There are three main areas in which parents are asked to participate in order to facilitate all of the necessary duties of the school, and to meet our yearly fundraising goals which help to keep our fees as low as possible.

Toywashing takes place six times during the school year and parents are required to assist with it once for each child enrolled in a program, and for each program that the child is enrolled in. Schedules are distributed at the beginning of the school year and it is the parents responsibility to find a replacement if they are unable to attend. A class phone list will also be distributed for this purpose. The $40.00 cash deposit paid at registration will only be refunded if all of the required toywashings have been completed.

Volunteering once in one of the available areas is a requirement for each Nursery School family during the school year, in order to receive a refund of the $40.00 cash deposit paid at registration. Volunteer opportunities include the scholastic book club, telephone committee, making playdough, photography, scrapbooking of photos, helping out at a school event such as Open House, Breakfast With Santa & Silent Auction and the Winter Concert & Luncheon or helping to distribute fundraising items.

Selling of Fundraising Items is done three or four times during the school year and all families are expected to do their best to raise funds for the school through these sales. Some items sold in the past have been Elmira Poultry, MacMillans and Christmas gift items. We ask that each family raise $100 in profits over the course of the year to help us reach our goal. Families who prefer not to participate may make an equivalent monetary donation to the school and will receive a charitable tax receipt for it.