Pre-Kindergarten
Kid Spa Austin offers a comprehensive three-year preschool program! Our one-year Early Preschool class is designed for children ages two to three years old and continues with our two-year Pre-K program for children ages three to five years old.
Program Overview
Kid Spa Austin offers a three-year preschool program. It begins with an Early Preschool program for children ages two to three years old, which teaches them how to play cooperatively and participate in a group setting.
With these skills in place, children transition to the Pre-Kindergarten program which prepares them for elementary school. The Pre-Kindergarten program is a two-year curriculum designed for children ages three to five years old to learn together in a multi-age, mixed abilities setting.
- Children must be 3 years old on or before September 1st of the school year to be eligible for the Pre-Kindergarten class.
- Factors other than age may be used to determine class placement.
Curriculum
The Pre-K curriculum and instructional practices are aligned with national early childhood development standards and cover all major areas of development:
– Language Development
– Literacy
– Math and Reasoning Skills
– Science
– Social Studies
– Physical Development
– Social and Emotional Development
– Creative Arts
– Positive Learning Approaches
Program Schedules
Our Pre-K activity schedule runs Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Minimum enrollment is 3 days per week for one month during Pre-K hours.
Families may customize their preschool program by choosing the combination of days that fits their schedule. Additionally, families may choose to extend their schedule before or after preschool hours, and to add additional days of the week.
Pre-K families may also enroll in a full-time schedule. Our
full-time schedule runs Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Children enrolled in a preschool program will be guaranteed a spot at their designated center on scheduled days until 10 a.m.
- Families arriving after 10 a.m. on a scheduled day may be asked to wait for a spot to open up if the center is operating at capacity.
Enrollment Costs
Preschool tuition is calculated each month based on the number of scheduled days for that month and the number of scheduled hours for each of those days. Tuition is not charged for days that the center is closed. The rate for scheduled hours is $6.50/hour/child. Full-time tuition is charged at a monthly rate of $935/child.
The “Member” drop-in rate will apply for any time a student attends the center outside of scheduled hours. There is also an annual Enrollment Fee of $100 per student for the Pre-K program.
- Preschool families are required to keep a current Tuition Express form on file. This form authorizes an automatic withdrawal of monthly tuition expenses from either a checking account or a credit card.
- Tuition is billed on the 3rd Monday of every month for the next month’s tuition. Charges for Drop-In care will be billed separately to the card or account on file.
Enrolling My Child
All preschool families must be registered with Kid Spa Austin prior to the first day of preschool. This includes completing registration paperwork and paying the Kid Spa Austin registration fee.
Both existing preschool families and new families must fill out the online Preschool Enrollment Form each school year. After submitting the online Preschool Enrollment Form, families must come to the center to sign their forms and pay the Enrollment Fee and first month’s tuition.
- The Preschool Enrollment Form provides the option for both custom preschool and full-time preschool schedules.
- For an upcoming school year, existing preschool customers will receive priority for fall enrollment through May 31st.
- Payment of the Enrollment Fee and first month’s tuition are required to lock enrollment.
- New preschool families will be eligible for enrollment beginning June 1st.
Program Changes
Program changes may be requested online, but are subject to availability and must be confirmed by Kid Spa Austin before going into effect.
A fee will apply for schedule changes or cancellations to a month that has already been billed. Mid-month schedule cancellations are not allowed.
- $25 Change Schedule Fee – Applies to schedule changes for a month that has already been billed.
- $100 Late Cancellation Fee – Applies when a schedule is cancelled for a month that has already been billed, but has not yet begun.