ENROLLMENT:
TMO does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, or national or ethnic origin in regard to applicants or staff. Consideration will
be given to children with special needs.
Priority for enrollment is given to the following:
- Incumbents/siblings of incumbents
- Siblings of Alumni
- New Families
DEFINITIONS:
Incumbents: A child currently enrolled in TMO that will be enrolling again for the following year.
Siblings of Alumni: A child from a family that has previously attended TMO.
New Families: A family that has never had a child enrolled in TMO.
ENROLLMENT PERIODS:
In-House Enrollment (Incumbents and Siblings of Alumni): Applications due - February
5, 2010.
INCUMBENTS AND SIBLINGS OF ALUMNI WHO MISS THE EARLY ENROLLMENT CUT-OFF WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE RULES
OF OPEN ENROLLMENT. NO PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN ONCE IN-HOUSE ENROLLMENT IS COMPLETE.
Open Enrollment (New Families): Applications now accepted
Applications are available outside the TMO classrooms or by calling
Ashley Clapp, Registrar, at (802) 649-7110,
or you may download the application on this website.
A nonrefundable fee of $25 must accompany the application. Upon acceptance into TMO, families will receive a
Reservation Form which must be completed and returned to the Registrar with a $150 deposit. A waiting list for
each class is maintained.
CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
TMO offers four classes:
- The Blue Door Room. Two groups for children that will be
2 years old by September 30, 2010, but do not turn 3 before
July 1, 2010:
- A 3-day class meeting on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
- A 2-day class meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- Red Door Room: Class 1 consists of children who will be at least 16 months old by September 30, 2010. Class 2 consists of children who will
be 2 years old by September 30, 2010, but do not turn 3 before July 1, 2010:
- Class 1 meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- Class 2 meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Each class is limited to 12 children. Each classroom will have a teacher, a classroom assistant and a helping parent. Children are generally grouped by age; however,
the age ranges of the groups may vary or even overlap according to enrollment and the lottery. The teaching staff, with consideration of the children's needs,
determines final class placement.
While the TMO philosophy will be the cornerstone of both the Red and Blue Door classrooms, the day-to-day experiences will vary according to the age of the
children, the character of each class, our shared resources, and the teacher's discretion. This flexible approach, in the end, better serves the children at TMO.
ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURE:
- At the close of in-house enrollment, all incumbent applications are compiled and drawn randomly. Each child will be placed in the requested class
in order of drawing.
- The procedure will then be repeated for siblings of alumni.
- This same procedure will be followed for new families at the close of open enrollment.
- If the requested class becomes full before your child's name has been drawn, your child will be offered a spot in an alternate class and/or placed
on the waiting list.
RESERVATION AND TUITION:
Upon completion of class assignments, you will receive a
Reservation Form indicating your child's class placement.
Tuition is $1,390 for 2-day classes, and $2,040 for 3-day classes. The signed Reservation Form and a $150 deposit must be received by the stated deadline to
secure your child's placement.
EMERGENCY AND HEALTH FORMS:
Once the Reservation Form and $150 deposit are received, parents are sent a packet of materials. This packet includes the
Emergency, Health, and Child Profile Forms. These forms must be returned to the Director at the TMO Parent Meeting in September.
Children may not attend class without these forms unless TMO has a Certificate of Religious Exemption
in a Child Care Program form on file in lieu of the state required physical examinations and/or immunizations!
WITHDRAWAL POLICY:
Parents wishing to relinquish their child's spot must notify the Registrar in writing by June 30, 2010. Parents who withdraw their
child before June 30, 2010 will forfeit the $150 deposit unless another child fills the reserved spot prior to the first week of school.
Parents who withdraw their child after June 30, 2010 will: (1) forfeit their $150 deposit, and (2) be required to pay tuition for the full
school year unless the spot is filled by another child, in which case the parents will be required to pay only for the period of time
when the spot was unfilled. If, at any time during the school year, the Lead Teacher and Board of Directors of TMO recommend an alternative
placement for a child, this financial obligation will be waived.
