Enrollment Expectations

Thank you for your interest in the University of Minnesota Child Development Center (UMCDC). To have your child’s name added to the waiting list, complete the application [Word Doc] and return it with the $20 application fee to:

You will be contacted by telephone when your child’s name reaches the top of the waiting list. You should indicate a preferred start date (day, month, year) which is 30 days after the earliest date you would be willing to accept an opening, and/or if you are also willing to flex your preferred start date further. Occasionally, this has helped the Center and families.

You are strongly encouraged to visit/tour the Center prior to being offered an opportunity to enroll. Call 612-625-2273 to make an appointment to join one of our regularly scheduled tours, which are at 9:30am on the first Tuesday of the month or the third Wednesday of the month. Also, please, visit our website.

Priority is given to families already in the center (siblings) that is internal movement. Many of our openings are filled this way - to accommodate families with a child already enrolled at UMCDC. We have a lengthy waiting list for all ages and classrooms. The wait to enroll often takes 16-18 months from your date of application.

If you are offered an opening, you will need to accept or decline the opening within 24 hours of the enrollment offer. We require a two-week written departure notice from families leaving our program. Therefore, you will be given the same amount of time to give your present provider notice if necessary. If you accept the opening, we require payment of a non-refundable $100 registration fee and a non-refundable deposit of $100 toward the first week’s tuition, or the first week’s actual tuition, whichever is less. You will meet with the Enrollment Coordinator and/or Director to go over the enrollment materials and meet with the Area Coordinator/supervisor of the bungalow in which your child is enrolling.

It is your responsibility to notify us of any changes in your address, telephone numbers (work and home), preferred start date, enrollment options and affiliation with the University of Minnesota. You must be affiliated with the University to enroll and to remain enrolled. We will ask you to formally update your application twice annually, in the fall and in the spring, by e-mailing you a waiting list update form and asking that you return it to us by a specific date.

If you have any questions, please call UMCDC at 612-625-2273.