Waiting List Policy
GCDC membership is required in order for a family to secure a place on our waiting list. To become a member and establish your membership date, families must submit a completed membership form along with the non-refundable fee listed on the form.
GCDC uses a priority system for enrollment purposes. This system is defined as follows:
As a policy, GCDC does not tell Parents where they are on the waiting list because of the impact the priority systems can have. We are only able to verify that a member is on our waiting list. To better understand this process, please view our short video. Placement on GCDC’s waiting list does not guarantee enrollment.
Because spaces are often contingent upon the withdrawal of a currently enrolled family, the availability of space for new enrollees is often unknown until GCDC receives a family’s withdrawal notice. We require two weeks’ notice for all withdrawals.
Children will not be offered a space unless they are age-eligible to enroll. When spaces become available, they will be offered to age-eligible children as per our waitlist priority process. When offered a space, Parents will be given two business days to either accept the space or decline the space. Parents may decline an offer two times with no penalty. After the second declination, the child’s name will be moved to the end of the priority list for which the family is eligible.
Upon accepting a space, Parents must pay the non-refundable registration fee, and a nonrefundable deposit equal to two weeks of tuition for the classroom in which the child is enrolling. These fees must be paid within two business days of acceptance. The two week tuition deposit will, be applied to the final 2 weeks of care upon notice of withdrawal from our program.
Regular tuition payments must begin by the established start date. It is GCDC policy that a start date cannot be more than two weeks after acceptance of the space; the start date cannot be changed.
Effective: May 15, 2015
- While anyone can become a member, only the parents or legal guardians (hereinafter “Parents”) of a child(ren) are eligible to have their child(ren) placed on the GCDC waiting list.
- Parents are encouraged to place their child(ren) on our waiting list as soon as possible. Some Parents find that it improves their chances of enrollment to become a member and secure a place on the waiting even before the birth of a child.
- Membership fees are not applicable towards registration, deposit or tuition. Membership fees must be paid on an annual basis while any child(ren) are on the waiting list or are enrolled at GCDC.
- Failure to pay annual membership fee will result in a cancellation of membership at GCDC; members who allow their membership to lapse will have their membership date modified to reflect that date membership was re-established and payment the annual membership fees was received.
GCDC uses a priority system for enrollment purposes. This system is defined as follows:
- GSFC civil servant members have first priority.
- GSFC contractor members have second priority.
- All other applicants, as approved by GSFC management, have third priority.
As a policy, GCDC does not tell Parents where they are on the waiting list because of the impact the priority systems can have. We are only able to verify that a member is on our waiting list. To better understand this process, please view our short video. Placement on GCDC’s waiting list does not guarantee enrollment.
Because spaces are often contingent upon the withdrawal of a currently enrolled family, the availability of space for new enrollees is often unknown until GCDC receives a family’s withdrawal notice. We require two weeks’ notice for all withdrawals.
Children will not be offered a space unless they are age-eligible to enroll. When spaces become available, they will be offered to age-eligible children as per our waitlist priority process. When offered a space, Parents will be given two business days to either accept the space or decline the space. Parents may decline an offer two times with no penalty. After the second declination, the child’s name will be moved to the end of the priority list for which the family is eligible.
Upon accepting a space, Parents must pay the non-refundable registration fee, and a nonrefundable deposit equal to two weeks of tuition for the classroom in which the child is enrolling. These fees must be paid within two business days of acceptance. The two week tuition deposit will, be applied to the final 2 weeks of care upon notice of withdrawal from our program.
Regular tuition payments must begin by the established start date. It is GCDC policy that a start date cannot be more than two weeks after acceptance of the space; the start date cannot be changed.
Effective: May 15, 2015
