Waitlist FAQ's
1) What is my place on the wait list?
There is not a simple answer to this question. In terms of the date you got on the waitlist, you might be 30th. But, you may be the 10th in line for an infant spot. And, if there are 9 people ahead of you for infant spots, 3 of them may not want a spot until after your preferred date. In addition, sometimes a spot must be filled with a child born in a certain month because of when that child will need to transition to the next room, and the child at the bottom of the list is the only one born in the needed time frame. Because of these types of factors, we cannot give simple answers to the question of where you are on the waitlist.
2) How long will it take to get until I get a spot at the center?
In addition to the issues described above, there sometimes are unexpected openings that we need to fill on short notice. We may have to go all the way down the wait list before we find someone who can start on short notice.
4) What happens if you offer me a spot and I decline?
If you decline the spot, you may be moved to the bottom of the list with the date that the spot was offered as your new date that you were placed on the waitlist. We won’t move you down the list in an instance where we offer the spot to you on short notice (i.e., we don’t give you at least 1 month’s notice in advance of the start date) or the offer we make to you is not within 1 month of your preferred start date
5) Can I email or call to check my place on the waitlist?
Absolutely! We like to hear from families on the waitlist. Please do not feel like you are bothering us. By contacting us, it lets us know that you are still interested in joining the Center, even if you got on the list several months ago. We prefer email, but feel free to call as well.
6) Why do I have to pay $50 to get on the wait list?
Managing the wait list takes a great deal of time and effort. We often have several hundred families on the wait list at one time. We try very hard to keep in contact with all of these families and we expend numerous resources in doing so. We are a non-profit organization and need to do our best to recover all of the resources we expend in our operations. The wait list fee will be applied to your registration fee if your child is enrolled in the Center.