Pre-registration is now open for the 2020-21 school year!
Please click on this link to apply for the 2020-21 lottery.
Eligible children must be 3 years old by December 1, 2020 and fully potty trained by the first day of school.
Please plan to attend one of our tours, dates listed to the right, prior to applying so that you know that our program will be a good fit for you and your child.
The lottery process will be as follows:
1. December Full-Fee Lottery: Applications received by midnight on December 8, 2019 will be included in the Round 1 lottery which will only include applicants who live within Menlo Park City School District boundaries, work for MPCSD or are current ELC students and their siblings. These applicants will be notified of their lottery status in late December and will be asked to enroll by mid-January to secure a space for the 2020-21 school year.
2. February Full-Fee Lottery: Applications received before February 20, 2020 will be included in a second lottery on February 28 if there are still spaces available after the first lottery is concluded.
3. Any spaces still available after the second lottery will be offered on a first come, first served basis and confirmed once all required paperwork and deposit are submitted.
Tuition Assistance Lottery: The lottery for students requesting tuition assistance will be conducted January 31, 2020. Deadline for applications is January 27th.
2020-21 Enrollment Priorities
- Priority 1 –Current ELC students and their siblings
- Priority 2 - MPCSD Residents and children eligible for the Tinsley Voluntary Transfer Program who qualify for an Early Learning Center scholarship and whose siblings attend MPCSD schools
- Priority 3 - MPCSD Staff (children of ELC staff will receive first priority among staff)
- Priority 4 - Community - Children who live outside of the MPCSD boundaries
- Priority 5- Children whose families apply after December 7, 2019
Classroom offerings for 2020-21:
ELC Laurel - 95 Edge Rd. Atherton
- 2 Full-Day classroom open 7:30-5:30 (minimum day 1st Thursday per month)
- 1 Part-Day classroom open 8:30-12:30 with an option for early care for 7:30-8:30
ELC Oak Knoll - 1895 Oak Knoll Ln. Menlo Park
- 1 Full day classroom open from 7:30-5:30 (minimum day 1st Thursday per month)
2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR
Please contact us at 650-463-1236 if you are interested in a space for your 3- 5 year old child during the 2019-20 school year. Most spaces are full, but openings do occur. Children must be fully potty trained and 3 years old by December 1, 2019.
