Date of Lottery
The Department of Human Resources will draw lots for the class of September 2010 preschool openings in the Boston College Children's Center, on Thursday, December 17, 2009.
Eligibility
Children who will be between the ages of 2 years 9 months and 5 years 0 months by September 1, 2010 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
Friday, December 11, 2009
Lottery/Enrollment Process
BCCC is a preschool program with extended day in the afternoon. BCCC's mission is to provide high quality preschool education and care to the children of employees and students.
There are 42 full time spaces and the enrollment for open space is done through an annual lottery. The application period begins in October and ends before the Holiday break (annual dates are on the form). The lots for openings are made up annually and a blind draw is done by the Vice President of Human Resources. The lottery takes place at the end of Fall session. A lottery system is utilized 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 is taken and priority for openings is given to full time applicants and underrepresented categories. Other areas that impact the lots drawn are: age group, schedule requested, and gender.
Applicants are placed in lottery categories by the BCCC director according to the information given 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 vacancies can be given to families on the wait list. Once the decision to join BCCC is made, an enrollment process with a contract for service and a one month’s advanced tuition is initiated. This tuition payment holds the child’s place in the fall class. This advanced payment is non-refundable. In June, an information packet with registration, permission forms and medical/health documentation is processed. School visits for the children are also scheduled. The new school year begins in early September.