Little Thinkers Preschool

Tuition

• $1,195 per month*
• Includes Thinkery Family Membership**

Registration Fees

• $100 one-time fee
• Nonrefundable

Enrollment Fee

• $150 one-time fee
• Nonrefundable

Supply Fee

• $100 fee
• Billed annually

* Once accepted and in order to be fully enrolled, all families must submit completed documentation and must pay enrollment fee, supply fee, first month’s tuition and last month’s deposit. 

** Current Thinkery members will have 12 months added to their existing membership.  

When completing the registration you may indicate your interest in financial assistance. Currently, we have fulfilled our spots for the 2020-2021 year but do encourage families to apply/re-apply each year when it becomes available again.

Thinkery is doing our part to keep our community healthy and safe from COVID-19. While there is no 100% effective way to prevent illnesses, we’ve planned a number of steps to make our preschool as clean and safe a learning environment as possible. 

There are additional steps that YOU can take to help us keep Thinkery a clean, safe, and healthy environment.

Thinkery Procedures

Drop off/Pick up & Health Screening at Entry 

• All student drop off and pick up will take place outside of the museum.  
• No parents/guardians are permitted in the building. 
• Daily temperature checks and health screenings for all students and Thinkery staff. 
• Any student showing signs of illness will be separated and parents/guardians will be called for pick up. 

Face Masks & Handwashing 

• All Thinkery staff will be required to wear face masks.
• All students will be required to wear face masks to the extent possible.
• Handwashing will be required many times throughout the day, including arrival to the classroom, after transitions, bathroom visits, and before/after eating. 

Cleaning & Disinfecting Procedures 

• Increased disinfecting of classrooms, nap mats, equipment, and surfaces, especially doorknobs, high-touch surfaces, exhibits, and restrooms. 
• Nap mat bedding laundered every other day.  
• Nightly deep cleaning. 
• Weekly electrostatic disinfection. 
• HVAC system using fresh air circulation. 

Social Distancing Measures 

• Preschool groups will be held in separate classrooms. 
• Classrooms will not be combined or interact throughout the day. 
• Social distancing within groups implemented to the degree possible. 
• Exhibit time will be scheduled to minimize public interaction.  
• Prepared to reduced class sizes if mandated by State or Local health authorities. 

What YOU can do

If your child is sick, please keep them at home. 

We’ll be doing daily temperature checks and health screenings for all students, and any student showing signs of illness will be sent home. To save yourself an extra trip, it’s best to keep sick students at home. 

Work with your child ahead of time to practice good hygiene. 

Help your child get familiar with important concepts like: 

• Frequent washing of hands with soap and water for at least 15-20 seconds each time.
• Avoid touching your eyes and face as much as possible.
• Maintain physical distance from other students as much as possible.
• Cover your mouth and nose if you have to sneeze or cough. If you’re not wearing a mask, remember to cough and sneeze into your elbow (the “vampire sneeze“) or into a tissue, not into your hand.

Read all of the caregiver information in your family handbook, and make sure your child’s paperwork if filled out and up to date. 

Observe all written instructions and directions for curbside drop-off and pick up. 

As always, Thinkery will continue to monitor developments and the most current guidance from State and Local health officials. Any additional changes or updates to our Health and Safety Protocols will be communicated promptly to our preschool families. 

How do I apply for financial assistance? 

When completing the registration you may indicate your interest in financial assistance. Currently, we have fulfilled our spots for the 2020-2021 year but do encourage families to apply/re-apply each year when it becomes available again.  

I found out my application was accepted. Now what? 

Once offered a spot, you will have 24 hours to accept or decline the offer by processing a $150 nonrefundable enrollment fee to confirm the child’s spot in the school.  

After 24 hours, if payment is not received your spot will go to the next student on the waitlist.

I’ve been assigned to a “Waitlist.” What does that mean? 

This means that your child is placed on the waitlist for the Preschool. As students accept and decline a spot on the offered list, your child will move up. If your child moves up to the offered list, Thinkery will send you an acceptance message and you will have 24 hours to accept or decline the offer by processing a $150 nonrefundable enrollment fee to confirm your child’s spot in the Preschool.

What documents do I need to apply? 

No documents are needed just to register. However, if your child is selected for enrollment, you will need to provide the following:  

• Medical Report Form that includes a physician’s statement & signature 
• Current Immunization Record  
• Medical Insurance Information (if covered) 
• Policy Acknowledgements 
• Hold Harmless & Indemnity Agreement 
• Confidential Information Form 
• Release of Child Authorization 
• APH Health Screening Questions related to COVID-19 

Do you have a policy about accepting siblings? 

Yes. If a family is offered a spot and has more than one child that meets the criteria for enrollment, and there is a spot available, then all children within that family will be accepted into the program. (Note: “Sibling” means biological or legally adopted. Cousins, nieces, nephews, and unrelated children in home are not considered siblings.)

Do I need to be a Thinkery member to apply to Little Thinkers Preschool? 

No. The tuition to the Preschool includes a yearlong Thinkery Family Membership. Current Thinkery members will have 12 months added to their memberships.