Date of Lottery
The Department of Human Resources will draw lots for the class of September 2008 preschool openings in the Boston College Children's Center, on Tuesday January 15, 2008.
Eligibility
Children who will be between the ages of 2 years 9 months and 5 years 0 months by September 1, 2008 are eligible for the program. Lots are drawn according to available openings, age group and employee or student category.
How to Register
Interested parents may register for the lottery by printing out the Lottery Form, filling it out,and mailing it back to the address listed on it. For additional questions, please call Barbara Krakowsky at the Children's Center at (617) 552-3089.
Deadline for Registering
December 20, 2007
Lottery/Enrollment Process
BCCC is a preschool program with extended day in the afternoon. Information about the center is on-line under the Dept. of Human Resources Website.
There are 42 full time spaces and the enrollment for open spaces is done through an annual lottery. The application period is Oct 1 to Dec 20 each year. The lots are made up annually and a blind draw is done by the Vice President of Human Resources on (or about) Jan 15 for the places opening the fall of that year. The lottery is constructed to afford all employee/student families an opportunity to access the program. There are Faculty, Prof/Admin, Support Staff, Serv/Tech, Grad & Under Grad family categories. A count of the current members who are staying for next year is taken and priority is given to underrepresented categories. Other areas that impact the lottery are: age group, schedule requested, and gender.
Applicants are placed in lottery categories by the BCCC director according to the information they give on their application. If the applicant has schedule flexibility they are encouraged to indicate this on the application. Once the lots are drawn, parents are informed of their status by e-mail and appointments for tours and intake interviews are scheduled. Parents are asked to read the Parent handbook on the web prior to their intake appointment. The center requests a commitment to accept enrollment or withdraw shortly after the intake interview so that any vacated places can be given to families on the wait list. Once the decision to join BCCC is made, an enrollment process with contract for service and first month’s tuition is initiated. This payment applies to September’s tuition and holds the child’s place in the fall class. This advanced payment is non-refundable. In June a child information packet with permission forms and medical information is processed and child visits are scheduled. September begins the new year.