How do I enroll?

How to Pursue Information and Enrollment for 2022-23 School Year

The following information is for parents interested in enrolling their child(ren) in our upcoming School Year 2022-2023 after having reviewed our menu links and taken a live, on-campus, private tour and Q&A session.

1. Request an application for each child you would like to enroll and submit it (two documents) along with a family photo and a $100 application fee payable via Venmo to @barbette-ds for the first child and $75 each for subsequent children. The Priority Application Deadline for School Year 2022-23 is Mar. 31, 2022. If we have not filled all our positions at that time, we will schedule a second application deadline of April 30, 2022.

• The application fee is refundable in cases where no opening arises in your child’s age and gender after two years in the waiting pool. However, when an opening arises and the application processing begins, the fee is non-refundable.

2. For children who are not age eligible to enroll in the upcoming school year, but will be for School Year 2023-24 or 2024-25, parents may be interested in submitting a "Priority Tour Request" with $50 non-refundable fee to receive priority communication from us re: priority tour scheduling, which tour then allows you to submit an application at the beginning of the year your child becomes age eligible to apply/enroll. Please note that this Priority Tour Request and fee have no impact on the application process once the official application is received.

NOTE: del Sol does not enroll children via a Wait List common to many preschools where children are accepted according to the date their parents put their name on such a list and from which children are enrolled in sequential order with no regard to enrollment balance in gender, race, and cultural differences. del Sol enrolls via an Application System, in which children and parents and dS Director get to know each other via the many sharings on the application, through the Basic Life Skills form, through verbal conversations with each other and with former teachers, professionals, and via the Child Observation Visit. Both parents and dS evaluate the relationship between home and school as to their mutual compatibility with dS's educational philosophy of education, and acceptance into dS is scrutinized as to how the individual child will impact the particular cohort and the whole school community.

3. Receive notification that we are beginning the application process (which entire process takes approximately 2 - 3 weeks) depending on the timely cooperation of your child's current/previous teachers and professional resources). We will first read your application carefully, appreciating the personal info, depth, and details you share with us. If there are ommissions or clarifications needed we will contact you for that. Then,

• We will converse with any previous/current teachers and professional resources to deepen our knowledge of your child's development and needs. Please contact them to let them know their subjective/professional observations and experience with your child is a critical component to our application process, and that we would appreciate having a short phone chat with them hearing their perspective on your child's development, strengths, challenges, interests, passions, uniqueness, needs, and how they got along in previous group settings.

• We will schedule an observation of your 4 - 6 yr old at del Sol, aka child (observation) visit or playdate, in our child-centered outside environment, preferably when school is in session. We will schedule 3 year olds' visit at del Sol when school is not in session.

• If we determine at any point during the application process that additional info may be needed, we will request it.

• If we determine at any point during the application process that dS is not a good match for your child's development/flourishing, we will relay that to you.

4. Receive notification of your enrollment status.

5. If offered enrollment, you will receive our enrollment contract with tuition and fees due as listed in your contract. (The amount of Tuition & Fees due is explicitly outlined on our web page "Tuition & Fees.")

6. Receive required State of California Department of Social Services info and forms, complete as indicated, and return to del Sol according to the date given.

7. The Parent Handbook will follow as well as other relevant news re: student/family socials occurring during the late spring and summer months :)