Frequently Asked Questions

1. Join the waitlist ($75 non-refundable fee) at Kinside

2. Schedule a tour of our Center, also through Kinside

3. When space becomes available in the appropriate classroom, an offer is extended to your family.

4. Once accepted, an enrollment packet is sent out. A non-refundable deposit is also required at this time. Note this enrollment deposit is applied towards your last month of tuition.

5. When the enrollment paperwork is complete, we schedule a few classroom visits for your child, and then your family joins our SIDC family!

There is a waitlist fee of $75 to get things started. The waitlist has three components that help us determine enrollment.

1. The date when you join our waitlist.

2. Your child's date of birth.

3. The availability of space in our program.

Please find our Kinside page to join the waitlist and see opening our program that are updated throughout the year.

Classroom capacity depends largely on current child transitions, which are based on each child’s individual development and age. We work hard to match-up the transitions of current children in our care with enrollment of new children. While we do our very best to accommodate family requests, we unfortunately may not be able to enroll every child on their chosen enrollment date.

No. Wait list fees go directly towards the administrative costs associated with transitions and wait lists.

We strive to connect with all families soon after they join the waitlist and then update them at least 6 weeks before their requested start date. Some families email us regularly for updates and others wait for us to email them.

We make every effort to respond to inquiries within a week of receiving them. Emails receive the fastest response time. If calling, please say your name and telephone number clearly.

We make every effort to register children 6 weeks prior to their start date.

All deposits are non-refundable. Once we secure a spot for your child and accept your deposit, it's possible we will be turning other families away for that classroom. Any withdrawals at that point could result in significant loss of revenue for the school, so we require families to commit to the spot offered with a non-refundable deposit of one month's tuition.

Our current operational hours are from 7:30am to 5:30pm for all of our classrooms.

No, although we are housed in the Plymouth Congregational Church, we are not religiously affiliated.

Our classrooms are named based on the average age group of the children they care for. In general, our infant room is for ages 1 month to 1 year, Small Tods is 1-2 years, Big Tods is 2-3 years, Preschool is 3-4 years, and Pre-K cares for 4-5 year olds. Please note that these ages are used as the guideline and not the rule. Children are transitioned based on their individual needs.

See our Classrooms for more information.

SIDC’s operating budget is funded primarily by tuition. To that end, the SIDC Board of Directors conducts an annual budget meeting at which time tuition rates for the following year are established. These rates are communicated and discussed at an annual parent meeting. The current tuition rates for each classroom and schedule can be found on our Classrooms page.

*Please note that families seeking full time care are given priority for enrollment. (Part time schedules are offered on a case-by-case basis.)

The transition list is for currently enrolled children who are preparing to transition to the next classroom based on their development and age.

SIDC is a non-profit organization led by a board made up entirely of SIDC parents.