Fishback Center Enrollment Process

Open to All!

The enrollment in the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Toddler Programs, the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Preschool and ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Kindergarten is open to all children in the community and surrounding communities. 

  • The ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Toddler Programs and the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Preschool Programs are tuition-based.
  • The ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Kindergarten is tuition free as it is a collaborative program with the Brookings School District. The ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Out of School Time Program tuition is determined by an hourly rate. It is open for children who are enrolled in the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Kindergarten.
³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Kindergarten Details Toddler/Preschool Enrollment Form

³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Toddler Programs and ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Preschool Programs Open Enrollment

Families may complete an application for their child(ren) at any time during the year. When there are open enrollment spaces available in the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Toddler Programs or the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Preschool Programs (i.e. there is not a current waiting list of interested families) the spaces are advertised in the Brookings Register and the Area-wide Shopper. Enrollment spaces are given to interested families on a first come, first served basis.

Ways to Enroll

  1. Complete the online form.
  2. Pick up a paper enrollment form located outside of Laura Gloege's Office (Pugsley Center 133), complete it and return it to Laura's office door.
    • Send form via mail to: Laura Gloege, Pugsley Center 133; ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ; Brookings, SD; 57007.
    • Email to Laura Gloege.
  3. Call Laura Gloege, Coordinator of the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Preschool at 605-688-6477.

Waiting List

The ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Toddler Programs and the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Preschool Programs do have ongoing waiting lists at most times during the year. Families who have indicated their interest in enrolling their child throughout the year are contacted in April to either offer an open enrollment space – if one is available, or to inquire about their continuing interest to enroll their child if a space is not available at that time. Children are automatically moved onto the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Preschool Programs waiting list, if they have been on the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Toddler Programs waiting list and family members show interest in continuing to have their child on the waiting list.

You may add your name to the waiting list by using any of the enrollment methods above.

Reenroll

Families of children already enrolled in the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Toddler Programs and the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Preschool Programs are given first choice to re-enroll at the Fishback Center for Early Childhood Education for the following school year. This process begins at the beginning of March. Families receive a re-enrollment letter and a re-enrollment form. A $30 nonrefundable deposit will be required at the time of re-enrollment. This deposit is counted toward your child’s fall tuition amount.

Fall Semesters: Once your child is enrolled for an academic year, your child has a space in the class for the entire academic year. There is no need to reenroll. At the end of the fall semester, if a family would like to switch from morning to afternoon or afternoon to morning, or if the child will not be returning, then please tell your child's Mentor Teacher or contact the Coordinators, so that appropriate plans may be made. If there are openings in the morning or afternoon preschool programs at mid-year, all requests to move programs are considered and responded to in a timely manner.

Next year: In the spring of every year, if you would like for your child to continue at the Fishback Center, then you will need to complete a re-enrollment form which will be distributed by your child's Mentor Teacher.

Enrollment Form