~ Enrollment ~
Readiness | Starting School | FAQs | Waiting List
We offer: 8:30am to 3pm, before and after child care (and limited 2 or 3 day enrollments on both campuses’.)
Please use the links below to read more and print out our forms to learn more about Kinder Haus enrollment and procedures. Contracts which are signed and mailed in, will be copied to provide a record for you.
You may come in to Kinder Haus for registration, or you may choose to download the enrollment forms, complete, sign and mail in with your $150.00 registration fee. We will be happy to work with you. Office hours are M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Please call or email us to call you in order to acquire fee information. Fees differ between classes and campuses.
Note: Theses forms are in <.pdf> format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, please click here.
Enrollment in our Program is open to all races and nationalities. We celebrate the diversity and richness of culture it brings to us.
Screening is not a part of our Admissions Policy. Enrollment is on a space available basis.
(PDF) Student Questionairre. Ages 3 and Under.
Student Questionairre. Ages 3 to 6.
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Ways Parents Can Support Children’s Developmental Readiness
Parents frequently ask what they can do to help their children receive maximum benefit from our program. With the help of the teachers, the following list has been prepared. We hope you find it helpful.
Expect your child to follow directions consistently.
Encourage your child to sit at the table quietly, waiting to be served. Ask your child to remain at the table until excused. (We do not carry food or drink around.)
Play turn taking games, so your child learns they do not need to be first all the time.
Provide shelves at their level for toys and books. Encourage pick-up when child is finished playing.
Ask child to come when they wish to speak with you, rather than the child calling out to you and expecting you to respond.
Encourage soft speaking voices in your home. (Walking instead of running inside, too.)
“Please”, “Thank You”, “May I please”, are truly MAGIC WORDS. Nice manners are a tremendous asset all your child’s life.
Verbalize and accept feelings — “I see you’re angry/disappointed. I am sometimes too.”
Teach your child to ALWAYS thoroughly wash their hands before eating, after toileting or blowing their nose.
YES, — do teach your child how to blow his/her nose!
Provide your child a place to hang up jackets and coats. Expect it to be done.
Encourage self-dressing.
Make reading a part of your child’s every day. Ask your child about the story.
Listen to your child talk.
Get a Library card and use it as a family.
Involve your child in household tasks. They love it! It’s empowering to them, creates sense of being a contributing member of the family, teaches responsibility, and establish life long patterns. If you let them do it now, while they are little, it will be a part of their family life! Who cares if the folded towels are crooked or the bedspread isn’t perfect? It will get better.
HAVE FUN, and having FUN is a great part of life–one for which we sometimes fail to make enough time.
Limit TV and video to a minimum, not a daily activity. Kids who watch a lot of TV have trouble focusing on reality.
When talking about letters, refer to the sound they make, not only the name!
Encourage children to hold pencils properly.
If your child wishes to write their name, or letters at home, please do not use capital letters unless one is required.
Do not ask children to do academic work at home, unless they ask you.
Do not correct academic work.
If we are learning about a special interest topic at school, extend it into the home with books, maps discussions, etc.
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K.H.’97 develop readiness
12/18/2002
STARTING SCHOOL_________________________
We are looking forward to the beginning of your child’s enrollment at Kinder Haus. You may be wondering, “What can I do to make his/her transition as smooth as possible?” We have put together a few suggestions that may be of help to you:
Provide your child with opportunities to separate from you, if they have not previously been in child-care settings.
Encourage ability to nap (go to sleep) without a parent. It will help to get your child’s schedule regulated so that he/she will be used to waking up, eating breakfast and dressing at the same time he/she will when attending school. Although sleep needs vary, by observing your child’s temperament in the mornings you can adjust bedtime accordingly. If a child is cross and does not eat well before coming they are not likely to be happy (twelve hours per night is recommended by Dr. Morris Fishbein,) The New Illustrated Medical and Health Encyclopedia.
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At Kinder Haus he/she will receive a snack about 9:00 a.m. and lunch will be about 11:30-11:45 a.m. Is this compatible with his/her current routine? Toddlers snack: (9:00 a.m. and have lunch around 11:00-11:15 a.m.
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Rest time will be after lunch-approximately 11:45-12:00 (Please tell us how long you expect him/her to sleep) Toddler rest time is 11:30 a.m.
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Drive by frequently, if possible, to let your child see his/her “new school”. Talk about the playground, etc…
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Provide clothing that is easy for you child to pull up or down while toileting so he/she is not frustrated. For ease in diapering, please use clothing with snap bottoms.
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If your child is potty trained, teach your child to go to potty alone while at home, so they don’t associate toileting with you being there. Show him/her how to use toilet paper and how to properly wipe. Encourage him/her to flush toilet. (put seat up & down boys).
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Please insist upon hand-washing everytime your child uses the bathroom. This is a most important factor in keeping germs from spreading from child to child.
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Hand-washing before eating and eating seated at a table are good habits to encourage.
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To help your child develop “good listening ears”, give simple directions at home, i.e. “Please stay seated until you are excused,” or “Please put this toy back on the shelf now.”
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These steps fall into five main categories: Separation skills, Routine (which provides proper rest and food), Preparation for new environment. Toilet Training and Following Directions.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: How do your students adapt to traditional elementary schools after having so much freedom? What about academic success?
A: Much of the feedback we receive from alumni parents and elementary teachers is very positive. The most common compliment is that the students have wonderful manners. They generally have broad knowledge of the world around them, especially Science, Geography, and interpersonal relationships. Test scores (although we disagree with some current methods of standardized testing) show strength in reading skills, mathmatics, and problem solving ability.
Q: How do you handle discipline problems?
A: Many misbehaviors observed in an early childhood program are normal parts of development. Teachers respond by giving children the language/verbal skills needed to interact appropriately. Techniques for changing behavior are positive reinforcement, role modeling, lessons in courtesy, manners, and working closely with parents.
We offer resources and parenting workshops in order to help you guide your child toward developing self-control.
Q: Do I have to pay tuition if my child gets sick or if we go on vacation?
A: Enrolling your child is a mutual commitment entered to ensure that your child is well cared for. In order to do that we do not over-enroll our classes, we stay true to our teacher/child ratios. Your child is guaranteed a spot, a reserved space for that session. We treat our staff as professionals and their pay does not fluctuate according to class size.
Therefore tuition is based on the entire term and is due regardless of illness or absences.
Waiting Lists
As we do not over-enroll our classes, we must start waiting lists when we reach the maximum number of students allowed in each class. Your registration fee is required in order to hold your child’s place on the waiting list until a space becomes available. ($125.00). This is a non-refundable fee.
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