**Please review the LCDS Policy Summary and the Volunteer Positions and Duties Document before you submit your child’s application to register.

Registration for the 2023 – 2024 school year:

We are currently accepting registrations for September 2023.  We still have some Kindergarten spots open and the morning class is almost full.  Lots of spots are still open in the afternoon class.

LCDS current members and previous families have priority for registering for the coming school year.  They will have until February 7th to register.  LCDS will begin accepting new registration applications after February 8th, 2023. Forms are available from our school office, or you can print from the online registration tab (after January 18th).
Priority is given to those families registering for Kindergarten.
Jr. Kindergarten spots are determined after April 30th and will only be available if all the Kindergarten spots have not been filled.  We will note your program choice when you register, and the spots will be filled in the order we received your registration.  We will keep a waitlist and if there are any changes over the summer we will contact you to move your child into the Jr. Kindergarten program.

Classroom Viewing and Meeting the Teacher:

Our Open House Events concluded in February 2023.  Individual viewing appointments can still be booked but will be scheduled for after school hours between 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm on available dates.

The school office will close for the summer on June 9th, 2023.
Phone and Email messages will be monitored throughout the summer for those who would like to view the classroom and register their child during the summer months.

Educational Supports:
LCDS holds 2 spots for PUF placements.  These spots become available at the end of May as the current families registered holding these spots have priority if they will be returning for another year of school.  Families may inquire with the school office whether there will be any available registration spots for the coming year.  LCDS may also ask to meet with you and your child to determine the level of support your child may need.

Registration Priority
Current registered families and siblings and previous registered families will be given priority to register for the next school year.  Registration forms will be given out to families in January and will be required to submit them to the school office by the end of the first week of February to secure their spot for September.  After the first week of February registration will be open to new registrations. 

Specific dates will be posted.
New Families interested in registering are invited to attend the Open House events in January and February.  Open House is facilitated in a format where parents can attend with their children, experience the classroom, meet the Teacher, other staff members and other LCDS Parents. Prospective new Families may direct any of their questions to the LCDS Staff Members or Parents in attendance.

A wait list is formed when the program is full.  If there are any withdrawals prior to September, the wait list will be accessed by the date in which families were added to the list.

Requirements

All children must be fully toilet trained to register for school at LCDS.

• Preschool children should be at least 3 years of age on September 1st.  
• Jr. kindergarten children should be at least 4 years and 10 months old by September 1st.  
• Kindergarten children should be 4 and 8 months by September 1st (5th Birthday must fall before January 1st of the intended school year).  

Fully toilet trained means your child can recognize when they need to go to the washroom and are able to pull their clothes down and up; they must be able to wipe themselves and flush the toilet. They must be self functioning in the bathroom stall.  Staff may assist with buttons or snaps. 
This requirement is for your child’s and our staff’s personal safety.  

Sending a child to school in “Pull-Ups” is not accepted.

**Individual circumstances may be considered if an appropriate accommodation can be met for the child and the school.
**Registration is not complete without a fully completed registration form, registration fees, all deposit cheques and any supporting documentation for your child must be submitted to the registrar at the time of registration to be considered registered in the program.  

**Registrations will not be accepted without deposit cheques.  If you do not have cheques, you will be asked to either order cheques from your bank or to pay your deposits in cash.