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Q: When can I register for Playschool?
You can pick up a registration packet beginning on March 15, 2010 from Lions Center East and Central Park. Registration for the 2010-2011 school year begins:
Saturday, April 3, 2010: Resident's Priority Registration at Central Park only,
for returning students and their siblings.
Monday, April 5, 2010: New Resident - students who reside in Rancho
Cucamonga, at Lions Center East or online.
Monday, April 12, 2010: All students residing outside the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, at Lions Center East or online.
Click here to register for classes online.
Click here to download the registration form (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
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Q: How do I register for Playschool?
Cut-off date for online registration is July 15, 2010. All participants may register at Lions Center East in person Monday-Thursday from 8:30am-2:30pm, mail-in to 9191 Base Line Road, fax-in to (909) 477-2791 and in the drop box located in the Lions East parking lot. All registrations must include the following:
- A completed registration form (click here to download the form).
- Proof of age
- Proof of residency (checks and drivers license are not accepted)
- $30 Resident/$40 Non-Resident deposit for each child per class.
Registrations submitted after July 1, 2010 will require that the first tri-annual payment be made in full. Please contact the registration office for exact fees.
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Q: When are my payments due?
Payments for Playschool are billed tri-annually and cover a period of time. You do not need to register for each trimester, you will be billed and sent an invoice a few weeks before the payment due date. The payment schedule for the 2010-2011 school year is as follow:
- July 22, 2010: First Quarter Payment Due
- October 13, 2010 : Second Quarter Payment Due
- February 2, 2011 : Third Quarter Payment Due
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Q: Do I get prorated for missed classes?
Unfortunately, Playschool will not be able to prorate any missed classes due to illness, vacations or other circumstances. Playschool does prorate for holidays the City observes, such as Veteran's Day and Memorial Day.
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Q: What do I do if my child contracts a communicable disease?
Children who contract a contagious illness (chicken pox, lice, etc.) are required to be reported immediately to the Playschool Office by the parent/guardian. Playschool Instructors are required to inform all parents/guardians of the infected/sick participants’ condition and post a notice on the classroom door. The infected/sick child will not be allowed to return to class without a doctor’s note. Children with chicken pox are required to have the sores scabbed over prior to returning to class. Contagious illness, disease or condition instances are handled on a case-by-case basis.
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Q: Where is Playschool located?
Playschool has five sites, remember that registration is only taken at Lions Center East:
Lions Center East
9191 Baseline Road
Click here to view map/directions
Lions Center West
9161 Baseline Road
Click here to view map/directions
Goldy S. Lewis Center
11200 Baseline Road
Click here to view map/directions
Mulberry Early Education Center
8435 Archibald Avenue, Room 101
Click here to view map/directions
Frost Early Education
12860 Banyan Street, Room 101
Click here to view map/directions
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Q: I don’t know who my child’s instructor is.
Q: What do I do if my child needs to take medication during class?
City staff, contractors, and or volunteers are strictly prohibited from dispensing medication of any kind (including scheduled or emergency medications). Parents/Guardians are required and responsible to plan child medication dosing around the class schedule. Parents/Guardians are instructed to inform the Playschool Instructor/Aide of any kind of medication the participant is currently taking and all side effects that can affect the child’s behavior.
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Q: What if my child has a severe allergy?
In cases of severe allergies, all participants that attend the classroom with the child who has the allergy will be prohibited from bringing such food items into the classroom. Playschool’s first priority is to ensure the safety and well being for all its participants.
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Q: When is the first day of Playschool?
The first day of Playschool for the 2010-2011 school year is Monday, August 16, 2009
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Q: When is Playschool Graduation?
For the graduating class of 2009-2010, graduation is May 14, 2010. For the graduating class of 2011, graduation is to be announced.
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Q: When is the last day of Playschool?
The last day of Playschool for the 2009-2010 school year is May 13. The last day of Playschool for the 2010-2011 school year is May 12.
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Q: When does Playcamp 2010 start?
Online registration begins February 22nd for residents, and March 1st for non-residents. Walk-in registration begins March 8th for residents and March 15th for non-residents. Playcamp 2010 starts June 1, 2010 and ends July 22, 2010.
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Q: Which holidays does Playschool observe?
There will be no Playschool on the following days for the 2009-2010 school year.
- September 6 Labor Day
- November 11 Veteran's Day
- November 22-26 Fall Recess
- December 20-31 Winter Recess
- January 17 Martin Luther King Day
- February 11 Lincoln’s Birthday
- February 21 Presidents Day
- March 21-25 Spring Recess
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