Alameda, CA
Home Sweet Home
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Telephone: (510)-748-4314 ext. 303 · Website: www.AlternativesInAction.org
Application Process
Applications are accepted: After a face-to-face meeting at the school (tour, conversation with director, etc.), after a face-to-face meeting at the school |
There is a wait list for upcoming school year. more |
Parent visits tours are: Mandatory (in order to receive application) |
Child interview process: Possible, at school's discretion and takes the form of small group setting |
Parent interview process: Director-parent |
Deadline for applications: Rolling |
Application fee: $25 |
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Admissions Process
| Acceptance criteria: First-come basis |
Notification occurs: Rolling |
| Deposit is required. |
| Financial aid is available. |
Age/Child Requirements
Child must be 2 years to enroll.
Child does not need to be potty trained to enroll.
Inquiries accepted from January 1 onwards.
Director's views on diversity:
Ethnicity: 20% Asian American 5% Latino 5% African American 10% French American Socio Economic: -High-majority working families; 20% receive scholarships or subsidized care Culturally: -Diversity of religions and family make-up (including single parents; divorced parents, and same-sex parents)
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