2025-2026 School Year

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE INFORMATION 2025-2026

MORNING SESSIONS

There are three options:

• Two Mornings (Tuesday/Thursday, 8:30-11:30 or 8:45-11:45)
• Three Mornings (Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 8:30-11:30 or 8:45-11:45)
• Five Mornings (Monday through Friday, 8:30-11:30 or 8:45-11:45)

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

There are two options:

• Afternoon Enrichment (until 2:30)
• Afternoon Enrichment with an Extended Day (until 4:00)

REGISTRATION

There are three steps to register:

1. Fill out a Registration Form
   • The form can be found below
2. Submit $200 Registration Fee
   • Non-refundable
   • Same for all registrants
   • Paid by cash or check at school or by Venmo
3. Submit Deposit
   • Non-refundable
   • Amount based on weekly schedule:
     • Two-day sessions = $200 deposit
     • Three-day sessions = $300 deposit
     • Five-day sessions = $500 deposit
     • Afternoon Enrichment = $50 deposit/day of the week
   • Applied toward annual tuition (split among 10 monthly payments)
   • Paid by cash or check at school or by Venmo

Online registration will open on starting at NOON.

• Registration and payment must be received BEFORE your child’s registration will be processed. You will not receive an invoice for the Registration Fee or Deposit.
• Once the Registration Form and Registration Fee and Deposit are received, you will be notified of your child’s placement via email.
• If you choose to accept placement, you must sign the Tuition Agreement within one week to secure your child’s spot.
• Signing the Tuition Agreement holds your child’s spot until the first tuition payment is made on May 1, 2025
• Families will be given their first, second, or third choice as available. If your session of preference is filled or not offered due to low enrollment, you may choose to be placed on a wait list or choose an alternative session. If you do not want to be placed on a wait list, we will refund your registration fee and deposit.
• **Once the school calendar has been set, we will release Afternoon Enrichment tuition amounts based on the number of weeks. For reference, an average session is 32 weeks at a rate of $1,800/year.
• Adding Extended Days to Afternoon Enrichment will also be a year-long program at a cost of $25/day.
• Early Drop-Off will be available at 8:15am daily for an additional fee.
• Sunshine Preschool reserves the right to cancel any session due to insufficient enrollment and will return your deposit if we do not offer a session that fits your schedule.

If you are unable to submit an online form, please speak to the Director for assistance with the process.

For our new families, parents are urged to visit the school prior to admission. Please call or email for an appointment. Viewing the facilities and understanding our school philosophy are necessary before making the decision to choose Sunshine as the right preschool.

TUITION POLICIES

• These terms apply to all families – all payments are collected on a monthly schedule
• If you choose to pay the non-refundable Registration Fee and Deposit by cash or check, this can be submitted at school prior to the registration deadline – this will be considered received upon email confirmation of its receipt.
• Venmo will be used for submitting Registration Fees and Deposits only – monthly tuition invoices will be sent to families through our billing platform.
• If you are applying for Hopkinton Public Preschool and your child is accepted to receive special services, your deposit will be refunded if you give us notice by March 1st. No refunds for this decision can be made after this date.
• Initial payment is due May 1, 2025.  There will be no refunding of this initial payment which assures your child’s spot.
• All students are expected to complete the school year.
• Tuition is due for all weeks of school. There will be NO allowances or make-up days for absenteeism. School days canceled due to circumstances beyond our control (weather, flooding, communicable disease epidemic, acts of nature, and other conditions that may pose safety hazards) will not be made up or refunded, nor will financial credit for future years be provided.
• If you must withdraw your child from school, written notice of withdrawal must be sent to the director, Liz Dacey, 60 days in advance.
• In the event of withdrawal, monthly payments will be due in the amount for 60 days from date of notification.
• The last day we will accept withdrawal without payment in full is January 1, 2025.  After that date, payment through the end of the school year will be required.
• Please be prompt with your tuition payments, which must be made in monthly installments. Payments are due on the first of May, June, September, October, November, December, January, February, March, and April. Late payments without director approval will be subject to a $10/month late fee.
• Students who will not be three years old before September 1, 2025 will be charged a Nursery Class fee of $300 to cover a lower teacher to student ratio. This is reflected in the chart above.

Other payment arrangements can be made with the director.

Child’s Information

First Name *

Last Name *

Name to be used for visual recognition (name tag, mailbox, etc. – only if different from First Name)

Date of Birth *

Gender femalemale

Street Address *

Town/City *

State *

Zip Code *

Primary Language

First Parent

First Name *

Last Name *

Primary Language

Relationship to Child

Home Address

if different from child’s

Cell Phone *

Second Contact Number

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Email Address *

Second Parent

First Name

Last Name

Primary Language

Relationship to Child

Home Address

if different from child’s

Cell Phone

Second Contact Number

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Email Address

Registration Information

First Choice of Session * MWF AMTT AM5 AMS

Second Choice of Session MWF AMTT AM5 AMS

Third Choice of Session MWF AMTT AM5 AMS

If you do not receive any of your choices of session, we will return your deposit and place your child’s name on a waiting list.

Afternoon Enrichment – please check any days you are interested in if we are able to offer (availability TBD)

Mondays

Tuesdays

Wednesdays

Thursdays

Fridays

please check for Extended Days (until 4:00)

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Please check the appropriate Deposit.
Please submit a deposit for your first choice of session. We will adjust if necessary, depending on class placement.

Registration Fee (required)

Deposit (Two Mornings)

Deposit (Three Mornings)

Deposit (Five Mornings)

Deposit (Monday Afternoon Enrichment)

Deposit (Tuesday Afternoon Enrichment)

Deposit (Wednesday Afternoon Enrichment)

Deposit (Thursday Afternoon Enrichment)

Deposit (Friday Afternoon Enrichment)

Total

Enrollment Status * Current FamilyAlumni (sibling)Alumni (parent)General Public

Who may we thank for referring us?

We request that all new families visit the school prior to registering. * We are a returning family.We are a new family and have visited the school.We are a new family and will need to schedule a tour.

Additional Notes:

In order to complete your registration, you must submit Registration Fee ($200) AND Deposits for Morning Session.
Registrations will be processed once Registration Fee and Deposit are received.

Signature *

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By submitting this form, I agree to the following:
I understand that in order to have my child’s registration processed, a non-refundable Registration Fee and Deposit (in the amount totaled above) must be submitted.
I understand that I will be notified of class placement via email. If I choose to accept, I have one week to submit a Tuition Agreement, which reserves my child’s space at Sunshine Preschool until the first tuition payment is due on May 1, 2025. Payments not made by that date will result in forfeiture of reserved space.
Sunshine Preschool reserves the right to cancel any session due to insufficient enrollment. All students are expected to complete the school year.

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