2025-26 Admissions is Now Open!
~ Limited spaces are still available for the current 2024-25 school year, please email Molly at mollyclcnyc@gmail.com for more info! ~
Thank you for your interest in applying to Children’s Learning Center! Through our application process, we aim to give prospective parents a taste of life here at CLC. We hope that through this process, you fall in love with the community, philosophy, and spirit of CLC. Our school is affiliated with Columbia University and Morningside Gardens. We aim to nurture a diverse community of children and families, and are looking for kindred spirits!
Below, please find more specific information about the application process, including important forms and dates. If you have any questions, please email clcnycadmissions@gmail.com.
Admissions Process
CLC has two admissions timelines: an “Early Admissions Timeline” and a “Spring Admissions Timeline.” If you know your family will be in NYC next school year, and feel that CLC could be a great fit, we recommend you take part in our Early Admissions Timeline, to secure your space in our community! If it works better for your family to make schooling decisions in the Spring, please follow the Spring Admissions Timeline (info on both below). Each year, we admit many wonderful families on both timelines, and often admit families off our waitlists as well!
Sign up for a virtual open house (dates below), by emailing clcnycadmissions@gmail.com
Complete our online application form HERE
(if you are applying for more than one child, please make sure to submit separate applications. If you are unable to submit an application online for whatever reason, please email us at clcnycadmissions@gmail.com).
Email a photo of your child to clcnycadmissions@gmail.com
Submit a nonrefundable $55 application fee by clicking the button below.
Once you have attended an Open House and have submitted an application, you will be invited to an in-person tour of the CLC space. This year, we will also be hosting two community hootenannies - rollicking full-school singalongs featuring all the CLC hits!
Timelines
THe 2025-26 admissions season is now open!
Early Admissions:
Applications Due: Wednesday November 27th
Notification Date: Friday, December 6th
Family Acceptance Deadline: no later than 12pm, Friday, December 13th
Spring Admissions:
Applications Due: Friday, January 31st
Notification Date: Thursday, February 27th
Family Acceptance Deadline: no later than 12pm, Thursday, March 6th
All applications submitted after these dates will be considered on a rolling basis.
Open Houses (all virtual, on zoom):
At Open Houses, families learn about philosophy and daily life at CLC and engage in a Q&A session!
Our Open House Dates are:
Wednesday, November 20th, 11am
Wednesday, December 11th, 11am
Tuesday, January 7th, 1pm
Wednesday, January 22nd, 11am
To sign up for an Open House, please email clcnycadmissions@gmail.com with date preferences.
touring the space:
Once families have both submitted an application + fee, and attended a virtual Open House, you will be invited to tour the CLC space in person, including a tour of our famed outdoor classroom, and ask any new questions that have come up! CLC will arrange individual tours for families engaging in our early admissions timeline. For spring admissions, our tour dates are:
Thursday, December 19th, 9am
Thursday, January 16th, 9am
Wednesday, February 12th, 9am
If you have any questions please reach out to us at clcnycadmissions@gmail.com!
Tuition & Financial Aid
Tuition for our school program depends on the age of your child and your schedule. For the 2024-25 school year, tuition ranges from $13,316 – $30,170 for our ten month program. Upon signing a contract with us, CLC collects a 30% deposit, and the remaining 70% of tuition can be paid in equal installments September, or in one installment in September. Tuition payments are made through an online third party system.
CLC strives to make education more affordable to families, and we provide need-based financial aid, and alternate payment schedules. Our 2025-26 financial aid application will go live by the beginning of November, please check back then, or email Molly at mollyclcnyc@gmail.com
