The Application for the 2022-23 School Year Waitlist is Now Available Here

We are currently full for the 2022-23 school and are accepting applications for our waitlist

Eligibility Requirements

• Children must be 3 years old by September 1st of the school year
• Children must be fully potty-trained by the first day of school

2022-23 ELC Lottery Timeline

• November 1, 2021 - Application available
• January 2, 2022 - Applications due by midnight
• January 28, 2022 - ELC informs families if a space is available 
• February 14, 2022 - Families confirm enrollment with a non-refundable deposit
• Any spaces still available after the lottery will be offered on a rolling basis

Our classrooms are located on two campuses:

• ELC Laurel - 95 Edge Rd. Atherton
• ELC Oak Knoll - 1895 Oak Knoll Ln. Menlo Park

Schedule options for 2022-23 are:

* School-Day - 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
* Full-Day - 7:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Please note that a new lottery is conducted each year. Families on the waitlist must reapply to be considered for the new year's lottery. Applications for 2023-24 will be available in early November 2022.

We are not giving school tours at this time; however, there are several resources you can access for more information about our program:

• The Early Learning Center Video, made in recognition of the Russel J. Kent Award we received in 2020-21
• Many photos of our program on here
• Examples of teacher's weekly communications to parents with lots more photos of our program here
• Our annual presentations to the MPCSD school board: 2021-22 presentation and 2020-21 presentation 
• Hillview Middle School students' 2.5 minute video of an ELC classroom at Oak Knoll in 2019-20 here

La solicitud para la lista de espera del ano escolar 2022-23 ya esta disponible aqui

Estamos Llenos para la escuela 2022-23 y estamos aceptando solicitudes para nuestra lista de espera

Aunque no podemos ofrecer recorridos en persona, consulte los siguientes recursos para familiarizarse con nuestro programa y nuestra filosofía:

• El Early Learning Center Video, realizado en reconocimiento al premio Russel J. Kent que recibimos en 2020-21
• Muchas fotos de nuestro programa en esta page of our website.
• En caso de que se los haya perdido, esta es la presentación de diapositivas para los recorridos virtuales para padres.
• Ejemplos de comunicaciones semanales de los maestros a los padres con muchas más fotos de nuestro programa aqui.
• Nuestra presentación anual a la junta escolar del MPCSD.
• Video de 2.5 minutos de los estudiantes de Hillview Middle School de un salón de clases de ELC en Oak Knoll en 2019-20 aqui.