Wait List & Priority Enrollment Details:
For families with infants, they may submit an application after they have received confirmation of their pregnancy or as soon as adoption paperwork has been submitted. While adding your name to the wait-list does not guarantee enrollment for your child, it is the only way an enrollment opportunity can be offered to your family.
The majority of our openings occur at our annual transition when the oldest children are “graduating” and leaving Hutch Kids. During this time, typically the end of June/early July, the older children move to our Summer Camp and the remaining children transition to their classrooms. This transition time typically causes vacancies throughout the child care center, primarily in the infant classrooms. As soon as we have determined where the vacancies are in the center, we review the waiting list, and enrollment opportunities are offered to families with children who are of the appropriate age (range) to fill each vacancy.We typically have 18-30 vacancies at transition each year.
Other vacancies can occur mid-year on a smaller scale when a family withdraws from the program. When these openings occur families on the wait-list who have a child of the appropriate age for that classroom, are contacted and offered the opening. It is possible for a family to be on the wait-list a very short time before they are offered a placement, while other families may never be contacted.
Please Note: While Hutch Kids is a benefit to Fred Hutch and SCCA employees, we have limited capacity and therefore do not have a spot for every employee who is looking for care for their child. We highly recommend that families add their children to multiple waitlists at other child care centers.