
Learn More About Our Early Childhood School
We are an early childhood school of excellence where children feel secure and confident and are nurtured to become deep and creative thinkers. Learn more about our Reggio Emilia-inspired curriculum, visit our classrooms and meet our teachers by taking a tour of our Mercer Island and/or Seattle campuses. A tour is required to apply.
The SJCC Early Childhood School is a school of excellence where children feel secure and confident and are nurtured to become deep and creative thinkers. Learn more about our Reggio-Emilia inspired curriculum, visit our classrooms and meet our teachers. Schedule a tour at our Mercer Island or Seattle campus.
To schedule a tour, contact ECS Mercer Island Assistant Director and Admissions Coordinator Sarah Adams at SarahA@sjcc.org or 206-232-7115, ext. 250, or SJCC Senior Director of Family Education and Outreach Dana Weiner at DanaW@sjcc.org or 206-526-8073.
School Year
Our school year begins in early September and ends in early June; 12-month programs end in late August. Summer programs are available on a limited basis. Registration remains open until all spaces in the program are filled. After that point, we will take waiting lists on a first-come, first-served basis.
SJCC Membership
SJCC membership dues are included in ECS tuition payments.
Priority Application for 2013-14
New family registration for the 2013-14 school year will begin on Wednesday, February 13; registration for returning families begins Monday, January 28. Please note that if you apply for a program where applications exceed the number of available positions, we will give priority to the following:
1. Children matriculating within the program (eligible for current family registration)
2. Children who have a sibling in the program (eligible for current family registration)
3. Children who have a sibling who graduated from the ECS Program and have remained current SJCC members
4. Children of SJCC family members who are on the waiting list
5. Children of non-SJCC members who are on the waiting list
6. Open Enrollment (which starts February 2013).
You will be notified within two weeks to confirm your acceptance and enrollment in or wait list for the ECS program.
Wait Lists
New families that desire to be placed on a waiting list must complete a wait list form and a guided school tour. If a space becomes available, the family will be notified by phone and given five (5) business days to respond and register for the program before the space is offered to the next person on the wait list. If a family chooses to decline a space in the program, that family will be moved to the bottom of the wait list.
Please contact ECS Mercer Island Assistant Director and Admissions Coordinator Sarah Adams at SarahA@sjcc.org or 206-232-7115, ext. 250, or SJCC Senior Director of Family Education and Outreach Dana Weiner at DanaW@sjcc.org or 206-526-8073.
We do not accept waiting lists for programs for which we have not yet opened registration.
For information on the SJCC Early Childhood School, please contact ECS Mercer Island Assistant Director and Admissions Coordinator Sarah Adams, at SarahA@sjcc.org or 206-232-7115, ext. 250, or SJCC Seattle Administrative Nicci Burrell, at NicciB@sjcc.org or 206-526-8073, ext. 301.
We look forward to seeing you at the J!
If you are interested in applying to join us for the current school year, 2012-2013,
please contact ECS Mercer Island Assistant Director and Admissions Coordinator Sarah Adams at SarahA@sjcc.org or 206-232-7115, ext. 250, or SJCC Seattle Administrative Nicci Burrell at NicciB@sjcc.org or 206-526-8073, ext. 301.

