Kid Care Preschool: PROGRAM 2026-27
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The Arlington Recreation Department welcomes your preschooler to join us in our licensed preschool program. The Kid Care Preschool Program is located at the old Parmenter School Building at 17 Irving Street. Join us as we explore many activities supporting your child's natural curiosity in an environment that encourages children's artistic, scientific, sensory, verbal and written expression. Your child will enjoy socializing with other children in a safe and welcoming environment. In this play based program, children will construct knowledge and understanding of their world by using open-ended materials, participating in hands-on activities and interacting with classmates and teachers.
The program follows the Arlington Public School Calendar with the start date of Wednesday, September 2, 2026. If you are unable to register for a desired day, please be sure to register for the Preschool Waitlist 2026-27.
Kid Care Preschool offers rolling enrollment throughout the year.
REGISTRATION DATES 2026-27
Priority Registration opens for current families on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM. Town of Arlington employees and Arlington Public School staff may also register starting January 8. General registration opens Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM.
CURRENT YEAR REGISTRATION (2025-26)
If you would like information regarding enrollment for the current school year (2025-26), please contact Arlington Recreation at 781-316-3880 or recoffice@town.arlington.ma.us.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- We offer Yoga and Spanish once per week.
- You have the option to choose two to five days per week.
- The program is open to children 2.9 years old through 5 years old.
- Regular hours are 8:30 am - 12:30 pm with early drop-off and extended day options available.
- Arlington Kid Care follows the Arlington Public School calendar and school cancellation schedule.
PAYMENT AND FEES
1. There is a one-time application fee of $50.
2. Registration is by the month for the school year. There is a 2 day minimum for the regular program. You may register for 1-5 days of early drop off or extended day options on days when your child attends the regular program.
REGULAR DAY 8:30am - 12:30pm
The tuition is payment is broken down for 10 equal monthly payments.
$410/month for 2 Days
$580/month for 3 Days
$756/month for 4 Days
$924/month for 5 Days
EARLY DROP OFF 7:30-8:30am
We offer an early drop off option for students from 7:30 am to 8:30 am. Below is the ADDITIONAL monthly cost for early drop off options:
$60/month for 1 Day
$120/month for 2 Days
$180/month for 3 Days
$240/month for 4 Days
$300/month for 5 Days
EXTENDED DAY 12:30-3:30pm
We offer an extended day option from 12:30 - 3:30 pm. (12:30 -1:00 pm will include a time to eat lunch or a snack provided from home and also a quiet period.) Below is the ADDITIONAL monthly cost for extended day options:
$148/month for 1 Day
$281/month for 2 Days
$393/month for 3 Days
$510month for 4 Days
$637/month for 5 Days
3. The $50 application fee and first month's NON-REFUNDABLE tuition is due when you register.Tuition and fees charged are non-refundable - even for household credit.
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
- We highly recommend that you arrange a tour prior to registering. Please contact the Preschool Director, Kim Grubb, to arrange a visit (781-953-9005 or kgrubb@town.arlington.ma.us).
- If you do not already have a household account with Arlington Recreation, please create one and include your information and your child's information. See "Create Household Account" link below.
- Register for the Kid Care Preschool: Application Fee 2026-27 (link below) and pay the one-time $50 application fee. The fee is non-refundable. Please note, paying the application fee does not register your child for the program. You must continue with the registration outlined below.
- Next, follow the steps to register for the Kid Care Preschool Program on this page. You may chose 2-5 days and you must register for all months. Please also register for any early drop-off or extended days at this time too.
- The first month's tuition is due at registration. Please note, tuition is non-refundable.
IMPORTANT
- Registration will be considered "complete" ONLY when you have paid your application fee, selected the days your child will attend, paid the 1st month's tuition. INCOMPLETE REGISTRATIONS ARE NOT GUARANTEED.
- Registrations are accepted throughout the year as space allows.
WHAT IS THE BILLING PROCESS?
- Tuition is broken down evenly into 10 payments. The first payment, due at the time of registration, is for the first month. Subsequent monthly payments are due by the 15th of the prior month for the remaining nine months. Arlington Recreation sends out 2 payment reminders at the beginning of the month prior to the 15th.
- Dropping days prior to November will result in a $100 per day dropped penalty. After that, starting for November, changes or withdrawals need to be submitted to lkirchner@town.arlington.ma.us by the 15th of the prior month to drop without penalty.
- TUITION AND FEES CHARGED ARE NON-REFUNDABLE - EVEN FOR HOUSEHOLD CREDIT.
WAITLISTS
- We offer a waitlist for families who registered for at least 2 days but require additional, unavailable days. Waitlists become available when an individual day fills up.