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.