515 East Winmore Avenue
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
919-929-7060
Email: [email protected]
Age range: 6 weeks – 12 years
Tuition: Varies by age, days/hours attended, program type (preschool, after-school, kindergarten, summer Camp)
Scholarships available: Based on Need
Accreditation: All NC Legacy Preschools are 5 STAR and all Legacy Academy Preschools in the nation are required to be NAEYC accredited within 2-3 years of opening. Legacy Academy, Chapel Hill Preschool is 5 STAR and is currently working on national accreditation.
Application deadline: Currently enrolling, please call 919.929.7060 to arrange a tour and preschool consultation with one of our Directors.
Application fee: $25 one time, Registration Fee $150.00 annually
School starts: 7:00 am
School runs: until 6:00 pm
Class size: Each classroom maximum number and ratio is aligned with NC 5 Star Criteria. For example, there is a maximum of 8 infants/infant room, and a maximum of 4 infants/teacher.
Student:teacher ratio: The maximum number of children per teacher is listed below, in many cases the number of children per teacher may be Lower. 6 wks – 12 mo • 4:1 13 mo – 24 mo • 5:1 25 mo – 36 mo • 8:1 37 mo – 48 mo • 9:1 Preschool 4’s – early 5s • 12:1 After School/Summer Campers • 14:1
Boy/girl quota: Strive for balance, no quota
How toilet-trained do children need to be? Not required
Parental participation required: Parents are partners in the growth, development and education of their child. Regular progress assessments are conducted and reviewed with parents. Parents are provided with daily summaries of their child’s activities and are encouraged, but not required, to participate in class time, activities, and events scheduled throughout the year.
Special features:
• LA curriculum promotes learning and development in each of the following domains: social, emotional, physical, language, and cognitive while focusing on the whole child. Children are actively involved throughout the day in multisensory activities inside and out including art, music, language including foreign language, emergent literacy, brain-power and physical activities designed to be fun and nurturing.
• LA Chapel Hill provides optimal nutrition for snacks and midday meals including the freshest natural foods, complete proteins and dairy-free of antibiotics, hormones, fertilizers and dyes of concern. We believe optimal nutrition enhances optimal learning.
• For parents that need a nurturing and quality care litmus test, or have been looking for something
more for their child, our program standards are research based, approved, referenced and implemented by leading professionals in the field and are a proven indicator for individualized
school success.
Update; November 2013
