Please call Karen McDaniel at (617) 332-6488 to schedule a visit to the school or if you have any questions regarding the application process.
Click here for the application (a pdf file).
NOTE: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the application. Get it
here.
Application Fee: $40
2011 - 2012 Tuition: 5 Days - $5,424; 4 Days - $4,339; 3 Days - $3,255
Placement Deposit (non-refundable): $500
Financial Assistance:
Acceptance to our school is not based on a family’s financial status. The Upper Falls Nursery School has scholarship funding set aside for financial assistance to eligible families who wish to enroll their child. All requests will be carefully evaluated and partial scholarships will be given according to the merits of the financial situation and needs of the child. If you wish to apply for financial assistance, please complete the Scholarship Application
here.
Application Process
Enrollment for a school year begins the fall of the previous year. Priority is given to children currently enrolled and siblings of current students or graduates. All Priority applications are due by November 1st. After this date, enrollment is open to the public. Classroom visits are scheduled starting in November after which all applications are processed. A letter is mailed by the school no later than January 15 confirming placement or placement on a waiting list. Parents must return their acceptance within 10 days with a $500 non-refundable deposit to guarantee placement. If this deposit is not received by the specified date, it is assumed that placement is no longer needed and the next eligible child on the waiting list will be contacted. The deposit is applied to the final tuition payment.
Rolling Admissions
Following the completion of the regular enrollment period, additional applications will be accepted at any time for any remaining openings.
Waiting List
When enrollment reaches full capacity, new applicants are kept on a waiting list. Places are filled according to when you enrolled and the need of the vacancy (i.e., age, gender and selected days). After September 1, spaces are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Directions Click here for a map. Upper Falls Nursery School is located near Elliot and Chestnut Streets in Newton Upper Falls. From Newton/Route 9:
Take Elliot Street towards Needham. Pass the Fire Station on your left. Pass Stone Institute on right and church on left. Bear RIGHT onto High Street. Take an immediate RIGHT onto Pettee Street. The big building on the corner - Falls Ridge Condominiums - is our building. Turn left into the parking lot and be sure to use the first door off the parking lot. Ring the bell to the right of the door to be sure it engages. Someone will be down to let you in.
From Needham:
Take Central Avenue into Newton which then becomes Elliot Street. At lights, take a LEFT onto Chestnut Street. Take your first RIGHT onto Summer Street and then a RIGHT onto High Street. Take the next LEFT onto Pettee Street. The big building on the corner - Falls Ridge Condominiums - is our building. Turn left into the parking lot and be sure to use the first door off the parking lot. Ring the bell to the right of the door to be sure it engages. Someone will be down to let you in.
From Wellesley:
Take Route 9 East, go under Rt 128/95 and take the first exit on the right (before Route 9 goes up the hill) and go straight through 2 stop signs. Take the next right onto High Street. After the road curves to the left, take the next left onto Pettee Street. The big building on the corner - Falls Ridge Condominiums - is our building. Turn left into the parking lot and be sure to use the first door off the parking lot. Ring the bell to the right of the door to be sure it engages. Someone will be down to let you in.