At the Center School, we use an admissions process that allows for prospective families and students to be provided with all of the information they need to best understand our program, philosophy, and community.  We also strive to learn as much as we can about all of our prospective students throughout the process, so that they can be in a position to be both happy and successful as members of our school community.

See our Early Education classrooms in action in our video tours:

Step One: Inquire

Express your interest in our school by filling out the inquiry form below. Once your inquiry form is submitted, you will receive an email that includes the link to our tour scheduler for Step Two.

Step Two: Schedule a Group Parent/Guardian Tour

Once you have completed Step One, you will receive an email with a link to our tour scheduler.  Toddler and Preschool tours are held in groups and are hosted by a member of the admissions team. Please note that these tours are adults-only (babes-in-arms welcome). Toddler and Preschool tours happen on specific Wednesday afternoons each month. As our Wednesdays are half-days, this allows us to tour the classrooms without being disruptive. 

Step Three: Apply

Once you have had your on-campus tour, you will be sent an email prompting you to create an account in our database, BigSIS. Once you have logged in, you will see our online application in your account portal. The priority deadline for applications is February 1st. After that date, we accept applications on a rolling basis. 

Step Four: Submit Toddler/Preschool Questionnaire

In February, families with completed applications will be sent our Toddler & Preschool Applicant Questionnaire. This questionnaire is designed to give us an even clearer idea of who your child is and helps us in our careful planning for next year.

Step Five: Await Admissions Decision

Admission decisions are sent out during the first week of March. If we are able to accept your student, we will also send you a contract at this time. Contracts are due back two weeks from the date they were sent.