Enrollment & Tuition
Instead of visiting the Early Childhood Center before beginning the application process, new families should submit their waitlist application and work with the ECC team in getting introduced to the Center upon acceptance. In person tours will be available during the Summer 2021 program, call to schedule. Virtual tour options with classroom lead teachers may be made available Spring 2021 semester.
Enrollment
Children are placed in class groups according to age as of September 1. ECC follows the academic calendar and children stay with their age group the entire year. The enrollment process for the next fall begins in March. Families on the waiting list are contacted for available spaces and a non-refundable registration fee ($100 for new children) is collected to hold a child's place through the summer.
Registration for our Summer Sessions, 1 and 2 are available March 1st with priority given to currently enrolled children and siblings. Families may request a different schedule for these sessions than the one they have during the academic year.
Waiting List
ECC is open to the public, but prioritizes meeting the needs of staff, faculty and students at SIUE. Siblings of currently enrolled children are given first priority. We structure class groups to support appropriate diversity, gender distribution and accommodation for children with special needs. A child may be placed on the waiting list at birth, and children are placed on the waiting list by date of application. Please send us a completed Waiting List Application to earlychildhoodcenter@siue.edu and we will confirm your application was received.
Tuition
Tuition may be paid in bi-weekly (8) or monthly (4) payments. Monthly tuition payments are due on the first of each month.ECC Tution Rates FY 22-23
