Enrollment Now Open for Fall 2020!
We are currently accepting applications for the 2020-21 school year. Submit your application and $25 application fee by January 24, 2020, to be considered for the lottery for fall 2020. All families, including returning and waiting list families, must submit a new application each prechool year. We will honor all waiting list applications we had on file before ending the waiting list system with priority enrollment above the general public.
Click here for the 2020-21 school year application.
Enrollment Moving to Lottery System Starting with Fall 2020
We will honor the waiting list applications we have already received (for falls up to fall 2022!) with priority registration above the general public, but we will no longer accept any new waiting list applications for future falls. The waiting list has been useful in the past, but is now so large that it no longer fits the needs of our families. Starting with enrollment for fall 2020, all applications received during the enrollment period will be randomly numbered and placed in a lottery. Returning/alumni families will have priority for registration. Returning children and HNP staff children will be placed into classes first, followed by siblings of returning/alumni families, followed by all other applications. Placements will continue to be made in consideration of optimal learning environments, i.e. balance of age, gender, and diversity.
Families will still be able to submit an application for a current school year, but that application will only be for a mid-year start of the current school year and will not carry over to the next school year. All families will still need to submit an application for enrollment every year.
We feel that a switch to a lottery system will make enrollment more fair and clear for all families. Please let the preschool director Kaitlin know if you have questions, comments, or concerns about phasing out the waiting list at psdirector@hartleynature.org or 218-724-6735.
Scholarship Forms
If you are struggling to pay for HNP and/or child care, there is assistance available for preschool and child care! We accept both the state Early Learning Scholarship (we are 3 star Parent Aware rated) and St. Louis County Funding. More information and applications:
- MN Early Learning Scholarship
- St. Louis County Childcare Assistance or call 218-726-2101 and ask to speak to the Child Care Worker of the day for assistance.
Submit the following application for a limited Hartley Nature Center scholarship if your family doesn’t qualify for assistance from St. Louis County or the state or if you need additional financial assistance. Thank you to our generous donors who make the HNC scholarship fund possible.
Forms for 2019-20 Enrolled Families
- 2019-20 Calendar
- 2019-20 Parent Handbook
- Enrollment Information Form
- New Parent Enrollment Letter
- Returning Parent Enrollment Letter
- Emergency Information Form
- Immunization Form
- Health Care Summary
- Allergy Action Plan (ICCP)
- Payment Options Form
- Over the counter medication administration form
- Prescription medication administration form
- Please contact HNP if you need any additonal forms