Waiting List

There are six class categories on the waiting list:
Infant, Toddler One, Toddler Two, Two Year Old, Three Year Old and Preschool

Children's names are listed according to the following affiliation:

• 1st: Students, Faculty & Staff
  • A direct dependent of students, faculty, and staff is placed on the list on the date the parent/guardian applied. If the parent/guardian declines the position when an opening occurs, but wants to remain on the waiting list, the child's name is then placed at the end of the student, faculty, and staff section of the waiting list according to their refusal date.
  • Once a student becomes an alumnus, their child's name is placed in the alumni section of the waiting list by the day they applied.
• 2nd: Sibling
  If an alumnus' or community member's child is enrolled at the Center, then their sibling is placed after the direct dependents of student, faculty, and staff.
• 3rd: Alumni
  The child's name is placed on the list on the date the parent applied.
• 4th: Community
  The child's name is placed on the list on the date the parent applied.

Children on the waiting list are eligible based on their age to move from one category to another (i.e., a child who appears on the infant waiting list who turns one year of age will then be moved to the next category listed according to the date the parent applied). The Center updates the list monthly.

The parents of the children on the waiting list are called every six months to verify their desire to remain active on the list and to update any information that is needed (i.e., affiliation, phone numbers, etc.). If a message is left on a phone recorder and there is no response, the Center calls a second time and gives the parent one week to respond. The child's name is then removed from the list if there is no response.

Once a spot becomes available, the family will be notified using all contact information listed on the application. If the family fails to respond within 72 hours the name will be removed from the wait list and a new application must be received as well as the $25 wait list application fee if the family wishes to be placed back on the wait list.

If a family is offered a spot and declines current enrollment, the child will be removed from the wait list and a new application must be received as well as the $25 wait list application fee if the family wishes to be placed back on the wait list.

It is the family’s responsibility to notify the Center of any contact changes (phone numbers, e-mail, etc.) or changes in Loyola University New Orleans affiliation.

The Center does not award special privileges to anyone. Each person on the waiting list is given equal weight and treatment in the admission of their child to the Center based on their affiliation. The Center does not discriminate on the admission of children on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, handicapping conditions, or ancestry. The Center does not admit any child whose needs it cannot fully meet or whose behavior would endanger other children.

If you would like to be placed on our waiting list, please download, fill out and mail in our waiting list application and the $25 non-refundable waiting list application fee. Applications may also be submitted to our office personnel at the Center at 2020 Calhoun St., Mercy Hall room 101, on Loyola's campus. Once your application and fee are received, you will receive a notice of receipt via e-mail.