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Enrollment and Tuition: How to Apply to BGCC
Families interested in Botanic Gardens Children's Center should complete the enrollment application form, returning it along with the application fee of $25 to the BGCC Director. Applications for enrollment are accepted anytime. If there are classroom openings, individual tours of our facility can easily be arranged.

Families on the waiting list will be notified of our annual Open House, a wonderful opportunity to tour the facility and meet with current parents, teachers, and administrators. The Open House is usually held on a Saturday in early March, from 10 AM to 1 PM.
Do I Have to Work for Harvard?
No. We encourage all interested families to apply, especially for the preschool classrooms. Priority is given to children of faculty, staff, and students of Harvard University, but when there are vacancies, children of non-Harvard-affiliated families are admitted, too.

What Is the BGCC Enrollment Process?
Vacancies for the new school year, beginning in September, are filled in April and May, with families highest on the prioritized waiting list offered contracts first. Vacancies occurring during the year are filled from the waiting list.

Families contract with us for a full year from September through August. A deposit equal to one month's tuition is required to reserve a space for each child. The deposit is held until the last month of the contract period and is applied to that month's tuition.

BGCC's Schedule: Year-Round, Full-Day Coverage
We are open from 8 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday. Most children are enrolled in our program on a full-time basis, five days a week. In each classroom, we offer one or two half-day enrollment slots: mornings (8 AM to 12:30 PM) or afternoons (12:30 PM to 6 PM).

Monthly Tuition Rates for the 2011-12 School Year:
Enrollment Options Infants Toddlers Pre-School 1 Pre-School 2
Full Time (8 AM - 6 PM) $2,477 $1,963 $1,595 $1,498
Mornings (8 AM - 12:30 PM) $1,651 $1,309 $1,063 $998
Afternoons (12:30 PM - 6 PM) $1,651 $1,309 $1,063 $998
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