Q.  How do I enroll my child in CPC?

A child must be 2 years and 9 months by September 1^st in order to begin school (three by December 2).  Creative Play Center members have priority for admission to the regular session during February sign-ups.  Alumni families have priority over the general public.  Children will be given class assignments according to their age group, with exceptions made for individual developmental needs as determined by the teachers.  In general, the morning classes are for the younger children, and the afternoon classes are for the older children.

Step 1:

Submit an Application for Membership.  You can find the Application Form on this website under “Documents”.  Complete the Application and return it along with the $15 Application Fee (this is a per child fee and is non-refundable) to CPC Membership Chairperson, 2323 Pleasant Hill Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.  Make your check payable to Creative Play Center.  You may also obtain an Application for Membership by calling the Membership Line at (925) 974-6820 and request to have an Application mailed to you. 

Step 2:

The Membership Chairperson will contact you upon receipt of the Application for Membership and $15 Application Fee to advise whether your child may be placed in a class or on a waiting list (if the class is currently full).  You will not be placed on the waiting list or given a class assignment until both the application and fee are submitted.

If your child can be placed in a class, you will need to submit a $40 Registration Fee (this is a per child fee and is non-refundable) to CPC Membership Chairperson, 2323 Pleasant Hill Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.  Make your check payable to Creative Play Center.

Step 3:

Upon receipt of the $40 Registration Fee, the Membership Chairperson will issue you a Username and Password to log onto the Membership website.  You will need a Username and Password to access the Registration Packet.  Once you login, click on “Documents” then “Registration Packet”.  Download forms 01 to 20.  (Fill out the forms and print out 2 copies, one for your records and one to send in to CPC.)  Mail your completed Registration Packet and Registration Fees to CPC Membership Chairperson, 2323 Pleasant Hill Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.  Make your check payable to Creative Play Center.  You may also obtain these forms by calling the Membership Line at (925) 974-6820 and request to have a Registration Packet mailed to you. 

IMPORTANT--The following information must be submitted before your child can attend school:

Health, Safety and Emergency Forms—

Written permission must be given before admission that, in the event of injury requiring medical attention, a child may be attended to at school, taken to his own physician or to any reputable physician if necessary, or may be taken by ambulance to a hospital.  A doctor must complete the Physician’s Report.  Each child must have been examined within a year prior to his or her admission day to the school.

TB Tests—must be submitted before you can co-op.

Parents entering Creative Play for the first time must have an intradermal PPD skin test or chest x-ray.  TB tine is not acceptable.  For persons 35 years and older, 2 intradermal PPD TB skin tests are required, at least one week apart.  However, if you can provide proof of a negative PPD within the preceding four years, then only one test is required.

For continuing parents at Creative Play, your intradermal PPD TB skin test is valid for two years.  If it has expired or will expire during the school year, you will need to have another test taken.  A negative skin test is also required for your spouse if he/she plans to share co-oping duties on a regular basis.

Vaccinations—

State Law required all children must be current in their varicella (chicken pox), diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps, rubella and Hib meningitis immunizations and must have a physical examination before entering the school.  Immunization is not required when the child’s physician recommends, in writing, against immunization on medical grounds and states that the child’s presence will not jeopardize the other children.  Exemption may also be obtained if the child’s parents sign a religious exemption request, and the Department of Health or the Licensing Agency determines that the child’s presence does not jeopardize the other children.  Other health and safety regulations regarding your child’s day at school are covered in the Membership Manual.

Please refer to the Creative Play Center Statement of Policy found in the Registration Packet for a complete Statement of Policy.  Once you are a Creative Play Member you will also have access to the Membership and Orientation Manuals on the website.

In the event you have a question that has not been answered on this website, please contact the Membership Line at 925-974-6820 and your call will be returned within 48 hours.