool.org.

PLAYSESSIONS & CHILD VISITS

In early December parents who have applied to Claremont Children's School will receive a play session appointment letter in the mail.  Play sessions are held in January.  We strongly urge parents to try to attend their scheduled visit because children are grouped by age, and rescheduling can be difficult.  Children are observed in small groups for approximately half an hour.  Only one adult will be permitted to accompany each child into the classroom and children are not expected to separate from a parent or caregiver at the play session.

NOTIFICATION

Claremont Children's School  follows the ISAAGNY notification schedule for all applicants except as concerns siblings and first choice applicants.  Siblings and first choice applicants receive priority status and early notification.  Claremont Children's School does not discriminate on any basis.

DIVERSITY

Claremont Children's School is committed to creating a community that is racially, ethnically, religiously, and economically diverse.  Claremont Children's School admits children of any race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin.  It does not discriminate in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, or any other school-administered programs.