Enrollment Procedures

Please see detailed instructions to the right regarding DEDP enrollment. Use links below for more information, whether you are a new or returning family.

 

Admission to the DEDP Program is granted on a first-come, first-served basis, with the following priorities:

  1. Enrollment priority is given to "working parents, those who of necessity are students in schools or in employment training programs, and those who are referred by the Pupil Support staff or the Principal." (Brookline School Committee Policy 1/87.)

  2. Returning students - applications are sent first to families whose children attended the Program the previous year.

  3. Entering preschool and Kindergarten students - Families whose children are entering kindergarten in the fall of a given school year are given the opportunity to fill out an “interest form” at kindergarten registration. Families are later contacted for enrollment information and procedures. See below for further information on preschool and Kindergarten DEDP enrollment.

  4. Buffer zone and town employees need to apply to all extended day programs in the schools their child may be placed.  DEDP will hold their slot until a determination from the town is made. 

  5. Application to the Program is made each year by filling out a preliminary enrollment, full enrollment agreement, and submitting a non-refundable registration fee and a deposit. Returning students are not considered re-enrolled until this process is complete.If the child cannot be accepted or is not admitted to Driscoll School, the deposit will be refunded. Otherwise, the deposit is non-refundable.

New Families

 

Fill Out the Interest Form

If you are interested in joining DEDP for the upcoming 25-26 school year, please fill out the Preschool Interest Form, Kindergarten Interest Form or the Interest Form for all other grades. More information on the enrollment process can be found below.

Preschool Enrollment/Lottery

Our Preschool lottery took place on March 10th. If you would like to join the waitlist, please use the link above for the Preschool Interest Form.

Kindergarten Enrollment/Lottery

Our Kindergarten lottery was held on April 1st, 2024. All applicants on the waitlist were contacted about whether their child has been accepted or continue to be waitlisted for the program. For any future applicants, the days you request for the 25-26 school year will be the days entered into our lottery. If your child has been accepted into the program you will be sent further instructions and materials for enrollment.

All other grades

If your child is not entering Preschool or Kindergarten, you will be notified individually with information regarding space available in the program. If there is space available and your child has been accepted into the program, you will be sent further instructions and materials for enrollment.

Returning Families

 

Fill out 25-26 Enrollment Agreement

You will be sent the 25-26 Enrollment Agreement when it is made available. Please fill it out ASAP once it is received. You will receive full enrollment materials via email once the Agreement is signed.