The Application for the 2022-23 School Year (next year) is Now Available Here

Tour dates listed under "Announcements" to the right

Eligibility Requirements

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

2022-23 ELC Lottery Timeline

(Updated as of 1/11/22)

• November 1, 2021 - Application available
• January 2, 2022 - Applications due by midnight
• UPDATED January 28, 2022 - ELC informs families if a space is available 
• UPDATED 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

Proposed schedules for 2022-23 are (times are subject to change based on district school schedules):

* Part-Day - 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
* School-Day - 8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
* Full-Day - 7:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

In addition to school tours (dates and times in Announcements, to the right), 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

To apply for the waitlist for the 2021-22 (current) school year, please contact us at earlylearning@mpcsd.org or 650-463-1236 ext 0.

Eligible children for the 2021-22 school year must be 3 years old by December 1, 2021 and fully potty trained by the first day of school.

The 2021-22 ELC Instructional Calendar is available here.

La solicitud del año escolar 2022-23

estará disponible aquí en noviembre de 2021

¡Visítenos aquí en noviembre para solicitar la lotería del año escolar 2022-23!

Debido a COVID, actualmente no ofrecemos recorridos en persona de nuestras aulas, sin embargo, ofreceremos sesiones de información virtual a partir de mediados de octubre.

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.

Our in-person classrooms are located on two campuses:

ELC Laurel - 95 Edge Rd. Atherton

ELC Oak Knoll - 1895 Oak Knoll Ln. Menlo Park