Membership

The Children & Company Open House for 2012-2013
The open house will be held from 1-2 pm on Friday Dec 9, 2011 and Friday Jan 13, 2012.

Come on either date and you will have an opportunity to get on the Priority Waiting List before enrollment is open to the public. You are encouraged to bring your children so they can see our bright and engaging classroom.

The membership process typically begins in the fall when applications for the following school year are available. We schedule several open house events during the fall and winter months so prospective members can visit with their children to see our classroom and meet our teachers. Registration begins in January for the next school year. Children must be 2, 3, or 4 by September 1, 2011 (for the 2011-2012 school
year). Toilet training is not required.

We maintain waiting lists for both the current year (2010-2011) and next year (2011-2012). There is no fee to be placed on the waiting list. For more information about the membership process and waiting lists, please contact our membership coordinator.

Enrollment for 2012-2013

If you are interested in enrolling for 2012-2013, please contact our membership coordinator between September and December of 2011 and ask to be placed on the Early Waiting List. There is a $20 non-refundable fee to be placed on the list. Being on the list does not guarantee you a place at the school, but it does give you an opportunity to fill any available spots (after current students and siblings) before enrollment is open to the public at Howard County’s Children on Board Child Care & Preschool Information Fair. In January 2012, the membership coordinator will send enrollment contracts to everyone on the Early Waiting List. If more contracts are returned than we have spots available, we will assign the spots by lottery. Anyone who does not receive a spot will be added to the Regular Waiting List in order of lottery number.

If you have previously had a child enrolled at Children & Company and are interested in enrolling a sibling for 2012-2013, please contact the membership coordinator by November 2011 to be given priority for enrollment.

Class Schedule and Tuition

2's Class:
Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00 - 11:00 am until 1/1/2010; then 9:00 - 11:30 am. $120/month

3's Class:
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday, 9:00 - 11:30 am. $130/month

4's Class:
Monday through Tursday, 12:30 - 3 pm. $140/month

Tuition fees are due on the 1st day of each month. A $10 fee will be charged after the 7th day of the month.The first payment for the upcoming school year is due on June 1st or at the time of enrollment if enrollment occurs later than June 1st. Tuition is due for all calendar months (12 monthly payments).

Fundraising Fee: As an alternative to participating in fundraising activities, members may pay a $100 fundraising fee for one child, or $150 for a family with 2 children at the school. This fee is non-refundable.  There is also a $50 fee per child per year to cover the cost of field trips.

Children & Company Preschool is licensed by the state of Maryland and guided by
the principles of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).