CLASSES & TUITION
2
YEAR OLDS
YEAR OLDS
3
YEAR OLDS
4
Our unique program for two-year-olds offers all the best parts of our curriculum in an age-appropriate format, with 4:1 student-to-teacher ratio and runs two mornings per week:
Wednesday & Friday 9:15 - 11:30
Registration for the 2024/2025 school year for our 2-year-old program is open to all children born in 2022.
We offer a variety of class options for
3-year-olds, consisting of:
Morning-only classes 9-12 or 9:15-12:15
Extended-day options 9-2:30 or 9:15-2:30
Afternoon-only classes 1-3:30
Extend your child's day by choosing a morning class and Add-on classes for specific days. When attending an Add-on class, your child will be automatically enrolled in our Lunch & Play program, providing lunch supervision and engaging activities between the morning and afternoon classes.
Registration for the 2024/2025 school year for our 3-year-old program is open to all children born in 2021.
We offer a variety of class options for
4-year-olds, consisting of:
Morning-only classes 9-12 or 9:15-12:15
Extended-day options & classes
9-2:30 or 9:15-2:30 or 9:30-2
Afternoon-only classes 1-3:30
Full-day classes 9-3:15 or 9:15-3:15
Some of our extended class options involve choosing a morning class and Add-on classes for specific days. When attending an Add-on class, your child will be automatically enrolled in our Lunch & Play program, providing lunch supervision and engaging activities between the morning and afternoon classes.
Registration for the 2024/2025 school year for our 4-year-old program is open to all children born in 2020.
A DAY IN A LIFE
Learning through play is an important part of how young children develop. Our approach and planning of child activities are both child-centred and directed.
The teachers follow the directions of children and adapt activities in the classroom by observing, documenting, listening and interpreting children’s goals, theories and strategies.
During each class, children have various choices of classroom activities, including:
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Sand / water / sensory area
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Construction & Blook Centre area
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Manipulatives area
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Art area
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Home corner
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Dramatic Play area
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Literacy area
In an average 3-hour preschool class, students divide their time between:
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Classroom
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Preschool Playground
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Preschool Gym (climbers, indoor bikes…)
REGISTRATION
HOW TO APPLY
To be placed on our waitlist for the 2025/2026 preschool year, or our contact list for future years’ registration, please click the button below to add your child to our Contact list.
The Priority Registration period for the 2025/2026 school year is now closed.
The registration window for the 2026/2027 preschool year will be open for one week, starting from January 15, 2026, at 8 AM and concluding on January 22, 2026, at 8 PM.
PRE-REGISTRATION
Please complete this form to ensure we can reach out to you if a spot becomes available in the current school year or for future registration updates.
Note: The "Contact List" button will be disabled during the registration period.
OPEN REGISTRATION
The Priority Registration period will be open on our website for 1-week mid-January. During this time frame click on the “REGISTER NOW” button. Fill out the registration application form with all your child’s information, and your 1st and 2nd choice schedule.
A $125 non-refundable registration processing fee is required upon accepting a spot. This fee secures your placement and helps cover the administrative costs of the registration process.
We do our best to accommodate all families, but we have a limited number of spaces available in each class.
PLACEMENT
(Registration operates on a LOTTERY system)
After the registration period closes, a lottery meeting is convened, including the Executive Director, Registrar and three or more Board Members. This meeting establishes a lottery placement order.
Our placement categories include board/staff, returning students, alumni families, and new students. Following the lottery, the Registrar assigns students to classes based on their lottery number.
If your first and second-choice schedules are full, child will be added to the waitlist. We will contact you with available options, and if all classes are full, your child will be placed on the general waitlist. This process may take approximately 6 weeks.
While we strive to accommodate everyone's preferences, please note that we cannot guarantee specific morning or afternoon placements. Returning students are guaranteed a spot, and availability for alumni and new students is dependent on open spots.
ACCEPTANCE
Once all class spots are filled, we will send offer letters via email, providing steps on how to accept or decline the placement offered to you.
For those we couldn't place in a class, waitlist letters will be emailed, typically in March.
TUITION
2 YEAR OLDS
REGULAR PRICES
*NOT Part of Pilot Program*
TWO DAY CLASSES:
$435/MONTH
WED/FRI
9:15 AM - 11:30 AM
3 & 4 YEAR OLDS
PILOT PROGRAM PRICES
*Guaranteed until March 2026*
2-5 DAY CLASSES/WEEK
UP TO $140/MONTH
6-10 DAY CLASSES/WEEK
UP TO $200/MONTH
3 YEAR OLD CLASSES (2025-2026 PRESCHOOL YEAR)
For Children Born in 2022
4 YEAR OLD CLASSES (2025-2026 PRESCHOOL YEAR)
For Children Born in 2021
2025 - 2026 SINGLE AFTERNOON ADD-ON CLASSES
*FOR 3 & 4 YEAR OLDS, BORN IN YEARS 2021 & 2022*
EACH CLASS: Add $3/DAY
COOKING AFTERNOON CLASS : MONDAYS, 1 - 2:30 PM
CREATIVE MOVEMENT AFTERNOON CLASS : TUESDAYS, 1 - 2:30 PM
MUSIC AFTERNOON CLASS : WEDNESDAYS, 1 - 2:30 PM
SCIENCE AFTERNOON CLASS : THURSDAYS, 1 - 2:30 PM
ART AFTERNOON CLASS : FRIDAYS, 1 - 2:30 PM
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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DO YOU HAVE ANY SPOTS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW?Please email our Registrar to enquire about any current availability, registrar@highlandsearlylearningcentre.ca for more information.
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DOES IT MATTER WHEN I REGISTER DURING THE 2 WEEK REGISTRATION WINDOW IN JANUARY?No – anytime during the registration period is fine. All families— returning and new—who would like to register their child(ren) for September enrollment need to complete our online registration process during the registration period each January. Whether you have added your child to our pre-registration list, or you are a returning family with a child currently enrolled at the preschool, you will be notified in January with instructions on how and when to register online. Our placement process is lottery-based, with class placement preference given to currently enrolled students, siblings, and alumni families.
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WHEN DOES REGISTRATION START?Registration begins in January for the following September and is done online via our website.
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WHERE IS MY CHILD ON THE LIST?We give priority placement to our returning families and their siblings but we always take a large volume of new families each year. Since we are unsure how many families will be returning and if they have siblings it is difficult to accurately know your placement on the list
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HOW DO I GET MY CHILD ON YOUR WAITLIST?Please add your child to our Pre-Registration List by clicking the ‘Add to Pre-Registration List’ icon and fill in your child’s information. Our Registrar will get back to you confirming that your child has been added to the list for the requested year and program. We will also contact you in January of that year regarding important registration dates.
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IF I AM AN INTERNAL/CURRENT FAMILY WHO IS ATTENDING A MORNING CLASS , WILL I BE GUARANTEED MY FIRST MORNING CLASS AGAIN THE FOLLOWING YEAR?With our new 2023/2024 schedule all of current 3-year-old children attending morning class will have enough morning options to potentially register for a 4 year old morning class the following school year, however the placements in the specific classes is not guaranteed.
