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Class
Sessions
Parents
may register their children for one class session only.
The
following sessions will be offered
during the 2009-10 school year:
2
Year Olds
(age
2
by 9/1/09) Student/Teacher Ratio: 10/2
9:00
- 11:30 a.m.,
Monday/Wednesday
9:00 - 11:30 a.m., Tuesday/Thursday
9:00 - 11:30 a.m., Friday (only)
3-Year Olds
(age 3 by 9/1/09)
Student/Teacher
Ratio: 13/2
9:00
- 11:30 a.m.,
Tuesday/Thursday
9:00 – 1:00 p.m., Tuesday/Thursday
12:15 - 2:45 p.m., Tuesday/Thursday
Pre-Kindergarten
(age 4 by 9/1/09)
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13/2 or 16/2
9:00
- 11:30 a.m.,
Mon/Wed/Friday*
12:15 - 2:45 p.m.,
Mon/Wed/Friday*
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Mon/Wed/Friday
9:00 - 11:30 a.m., Monday – Friday
(This
class will meet from 9-1 on Tues./Thurs.)
Kindergarten (age
5 by 9/1/09)
Student/Teacher
Ratio: 18/2
9:00
a.m. - 1:00 p.m.,
Monday – Friday*
* Please see the previous
heading
regarding the Waiver for Early Entrance for these two Pre-Kindergarten
classes
and the Kindergarten class.
Class Placement
Children are placed in
classes on a random basis with an emphasis on a good boy/girl ratio, an
even
distribution of September through August birthdays, and a diversity of
ethnic
backgrounds.
School
Year
* An annual
calendar listing special activities and school closings is published
and
distributed in the Parent Handbook each school year.
* Preschool
classes begin the week of Labor Day in
September and end the week of Memorial Day in May.
Kindergarten begins in late August/early September
and ends in the beginning of June, based on the state-required 170 days
of
instruction.
Registration
Process
Registration for the 2009-2010 school year begins
in January/February of 2009 and
is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
In-House
Registration
In-house registration is offered for staff members,
current students and
their siblings. Parents
should bring in
completed registration forms on the designated day and a check for the
registration fee.
Kindergarten: Wednesday, January 28th
Preschool: Thursday,
February 12th
Public
Registration
Public registration is offered to all families in
our community who are
interested in enrolling their children in our program.
Public registration will be conducted in the
following manner:
Postmark Date:
Parents should mail in completed registration
forms on this date indicating a 1st and 2nd
class choice
for their child. Registration
forms will
be processed according to the postmark date.
For public registration, no registration
fee is required in order to
submit a registration form.
Notification Date: Parents will be notified of their child’s
placement in the program on or
before this date.
Registration Date:
Parents will come to the preschool on this day
and time to complete their child’s registration by paying the
registration fee
by check and picking up all required forms and documents.
Kindergarten
Registration Dates
Postmark Date:
Tuesday, January 27th
Notification Date: Friday,
January 30th
Registration Date: Tuesday,
February 3rd at 10 am
Preschool Registration Dates
Postmark Date:
Tuesday, February 17th
Notification Date: Monday,
February 23rd
Registration Date: Friday,
Feb.
27th at 10 am
Program Costs
The costs and financial
obligations for the Epworth Preschool and Kindergarten program are
listed
below.
Registration
Fee
The amount due at registration includes a
non-refundable registration fee of $65.00 plus May 2010 tuition. The total Registration Fee is listed
below.
2 Year Old Program
2
days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day
$245
1 day per
week, 2 ½ hrs per day
$155
3 Year Old Program
2
days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day
$205
2 days
per week, 4 hours per day
$255
Pre-Kindergarten
3
days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day
$255
3 days
per week, 4 hours per day
$355
5 days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day
$390
(with a
90 min. extension 2 days
a week)
Kindergarten
5 days
per week, 4 hours per day
$415
Monthly
Tuition Payment
Tuition is payable on a monthly
basis from September through
April, and parents are responsible for submitting tuition payments by
the 1st
of the month. Tuition
that is not paid
by the 10th of the month will be assessed a late
fee of $10.00.
A
10% tuition discount is offered for siblings
2 Year Old Program
2
days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day
$180
1 day per
week, 2 ½ hrs per day
$ 90
3 Year Old Program
2
days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day
$140
2 days
per week, 4 hours per day
$190
Pre-Kindergarten
3
days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day
$190
3 days
per week, 4 hours per day
$290
5 days
per week, 2 ½ hrs per day
$325
(with a 90
min. extension 2 days
a week)
Kindergarten
5
days
per week, 4 hours per day
$350
Additional
Information
Activity Fee
During
the school year, children will participate
in a variety of programs that are both entertaining and educational. The Activity Fee helps to
offset the costs of
these programs. Activity
Fee amounts are
determined over the summer and are due with your September tuition
payment at
the beginning of the school year.
Pre-Registration
Visits
We encourage you to
visit
the Preschool so that you can see our staff and classrooms in action! Please
call the Preschool Office at 301-977-3421 to schedule a visit for our
preschool and kindergarten classes. Visits include time for classroom
observations as well as a question and answer session with the Director.
Refunds
The $65 registration fee is
non-refundable. The
tuition deposit is applied to May, 2010
and is refundable only until May 15, 2009. After
May 15, 2009, there are
absolutely no refunds. If
you withdraw your child from Epworth
during the school year for any reason, the tuition deposit cannot be
applied to
the last month of attendance at Epworth.
There are no exceptions.
Questions?
If you have any
questions
regarding the Preschool program, please contact the Director, Malinda
Smith, in
the Preschool office at 301-977-3421 or via
email at epworth.preschool@eumc-md.org.
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