University Presbyterian Preschool

209 E. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill NC 27514
919-929-8658

Age range: 2–5 years
Our 5-year-old class is a transitional 5-year-old class for children who are not ready for a full-day Kindergarten. The class has additional structure and instruction from a 4-year-old class. This class can also serve children who just miss the new public school cut-off date of August 31. The cut-off date for the 5-year-old class is October 16 (except for the registration of currently enrolled children).

Tuition: 2- and 3-year-olds: 2 days/week, $145/month; 3 days/week, $217/month. 4-year-olds: 4 days/week, $289/month. 5-year-olds: 5 days/week, $357/month.

Scholarships available: Yes, partial scholarships are available.

Accreditation: UPPS has been accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) since 1987. Substantial changes in philosophy and criteria for accreditation have been instated beginning January 2006. We believe they are both unrealistic and inappropriate for our preschool. In addition, the increased costs of maintaining accreditation will hinder UPPS's mission to continue providing the high quality education associated with this preschool for over 43 years. As a result, UPPS has elected to discontinue its accreditation. Our current accreditation expired in June 2007. Despite this election, UPPS will continue to meet the NAEYC standards under which it was accredited in 2001.

Application deadline: We begin receiving applications for the entry-level class (2-year-olds) on February 1 prior to the year of enrollment. Applications for all other age groups are received year round—on a rolling basis. The cut-off date for those applying to the 2- and 3-year-old classes for the 2009–2010 school year will be August 31. This will comply with the new state cut-off date, which will begin in fall 2009.

Application fee: $30, non refundable

School starts: In September; the Tuesday after Labor Day. Home visits and a short visit day are at the end of August.

School runs: 2-year-olds, 9:10 - 11:45 a.m.; 3-year-olds, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; 4-year-olds, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; 5-year-olds, 8:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Class size: 2-year-olds, 10 children; 3-year-olds, 13 children; 4-year-olds, 21–24 children; 5-year-olds, 18 children

Student:teacher ratio: 2-year-olds, 5:1; 3-year-olds, 6 1/2:1; 4-year-olds, 8:1; 5-year-olds, 9:1

Boy/girl quota: We try to keep equal enrollment

How toilet-trained do children need to be? Not for 2-year-olds. We hope that 3-year-olds are trained.

Parental participation required: We are not a cooperative, but we do have an open door policy and offer parents many ways to volunteer both in and out of the classroom.

Special features: We have a music teacher twice a month and we have creative movement once a month.

Web address: www.upcch.org (follow "Preschool" link)

E-mail address: [email protected]

Last Updated: 23 September 2008

 
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