Farmington Collaborative Preschool
Farmington Collaborative Preschool Announces New Preschool Enrollment Process for the 2025-2026 School Year
Farmington Collaborative Preschool is excited to announce a significant update to its Preschool enrollment process for the 2025-2026 school year. In response to growing demand and to ensure a fair and transparent process, the program will transition to a randomized list of applicant slot system for preschool admissions.
Starting November 1, 2024, Farmington families interested in enrolling their children in the Farmington Collaborative Preschool program will be able to enroll in our Interest list. The enrollment period will remain open until January 31, 2025. This new system is designed to provide equal opportunities for all families and streamline the enrollment process.
This new process is only for new incoming Preschool families, if your child is currently in a Farmington Collaborative Preschool classroom and will be a returner for the 2025-2026 school year, families do not need to join the interest list.
Key Details:
- Interest List Enrollment Period: November 1, 2024 – January 31, 2025
- Eligibility: Open to all Farmington residents with children who meet the age requirements.
- A student must be three years old on or before September 1, 2025 to be eligible for enrollment.
- If a student is eligible for Kindergarten they cannot attend FCP.
- FCP will hold 10 student spots for Farmington Public Schools faculty/staff with children who meet the age requirements
- Generation of the Randomized List: February 6, 2025
- 2025-2026 Pre-k placement offerings Date: TBD, Spring 2026
Key Updates to the Enrollment Process:
- Interest List Entry via Google Forms: As in previous years, families interested in enrolling their children in our preschool program will submit their information through a Google Form. This user-friendly online form will collect all necessary details and ensure that each applicant is entered into a randomized numerical list of the applicant pool efficiently.
- Randomized Selection and Filling Spots: To ensure a fair and impartial selection process, Farmington Collaborative Preschool will now utilize a randomize function once the interest list is closed to determine the order of available slots. Student slots will be offered based on the randomized numerical list until all slots are filled.
The transition to a randomized numerical list of applicant system aims to address the increasing number of applicants and to ensure that each child has a fair chance of securing a spot in the program. Student placements will be conducted in a transparent manner, with all interested families having an equal opportunity to participate.
For more information about the new enrollment process, including how to enroll, please contact our enrollment office at 860-404-0112 or stop into our office located at 1 Depot Place for any questions. Our team will be happy to help families with the Interest List entry as we will have a spare Chromebook available if needed.
CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE: 2025-2026 Farmington Collaborative Preschool Interest List
At Farmington Collaborative Preschool students, staff, administrators, and parents are committed to working together so that all students can progress to their potential in all developmental areas!
FCP is a collaborative preschool which accepts applicants from Farmington Extended Care and Learning (EXCL), as well as qualifying students with special needs. Any child currently residing in Farmington, who is at least three years of age and toilet trained, and not eligible for Kindergarten is eligible for enrollment.
Farmington Collaborative Preschool maintains high, developmentally appropriate standards for all children while following the CT Early Childhood Development Standards. FCP is committed to ensuring that all students in the program are afforded the opportunity to participate in high-quality preschool education.
Preschool children are challenged with high expectations are supported in their learning and development. Early learning experiences are beneficial to young children and should take place within a daily routine. These experiences are purposeful and intentional, facilitated by adults, and include all developmental domains. Children’s unique learning styles, rates of growth and development, and interests are honored and supported by staff. The curriculum is based upon the new CT Early Childhood Development Standards, with Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) goals and objectives. Differentiated instruction is used to meet the needs of individual learning styles. The environment is designed with appropriate supports and structures. Ongoing evaluation and assessment monitors children’s progress and informs instruction. Both early identification and intervention are essential aspects of the program.
To ensure quality outcomes for students, teachers work in partnership with families. Teachers and parents share regular communication regarding students’ needs throughout the year and at parent-teacher conferences. Both early identification and intervention are essential aspects of the program. All staff are informed about, and have access to, collaborative professional development opportunities on relevant topics of need and interest, including how to work cooperatively with diverse families and how to access community resources. Utilizing a trans-disciplinary model, program staff function as both facilitators and directors of children’s learning in all areas of development. Each staff member has appropriate qualifications for his/her role within the program, including familiarity with the field of early childhood and/or child development. All staff use ethical guidelines in their conduct as members of the early education childhood profession. All information about children is confidential.
To ensure continuous improvement, program administrators follow specific goals and objectives to provide high quality programming and program evaluation. Improvement opportunities include parent input through a parent advisory board, yearly written evaluations, staff input, and ongoing communication through home and school.
Documents and Forms
Locations
Paige Janick, Head Teacher, Classroom A
Connie Rogala, Head Teacher, Classroom B
Sydney Magaldi, Head Teacher, Class C
Gulshan Ari, Head Teacher
Jessica Pawlikowski, Head Teacher
Please Contact Brenda Peterson at
(860) 404-0112 x 7071 for Registration Information!!!
Bryan Zerio
Director Extended
Care & Learning
1 Depot Place
Unionville, CT 06085
(860) 404-0112 x7073
Wendy Shepard-Bannish
Director Special Services
1 Monteith Drive
Town Hall, Lower Level
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 677-1791
Connie Rogala
Early Childhood Coordinator
Noah Wallace School
2 School St.
Farmington, CT 06032
860-404-0112 x 7079
The Farmington Collaborative Preschool program is administered by
the Farmington Public School system and is not licensed
by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood.
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