FEES:
Tuition is due by the 5th of each month. Our tuition is
low or on par with other preschool programs in the area, and much less than tuition in metropolitan areas. There is a photo fee that covers a year's worth of
photographs. You will receive about 36 photos per child. This is a way
for parents to see the activities that their children are involved in
at school. There is an insurance fee that pays for the school's liability
coverage. Fees may increase as expenses increase.
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ORIENTATION:
Parents are required to attend in order to get acquainted
with the policies and teachers of Tahoe Community Nursery School. Parents
will be notified of the date.
REGISTRATION:
To enroll your child, you must complete the the registration
forms and releases and submit to the Tahoe Community Nursery School. Registration typically takes place in March/April for the following school year. (Children going on to the Monday-Wednesday-Friday class from the Tuesday-Thursday class need not re-register.) New registrants: Be sure to come early, as there are limited spaces and they fill fast!
FUNDRAISING:
We are a nonprofit school and may have various fund-raisers
throughout the year in order to continue to provide a top quality experience for our children. Parents will be required to volunteer their time for these events, which may change from year to year.
FIELD TRIPS:
In order to provide a well-rounded palette of experiences,
Tahoe Community Nursery School takes the children on several field trips
during the year. If our trip is farther than legs can walk, parents will
need to take their children to the field trip site or arrange car pools
to go on a field trip. California state law requires that all children
ride in car seats until they are 40 pounds or 4 years old. Additionally,
vehicles used for car pooling should be fully safe to drive and hold the
proper insurance.
SNACKS:
Each parent will bring snacks for their child's class
two to three times a year. This provides a variety of different foods
and foods of different ethnic backgrounds. Snacks need to be healthy -
no sweets please! Along with the snacks, parents should provide juice
or milk to drink. The children will bring a cup to school at the beginning
of the year and use it at snack time each day. The child whose parents
brought the snack will get to serve the food. We set aside "party" days
for junk food, but the rest of the days we must ask for healthy snacks.
This includes snacks on your child's birthday - please, no chocolate cupcakes!
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HOLIDAYS:
We follow the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District schedule
and do not have school on holidays, spring break, Christmas break and
other days that TTUSD students are not in session. At orientation, we'll
give you a TTUSD schedule.
SNOW DAYS:
When TTUSD schools are canceled due to snow, we are canceled
as well. You can listen to the radio or TV to find out about a snow day.
Sometimes when weather is too difficult for small children to get out, we will
cancel nursery school even though TTUSD is in session. We'll call to inform
you of this.
NURSERY SCHOOL BOARD:
Tahoe Community Nursery School is a registered nonprofit
organization with a board of directors to make decisions about the school.
The board positions are president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary,
publicity, potluck, fundraising, building & grounds, special events, town
picnic, and registration. If you are interested in being a board member,
ask a teacher how to volunteer.
ALUMNI:
We have alumni that include World Cup skiers, physicists,
doctors, actresses, snowplow drivers, mechanics, entrepreneurs, and many
happy people. We are now teaching some of the children of our former students.
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