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Admission and Registration

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Application/Registration at Dean College Children’s Center is done by mail or in person. This process begins in the Fall preceding entrance and continues throughout the Spring and Summer. Families are welcome to enroll at times other than those listed, although you will receive preference as noted below only during those times.

A non-refundable application fee of $50.00 is required when placing an application. When a child has been accepted into the program, the family must make a $250.00 deposit in order to hold the place. This deposit is applied to the fourth quarter tuition and is not refundable.

Acceptance letters are mailed to enrolled children on the first business day of February.  Those applying and accepted after January 31st will receive letters upon acceptance throughout the spring and summer.  All accepted families are encouraged to schedule an intake visit before the child enters the program to meet the director, the teachers, and see the program in action. 

To be eligible for admission children must be at least 2 years 9 months of age by the time of entrance. All groups are mixed age groups.  Dean College Children’s Center welcomes the participation of children with special needs. Also, there are a few ways to receive tuition subsidy if needed, so please do not hesitate to ask.

Registration/application takes place as follows:

• November - the first two weeks of November:
• Returning children who are currently enrolled will have priority during this enrollment period on a first come, first served basis. Once spaces for programs are filled (at any time during this particular enrollment period), applicants will be placed on the waiting list on first come, first served basis.
  
• Siblings of currently enrolled children will have priority during this enrollment period. Lottery will be held to fill any remaining spaces for programs on the third Monday of November. If spaces for programs are full, children will be placed on the waiting list on a lottery basis.
  
• Children of Faculty/Staff of Dean College will have secondary priority duringthis enrollment period. Lottery will be held on the third Monday of November, after the sibling lottery is held. If spaces for programs are full, children will be placed on the waiting list on a lottery basis.
  
  
• November - beginning the third week of November and ending the last day of November: 
  • Applications for returning families with no currently enrolled children.
    Lottery will be held on first business day of December. If all spaces for programs are full, children will be placed on the waiting list on a lottery basis.
    
    
• December 1 - January 31:
• Open enrollment for new families. Lottery will be held on the first business day of February. If spaces for programs are full, children will be placed on the waiting list on a lottery basis.
  
• January 31 - September 15:  Open enrollment for any families (returning or new) continues.  Children will be accepted as space allows.  If spaces for programs are full, children will be placed on the waiting lists and contacted as space becomes available.  Applications are accepted in person or by mail.

For further information, please contact the Children's Center by phone at (508) 541-1598 or by email fnickolas@dean.edu.