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ELP Application

Applications are being accepted for the 2024-2025 School Year. Children who will be turning 3 years old, 4 years old and will be 5 years old on or after September 2, 2024. Students who will be turning 3 years old within the school year will start on their third birthday. ELP does not have programing for students who are Kindergarten age eligible (5 years old by September 1, 2024) in the upcoming school year.

Open House at Ox Ridge Elementary School, will be determined shortly.

Parents will be notified/emailed by email that their application was received.

Tuition

Tuition for the 2023-2024 school year is $7,630.00 (plus a 3% processing fee). The anticipated 2024-2025 Tuition is $7,975.00 However, the final tuition amount is determined each year in February by the Board of Education, during its budgeting process. Please note that the processing fee for next year will be raised to 3.5%, due to an increase in merchant fees.

Upon acceptance to the program, payment of your non-refundable deposit of approximately 10% of the tuition, or $800.00, and the remainder of your tuition payments can be made by Visa or MasterCard. After payment of your initial deposit, the remaining balance can be paid with two options: payment in full by August 31st (you will receive a 2% discount for this option) or in three recurring payments on 8/31, 11/30 and 2/28. If you have any questions regarding payment, please contact Celeste Forster, our Accountant, at cforster@darienps.org

For Questions About the Application Process:

Please contact Laura Straiton at elp@darienps.org

Child's Information

Child's First Name *

Child's Last Name *

Sex *

Age *

Date of Birth *

Address *

Address 2

City *

State *

Zip *

Home Phone *

Home School *

Family Information

Mother/Guardian

Mother/Guardian *	Email *
Work Phone *	Cell Phone *
Is address same as child? * Yes No
If different, indicate address and home phone

Father/Guardian

Father/Guardian *	Email *
Work Phone *	Cell Phone *
Is address same as child? * Yes No
If different, indicate address and home phone

Parent Completing Application * Mother Father

Siblings

	Sibling's Name	Age	School (if applicable)
1
2
3
4

Development Milestones

At what age approximately did your child:

Sit *	Crawl *
Walk *	Toilet Train *

Speak...

Several Words *	Short Sentences *
Complete Sentences *	Child's dominant language *
Language(s) spoken in the home *

Has your child received any medical attention for the following reason?

Other

Has your child ever been separated from you? *
Yes No

If so, how does she/he react?

What has been your child's experience with other children? (Play groups, day care, nursery schools, etc.)

Development Milestones

What are your child's interests?

What do you consider to be your child's strengths?

What else would you like us to know about your child?

Why would you like your child to participate?

What do you hope your child will gain from his/her preschool experiences?