ADMISSIONS-

Current Openings at Pine Forest: as of 6/18/25

3 Full Time Older Preschool Openings (DOB 9/1/20-8/31/21) *These openings can access Act 166 funding

1 Full Time Younger Preschool Opening (DOB 9/1/21-8/31/22) *These openings can access Act 166 funding

3 Full Time Older Toddler Openings (DOB 9/1/22-8/31/23)

1 Full Time Older Infant Opening (DOB 8/1/24-2/28/25)

3 Full Time Infant Openings (DOB 3/1/25-10/1/25)

*Part Time (PT) is 2 or 3 full days a week with preference given to consecutive days.
**Full Time (FT) is 5 days a week.

HOW ENROLLMENT HAPPENS

Families fill out a Waiting Pool Application (see below). Parents send in the application and will receive a confirmation email from Hannah when they are entered into the waiting pool. When a slot matching your family’s application becomes available you will be sent an email offering a slot.

TOURS

We are always happy to provide tours of Pine Forest to prospective families. Please contact Hannah Mason, Assistant Director, at hannah@thepineforest.org to schedule a tour.

RATES

*PFCC offers 45 hours of early childhood education each week

**Published Rates effective 6/26/25

Pine Forest Children’s Center’s Board of Directors is evaluating and planning our 25/26 school year budget which includes finalizing tuition rates. While our published rates are the FY25 Child Care Financial Assistance Program Rates, our Board, in partnership with the Executive Director, are working on a scholarship model similar to our current tuition plans. The goal is to have these rates published by 7/31/25 for them to go into effect on 9/1/25.

Pine Forest Children’s Center encourages all families to apply for the Child Care Financial Assistance Program (CCFAP). CCFAP is designed to support eligible families in paying for early care and education for children ages 6 weeks up to 13 years. The program is administered by the Child Development Division (CDD), Department for Children and Families, and Vermont Agency of Human Services. Families complete and submit an application to CDD either online or using the paper application. CDD then verifies the family’s eligibility and, based on income guidelines, determines the weekly share of a state-established tuition rate that the family will be responsible to pay (the family share). CDD pays the remainder of the state-established tuition rate directly to PFCC.

You can learn more and apply at: https://dcf.vermont.gov/benefits/ccfa

For reference, click here for a listing of our 24/25 tuition rates.

WAITING POOL APPLICATION

Click here to download the Waiting Pool Application.
When complete, please send it, along with the required fee to:

Pine Forest Children’s Center
208 Flynn Avenue, Suite 2F
Burlington, VT 05401

MORE INFORMATION

Contact Assistant Director, Hannah Mason at hannah@thepineforest.org.