Application Information
Applications are accepted all year.
Woodmont Christian Preschool has a lottery based admission process for applicants not currently enrolled in the program and a tenure based process for currently enrolled applicants. Applications for the summer camp and school year are accepted all year, but priority is given to those applications received before the Lottery Application Deadline. The 2010-2011 School Year Lottery Application Deadline was Monday, February 1, 2010.
Applications are given priority in the following order:
1. Woodmont Christian Church members currently enrolled in WCPS
2. Current children enrolled in WCPS
3. Woodmont Christian Church members new to WCPS
4. WCPS legacy/alumni
5. New applicant families
The lottery is processed by an Admissions Committee, which meets during the second week of February to complete enrollment for the following school year. The Admissions Committee reviews the applications and makes placement recommendations. Every effort is made to honor each applicant’s requested days. The number of children with special needs, the physical space available and the boy/girl ratio for each class may influence the specific day or days each child is assigned.
Within the first two groups listed, priority in placement will be given based on the original enrollment date of the family’s first child to attend WCPS. In the event the first child has graduated from the program, the alumnus’ original attendance date will determine priority. For the remaining 3 groups, priority is determined based on a random drawing within each group.
If there are not enough spaces to accommodate multiple families who are requesting the same days, a lottery drawing will occur. For instance, if there are 5 families requesting a Tuesday/Thursday schedule in the 3's and there are only 2 openings remaining, the application dates will be used to determine priority. If those 5 families have the same application date, then spots will be filled by a lottery drawing.
After the Application Deadline cut off date, applications are grouped according to the approved priority grid and presented to the Admissions Committee for consideration.
