The Applications and Admissions Committee will consider each application according to rank on the priority grid established by the Woodmont Christian Preschool Board. Classes are formed based on the age of each child on August 15th. A child entering a WCPS class must be the appropriate age for that class. The goal is to place each child in a group with which he/she can expect to attend kindergarten.
Infants must be 6 months old by August 15th, of the school year they are applying for, in order to attend. While we would like nothing better than to give everyone their pick of days, we know that we cannot accommodate every request.
WCPS has a tenure-based admission process for currently or formerly enrolled families. Applications are ordered by initial date of enrollment, with priority given to active Woodmont Christian Church members. Formerly enrolled families must have attended through the 4s program to be placed in the current family category. Families who are on the current school year wait list may apply for the new school year without paying the application fee again for their child(ren) on the wait list and will be placed in an application status above non church member, new applicants. New applicant families are ordered by random lottery draw, with priority given to active Woodmont Christian Church members.
The WCPS Admissions Committee processes the lottery.
Families applying under WCC member status must be an active church member for one full year at time of application. Active church membership requires consistent attendance and regular tithing.Any applications received after the December 7th cut-off date will be considered on a first come basis, regardless of previous enrollment status. Applicants requesting placement in a classroom that is full will be placed on the waiting list and will be notified if an opening becomes available. The office staff maintains a wait list for filling vacancies that may occur. The wait list does not carry over from one year to the next. Wait list families must reapply for the following year.
Applicants for the 3-year-old program must be fully potty trained to attend school. You can find the policy in Parent Handbook on preschool website.
New applicants for the Pre-K 4 and Pre-K 5 programs are required to give the preschool Director permission to contact your child's current school and may also choose to observe the child in that program.
