About the Application Process
Apply to join us! Families Together Cooperative Nursery School (FTCNS) is a non-sectarian school that admits, welcomes, and nurtures children and families with different abilities, family structures, socio-economic levels, and cultural, ethnic, linguistic, gender, religious, racial, and other social identities. We endeavor to balance the following priorities in our approach to admissions:
- Giving students an equal chance to attend FTCNS and avoiding admissions processes that individually evaluate students or their families or give priority admissions to certain students in a non-transparent way.
- Constructing and maintaining a diverse school community that celebrates and reflects the differences in students and families social identities and reflects the demographics of our surrounding community.
FTCNS offers priority enrollment to returning students and siblings. Returning families should submit their application by February 1, 2024 to receive priority enrollment.
In order to keep the admissions process impartial and open to all families, FTCNS admits new students through a blind lottery after returning student/sibling enrollment is completed. Once lottery numbers have been assigned, we make every effort to give families their first choice of class/classes in lottery order, while attempting to balance for diverse classes.
To be included in the lottery, new families should submit a completed application and a $50 non-refundable application fee by March 1, 2024. Applications received after March 1, 2024 will be considered in the order they are received. Acceptance letters and contracts or wait list letters will be emailed within one week of the application deadline.
How to Apply
- Complete an online application (links below). One application per child.
- Submit a non-refundable $50 application fee (new families only, one application fee per family/not per child). The application fee may be waived in cases of financial hardship. Contact admissions@ftcns.org for details.
- Learn more about Families Together by going through our virtual, self-led “Intro to Families Together” presentation. You can access it HERE.
- Join us at an Admissions event!
- If you have any questions, please contact us.
2024-2025 School Year Application & Class Offerings
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