Joining Our Escuelita Family

Waitlist Information

Due to our nurturing environment and language immersion program, Escuelita del Alma currently maintains a 2-3 year waitlist across most age groups. We're honored by this vote of confidence from our community!

Starting Your Journey

1. Submit an application through our online form to secure your place on our waitlist

2. No application fee is required to join our waitlist

3. Stay connected by emailing us every 6 months to confirm your continued interest

   To keep our waitlist current, we remove families we haven't heard from in 6+ months. If this happens, you're always welcome to reapply.

When a Space Becomes Available

When your child reaches the top of our waitlist, Ms. Dina, our Director, will personally contact you to offer the available space. At that time:

1. You'll complete our enrollment package

2. Reserve your child's spot with:

   • $50 one-time registration fee (non-refundable)

   • Full month's tuition deposit (refundable with 30 days' written notice of withdrawal)

   • $25 annual supplies fee

While the wait can feel long, many families tell us it was absolutely worth it! We appreciate your patience and understanding as we maintain our commitment to small class sizes and personalized attention.

Apply here

Health & Safety: Our Community Promise

At Escuelita del Alma, protecting our community's wellbeing remains our priority. We've developed comprehensive protocols that balance safety with creating a nurturing environment where children can thrive.

While we've moved beyond the height of the pandemic, our commitment to health remains unwavering. We maintain enhanced cleaning protocols and encourage good hygiene practices that benefit our community year-round.

Guidelines During Health Concerns

Should public health conditions change or seasonal illness increase, we're prepared to implement appropriate measures:

• Students and staff with concerning symptoms will be asked to stay home until they're well

• During significant outbreaks, we may follow CDC-recommended isolation periods based on vaccination status and symptoms

• We maintain flexibility to adapt quickly to changing public health guidance

Daily Wellness Practices

Our ongoing health measures include:

• Optional masking for anyone who prefers this additional protection

• Regular disinfection of classroom surfaces and shared materials

• Structured handwashing protocols throughout the day

• Open communication with families about any health concerns in our community

We balance prudent health practices with creating the joyful, interactive environment essential for your child's development. Thank you for partnering with us in maintaining our healthy learning community.

Immersion in Spanish occurs naturally at Escuelita through daily play, exploration, and meaningful relationships. This early exposure strengthens cognitive flexibility, enhances problem-solving skills, and creates valuable neural connections that benefit all academic areas. Research consistently shows bilingual children develop advantages that extend across mathematics, literacy, and creative thinking while gaining cultural perspectives that prepare them for our interconnected world.

We adopt official curriculum sets from different publishers.

• The infant classrooms use Creative Curriculum's Mighty Minute

• Toddlers use Little Texans Big Futures

• Purple and Turquoise use a modified version of Circle by CLI Engage

• 3s and up use Scholastic Big Day

• Rainbows' curriculums shift yearly, but often they use the Latin American Countries curriculum developed by Ms. Dina

Learn more about our curriculum and daily schedule here.

Our New Forever Home: Exciting Changes Ahead

In 2022, we learned that the Texas Department of Transportation's IH-35 expansion would directly impact our current location. While unexpected, this challenge has become an opportunity for Escuelita del Alma to put down permanent roots in Austin.

We're thrilled to announce we've secured our forever home! In Spring 2024, we finalized the purchase of a beautiful property on Bluestein Drive, just inside the 183 corridor.

Learn more about Bluestein Drive here.

You can pay Escuelita Del Alma via Brightwheel, check, or Zelle.

Visit our Payment page for more details.

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