University United Methodist Preschool

150 E. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill NC 27514
919-967-8867

Age range: 2–5 years

Tuition: 2- and 3-year-olds (2 days), $126/month; 3-year-olds (3 days), $173/month; 4-year-olds (3 days), $213/month. Also, $70/year supply fee for enrolled 2- and 3-year-olds; $80/year supply fee for enrolled 4-year-olds.

Accreditation: Accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) since 1989

Application deadline: January

Application fee: $25 one-time fee per child, non-refundable

School starts: Day after Labor Day; runs until May

School runs: 2- and 3-year-olds, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 4-year-olds, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Optional Lunch Bunch for 3-year-olds until 1:00 PM.

Class size: 2-year-olds, 10 children; 3-year-olds, 12 children; 4-year-olds, 15 children

Student:teacher ratio: 2-year-olds, 5:1; 3-year-olds, 6:1; 4-year-olds, 7:1

Boy/girl quota: Do try to gender-balance classes

How toilet-trained do children need to be? Age-appropriate; no requirements (4-year-olds who are not trained, a rarity, need parent to come to class to change diapers)

Parental participation required: Partial parent cooperative—parents come into classroom 5 to 6 times/year. They do no "teaching." Scheduled at beginning of school year. Also, each set of parents must participate in 12 hours of work per year per child for the Preschool, outside of the classroom hours. Chores include playground workdays, curriculum morning, parent work nights, take-home tasks from teachers, fundraising efforts, etc.

Special features: We offer a true child's day, with religious education, foreign language, music, and art

Web address: www.chapelhilluumc.org

Last Updated: 12 October 2007

 
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