ENROLLMENT
POLICY
Children aged 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 years old are eligible for admission to our nursery school, with programs offering classes two, three or five days per week. As a general rule, children are placed in their chronological age group. Those in the 2-day-2s (Pinecone) program typically range in age from 2 1/2 to 3. In the 3-day-3s (Acorn) class, children are typically 3 to 3 1/2. In the three 5-day programs the children are typically 3 1/2 to 4 (Sassafras), 4 to 4 1/2 (Oaks) and 4 1/2 to 5 (Maples). Usually if children start ONS as a Pinecone they move to Sassafras the next year and on to Maples the next. Children starting off as Acorns generally become Oaks the following year.
School hours for all programs are from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Our optional extended day program (Lunch Bunch) is offered every day from noon until 2 p.m. New this year: Advance notice required.
PROCEDURE
Due to COVID-19, we will not be offering tours this year. A virtual tour should be available on this website by early fall. Applications are due, along with a $75 non-refundable application fee, by December 31, 2020. Acceptance letters go out in early spring. At the time, a non-refundable one month deposit is required to secure your child's spot. This deposit will be applied toward May 2021 tuition.
FEES for 2020-2021
2-day program (Monday, Tuesday): $330/month
3-day program (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday): $505/month
5-day program (M-F): $835/month
Lunch Bunch: $25/day
Early drop off: not available this fall
"What do parents owe their young that is more important than a warm
and trusting connection to the earth."
- Theodore Roszack
Children aged 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 years old are eligible for admission to our nursery school, with programs offering classes two, three or five days per week. As a general rule, children are placed in their chronological age group. Those in the 2-day-2s (Pinecone) program typically range in age from 2 1/2 to 3. In the 3-day-3s (Acorn) class, children are typically 3 to 3 1/2. In the three 5-day programs the children are typically 3 1/2 to 4 (Sassafras), 4 to 4 1/2 (Oaks) and 4 1/2 to 5 (Maples). Usually if children start ONS as a Pinecone they move to Sassafras the next year and on to Maples the next. Children starting off as Acorns generally become Oaks the following year.
School hours for all programs are from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Our optional extended day program (Lunch Bunch) is offered every day from noon until 2 p.m. New this year: Advance notice required.
PROCEDURE
Due to COVID-19, we will not be offering tours this year. A virtual tour should be available on this website by early fall. Applications are due, along with a $75 non-refundable application fee, by December 31, 2020. Acceptance letters go out in early spring. At the time, a non-refundable one month deposit is required to secure your child's spot. This deposit will be applied toward May 2021 tuition.
FEES for 2020-2021
2-day program (Monday, Tuesday): $330/month
3-day program (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday): $505/month
5-day program (M-F): $835/month
Lunch Bunch: $25/day
Early drop off: not available this fall
"What do parents owe their young that is more important than a warm
and trusting connection to the earth."
- Theodore Roszack