Registration Information

Fall 2024 Registration begins Monday, February 5th at 9 am.

Age Guidelines

Preschool Explorers: Children must be 2 years by the first day of class.  This program is held in a fall and spring session.  You must register for each session individually. Registration for fall sessions will begin in April 1st and registration for spring sessions will begin in November 1st.

Pre-Wee Folks Program: Children must be 2 ½ years old by September 1st.  Pull-ups allowed.

Wee Folks Program: Children must be 3 years old by September 1st, toilet trained, no pull ups.

Adventurers Multi-age Program: Children must be 3.5 years old by September 1st, toilet trained, no pull ups.

Pre-K Program: Children must be 4 years old by September 1st and eligible for kindergarten in the following fall.

Registration Policies

  1. Registration will open in February and can be completed online or in person at the Centre.
  2. Minimum payment due at time of registration is the first month’s tuition payment. 
  3. A copy of child’s birth certificate as proof of age is required at registration for all new students.
  4. The IL Department of Health Medical with current immunizations is due before the first day of class.
  5. Any withdrawal or cancellation requests received after July 1st for any reason will result in the loss of 1st month’s tuition fee.
  6. Families with multiple children will receive a discount of 10% off the youngest child’s tuition.  The oldest child’s tuition will be full price.
  7. If you are eligible for a discount, please note only ONE discount may be utilized for preschool tuition.  You will need to choose either the Pay in Full discount or the 2nd Child Discount at the time of registration.

Preschool Payments

Fees are for the entire school year term September through May with the exception of the Preschool Explorers program.

Families have the following payment options.

  1. Pay the full year tuition fee at time of registration and receive a 5% discount at time of registration.  This will be your only opportunity to receive this discount. 
  2. Installment Payment Plan: Full year fee is split into eight installment payments. The first payment is due at time of registration. Each subsequent payment is due on the first of the month starting October 1st through April 1st.  You will also have the opportunity to enroll in the Automatic Payment program.

For more information, contact the program supervisor, Kerry Reynolds at reynolds_k@cityofelgin.org.