Thank you for your interest in NPNS!
The 2025.2026 official enrollment period has ended. If you’re interested in learning about any remaining openings, please reach out to the school office either by calling 203-655-3223 or emailing Office@npns.org
Due to the new change in kindergarten eligibility put forth by the State of Connecticut (see link below), we have made adjustments to our admissions birthday eligibility as well.
Link to State Department of Education and the Office of Early Childhood Education Memo: https://www.ctoec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oec-csde-joint-memo-minimum-age-enrollment-2023-07-07-1.pdf
We realize that this change may be an adjustment for some families, and we appreciate your understanding as we adhere to the new state regulations.
Timeframes to be aware of:
January 10th – Applications for community families are due back via the Playground app to the NPNS office by 12PM.
January 15th – Contracts and or waitlist letters will be sent out via the playground app.
January 31st – Contracts via the playground app and 1st tuition payment are due back to the NPNS office by noon.
Applications received after the January 10th registration time period will be notified of placement or placed on the waitlist after February 1st.
Please let me know if you have any other questions!
Kalie Riordan
Director, NPNS
Classroom Tours
Two-Year-Old Classroom Tour
Please keep in mind our two's program is for children who's second birthday falls between January 1, 2021 and August 31, 2021
Three-Year-Old Classroom Tour
Morning Four-Year-Old Classroom Tour
Longer Day Fours Classroom Tour
Pre-K Classroom Tour
Admissions Procedures
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Children currently enrolled in the 2’s and 3’s are guaranteed a space in the NPNS program for the following school year. Children currently enrolled in the 4’s seeking a spot in our Pre-K program, will need a written recommendation from their current 4’s teacher. Children with birthdays between September 1, and December 31 will be given priority.
Please note that children currently enrolled in our morning program have priority for morning spaces. Children in the afternoon program may apply for the morning and will be accommodated on a space available basis.
Children new to the program may apply in January. Orientations for parents are offered in early December and January and may be scheduled through the NPNS web site, www.npns.org. The deadline for applications is typically the first week of January. Notification of acceptance into the program (or placement on a waitlist) typically occurs the third week in January.
*Please note: The priority list below applies to acceptance to the program only. It does NOT apply to placement within the program.
Children are accepted based on a lottery system, which follows this priority order:
1) Currently enrolled children, as noted above.
2) Children of NPNS/NPC staff.
3) Siblings of current NPNS students. (i.e. applicants and siblings will both be attending in September).
4) Siblings of current NPNS students. (i.e. only sibling will be attending in September).
5) Children of NPC members who are siblings of previously enrolled students.
6) Children of non-church members who are siblings of previously enrolled students.
7) Children of NPC members.
8) Children who are registered users of Noroton Presbyterian Child Care - must be an active and registered member of NPCC. (Mom’s Oasis, CBS and Sunday School does not count).
9) Children of the community at large.
Note: a parent must be an NPC member by December 31 of the year prior in order to enroll as children of church member.