Application and Tuition Information
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Application Process
Waiting List and Enrollment Forms
The ELC primarily serves the families of faculty, staff or students at the University of Louisville and residents of Family Scholar House and siblings of children already enrolled as the family already relies on the ELC for care. While other families may apply, including UofL Health families, spaces will first be offered to UofL and Family Scholar House families. After those priority groups are served, we will offer remaining spaces to other applicants.
It is not possible to predict when an opening may be available, as we tend to remain fully enrolled. If a family moves away during the year, we will use the waiting list to fill the vacancy. Multiple openings across the center usually become available in mid-August when our older children leave us for kindergarten and the younger children move up to an older classroom.
The ELC is a partnership between the University of Louisville and Family Scholar House (FSH). FSH owns a predetermined number of enrollment spaces. If they have not used all of their spaces, new FSH residents receive placement priority.
When an opening becomes available, we will send you an email using the address given on the waiting list application. You will have 48 hours to respond. If you choose to decline the offer, you will remain on the waiting list. If we do not receive a response within 48 hours, we will offer the opening to the next child on the waiting list. Please carefully consider any placement offer as it may take an extended time before we can make another. If you need to update your information, please contact our front desk at 502-852-3521.
- Waiting List Application [PDF]
Waiting List Approx
The Early Learning Campus is a high quality, accredited early
childhood environment with caring and skilled teachers, which
means that families must sometimes wait for an opening.
Unfortunately, it is not possible for us to predict when a space will
become available for your child as there are multiple factors (e.g.,
sibling priority and Family Scholar House use of their owned
spaces) that contribute to placements. We use our waiting list to
fill all spaces. Most openings become available at the start of each
new school year in August when our preschoolers leave us for
kindergarten and the younger children move to new classrooms.
Occasionally, openings become available during the school year if
families move from the area but most families stay through the
year.
We cannot guarantee a start date or make any promises. In
general, children three-years and up may be able to enroll more
quickly than infants or toddlers. Quality infant/toddler care is in
very high demand and the spaces are limited. At the present time,
families with infants/toddlers can expect an approximate wait for
1 to 1 1/2 years. That is not to say that earlier is not possible.
Sometimes families turn down offers and we are able to offer the
openings to families further down on the waiting list.
We realize that families are hoping to get a space more quickly
but cannot skip over anyone on the waiting list. If you are truly
interested in our center, applying for the waiting list and patience
are a must. We strongly recommend that you attend one of our
tours for prospective families, which are held on the 2nd and 4th
Thursday of every month at 10:30 AM before applying for our
waiting list to be sure that the ELC is a good fit for your family.
More information and waiting list forms can be found at
louisville.edu/education/elc
Thank you!
Contact Paige Shank at paige.shank@louisville.edu or 502-852-3521 with questions about the waiting list.
To apply, mail or drop off the application and application fee to:
University of Louisville
Attn: Dr. Jill Jacobi-Vessels, Executive Director
Early Learning Campus
409 Reg Smith Circle
Louisville, KY 40208
Checks should be made payable to the University of Louisville with ELC and your child's name written on the memo line.
Tuition Rates
Fees are based upon classroom assignment and do not change on individual birthdays. Weeks with holidays, inclement weather closings, and child absence due to illness will be billed at the full weekly rate. The ELC does not charge tuition during annual staff training week in August or winter break in December. Families are responsible for continuous payments until they withdraw their child or the child graduates from the ELC and moves to kindergarten.
| Waiting list application fee | $100 |
| Tuition deposit for new students | One week's tuition for assigned classroom |
| Annual re-enrollment fee | $50 |
Full Day Program
| Classroom Weekly Rate | |
|---|---|
| Peas, Tadpoles, Turtles* | $271.00 |
| Turtles*, Explorers, Travelers, Dreamers | $256.00 |
| Caterpillars, Fish, Stars | $236.00 |
| Jungle, Iguanas | $221.00 |
*The Turtles classroom typically begins the year with eight older infants and transitions to a toddler classroom mid-way through the year. Turtles families will be charged infant fees ($271/week) until the director determines that the room is ready to transition to a toddler room ($256/week) with a total of 12 children.
Late Pick Up Fees
Families who do not pick up their children by 5:30 p.m. will incur a late fee of $15 per every 5 minutes after 5:30 p.m. Late fee payments are due the following business day.