Enrollment

Escuela Viva is a year round program, with children new to our program typically starting in September. Maximum enrollment for each classroom is determined by licensing guidelines for the particular age group and room size.

We are always accepting waitlist applications. From October through March, we focus on filling our classrooms for the coming fall, though anyone is welcome to join the waitlist at any time on the off chance we have a mid-year opening. Your waitlist application is valid until your child is placed, ages out or you asked to be removed.

Escuela Viva is an Emergency Childcare Provider

At this time, Escuela Viva is accepting waitlist applications and actively enrolling. If you would like to reserve a spot for the Fall 2021 school year, please join our waitlist, pdxwaitlist.com

Admision Process

WaitList

You will receive an auto-response email from our waitlist program.

Open Spot

Once we have an available spot for your child, you will receive an email/phone call.

Reservation

If you have decided to reserve the spot for your child, we will ask for a non-refundable last month’s deposit. Spots are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. The deposit goes towards your last month with Escuela Viva when 2 months advance notice is given.

Welcome

Once the deposit is turned in, we will send you a Welcome email with information about playdates (two 2-hour visits with a parent/guardian), start date and your child’s schedule.

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Tuition Fees

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Living Wages Campaign

Beginning in 2016, we began increasing staff wages, with the goal of $15.00 an hour as our minimum wage.

Beginning 2015-2016 we raised tuition 8% annually over a three year period to achieve this very necessary goal of providing living wages to our staff. In turn we achieved this goal January 2018. Our typical tuition increases are 5% a year. With staff wages beginning at $15 an hour, we have lowered our annual increase to 2% for the 2019-2020 school year.

Our tuition has traditionally been lower than the rates found at schools offering a comparable level of education, quality care, food and nutrition, awareness and environment. We have found that these three years of increases will put our tuition rates at a level comparable to similar preschools in the Portland area. For more information on our living wages campaign, please read the Living Wages Blog Post.

As an emergency childcare provider, all of our staff are making a minimum of $20 an hour. Our hope is to continue to pay at this rate beyond the pandemic.