ELC's Wait List Opens for 2025-26 School Year

By 
Shelby Cokeley

What if your child’s first experience with school was full of joy, wonder, and great teaching? Come and see how we learn and play here at the Early Learning Community (ELC)!

We know it feels as if the school year has just begun, but we’re already thinking about the 2025-26 school year here at the ELC. As we prepare for enrollment season, we are excited for folks from our community – here at Pacific University and beyond – to visit our school and learn more about our Preschool to 4th Grade programs. 

We invite you to read on for more information about our enrollment process: completing an interest form, touring to learn about program logistics, visiting with your child, and additional opportunities based on age group/grade level.

Enrollment Process: 

Our enrollment process starts in mid-November with an opportunity to visit our school, learn more about us and determine if we are a good fit for your family.  

Prospective Preschool Families: 

  • Join us for a tour, offered in Nov. - Jan. We offer options during the day and in the early evening. We’ll talk through lots of details and logistics on these days so we ask that only grown-ups attend these events. Have kids in multiple age groups? The tour covers them all! 
  • Since our prospective preschoolers are quite young, we don’t require that they participate in a visit day.

Prospective Kindergarten - 4th Grade Families: 

  • Join us for a tour, offered in Nov. - Jan. We offer options during the day and in the early evening. We’ll talk through lots of details and logistics on these days so we ask that only grown-ups attend these events. Have kids in multiple age groups? The tour covers them all!
  • Then, bring your child for a Visit Day, typically scheduled in February, so they have a chance to experience the ELC. We have different options based on your child’s age and will have sign-up links for Visit Days available at the end of your initial tour. 
    • Kindergartners and their parents will join us for an individual meet and greet with our Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Abby.
    • Children in 1st-4th grade will get to visit the ELC for a 2-hour “Shadow Day” to meet some potential classmates and see what the day is like in the ELC.

Next Steps:

If interested, your next step is to reserve your time slot for a tour. Please note, because of existing classroom capacity our day-time tours are limited to eight people. For that reason, please sign up for each person attending and please try to limit attendees from the same household to no more than two people. Evening tours have no space constraints so if you’d like to bring more folks, please choose one of those options. As a reminder, these tours are going to be full of information and therefore just for adults.

  • Daytime Tours: Currently scheduled for November 19th & December 4th, sign-up link here!
  • Evening Tours: Currently scheduled for November 14th & December 10th, sign-up link here!
  • Additional tour dates may be added for the month of January based on interest and demand.

Still looking for more information about the Early Learning Community or have lingering questions? We invite you to peruse our website, call us at 503-352-1481, or email us at elc@contact.pacificu.edu. We are happy to chat with you and look forward to learning more about your family!

Monday, Oct. 7, 2024