Admission

AUCP accepts children ages six weeks to five years of any race, color, sex, religion, nationality, or ethnic origin.

Admissions policies

AUCP is open to applicants of any race, color, sex, religion, nationality, or ethnic origin. AUCP conducts a lottery each year to fill any openings and does not carry a waitlist over from year to year (although some priority is given to those who were on the waitlist in the prior year). There are priority groups within our lottery system, as listed below. After the application deadline, applicants will receive notification of their admission or place on the waitlist. The application deadline for 2012-2013 is February 17, 2012.

Admission priority groups:

1. Children of AUCP faculty* and current students returning to the same class** (Jan. 23-27)
2. Current students (Jan. 23-27)
3. Siblings of current students (Jan. 23-27)
4. Former students and their siblings (Jan. 23-27)
5. Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington members and friends (Feb. 6 - 10)
6. Applicants from the previous year's waitlist***

*Faculty members only have priority in enrolling their Panda-age children in one day more than the number of days they are teaching. Requests for additional days will be considered only after the requests of children in groups 2–4 have been met.
**Current students returning to the Panda class will be given priority for up to two Panda days. However, these students may not enroll in a third Panda class until all applicants from groups 3 and 4 have been offered up to two Panda spots.
***Students from the prior year waiting list will be given priority but must submit a new application and fee.

After the end of the priority period, new applications will be considered in the order in which they are received, except those of siblings of enrolled students, which will continue to receive priority.

A lottery will be used to decide order of enrollment for applications received on the same day. There will be no admissions priorities after December 31 of the current school year. All applications received after this time will go to the bottom of the wait list, including those of siblings of enrolled students.

Application forms

Download Application (Word Document)

Download Application (PDF Document)

or contact Bethany Hardy, Membership Co-chair, for an application at 202-277-3848, or email: bethanyhardy@Mac.com

• How to apply
• Application forms
• Parent responsibilities
• Tuition

Admissions Contact

Bethany Hardy, Membership Co-chair
202-277-3848
bethanyhardy@Mac.com

AUCP Address

4444 Arlington Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22204
703-892-3878
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