enrollment at apple ridge academy
Thank you for your interest in Apple Ridge Academy! Our program, as well as several other quality programs in our area, have been experiencing an incredibly high demand for high-quality early education services over the past couple of years. We are incredibly fortunate to continue to have consistently full classrooms at both of our Apple Ridge Academy locations! We recognize, however, that this means that we may not have the opportunity to welcome all of the families in our communities into our programs here at Apple Ridge. For this reason, we do have a waiting list that we keep a diligent watch on and give great care and consideration to.
Though we currently have no projected availability in our programs for 2023 or early 2024 based on our current enrollment, we are continuously evaluating our enrollment ~12-18 months in advance, and in some cases for the younger age groups, up to 24 months. It is not uncommon for families interested in infant and toddler care to join the waiting list when pregnant, but not see availability open up until their child is two or three years old. We typically have greater opportunity to welcome more families in our Jr. Preschool, Preschool, PreK and 4K programs.
There are always situations in which availability in any age group may open up unexpectedly sooner, which really could happen at any time. This may occur if/when a currently enrolled family moves away, changes jobs, switches their schedule or withdraws for any reason... and when this does happen, we will reach out to families on our waiting list right away to offer an enrollment opportunity at Apple Ridge!
If your family is interested in being placed on our waiting list for future enrollment consideration, please review the information below and then follow the link and complete the requested information to be added to the waiting list.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to our Executive Director, Ashley French, if you have any questions about the waiting list process for our program. Ashley can be reached via e-mail at ashley@appleridgeacademy.com.
Unfortunately, we are not currently hosting one-on-one tours unless we are able to offer a space to your family, however, we are doing ~2 open houses per year. If you would like to be on our communications list for monthly waiting list updates and information or future open house information, please use the link below to join our waiting list.
We hope to be in touch soon and to have the opportunity to welcome your family to Apple Ridge Academy in the months or years ahead! :)
has it been challenging for your family to find high-quality childcare?
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