Who may enroll
Who may enroll, and in what order
Romper is the center for a hospital system's staff and the neighbors around it. Places go in this order, and within each group in the order families joined the list.
- 01First
Step 1: Brothers and sisters
Families with a child already at Romper come first, for the same schedule and as soon as a room has a place.
- 02Second
Step 2: Hospital staff
Next come nurses, technicians, residents and everyone else who works for the hospital system, on any shift. We ask to see a staff badge at the tour.
- 03Third
Step 3: Neighbors
Families who live nearby come after staff, and join the same list. A neighbor who joins early still goes ahead of one who joins later.
- 04Last
Step 4: Sridhar confirms your place
When a room has a place, Sridhar calls to confirm the room, the shift schedule and the first day. He explains where your family stands before then, if you ask.
Open early, and fall enrollment in three windows
Through the year
When each window opens
Fall places open in three steps. Tour any weekday, or come to the open house.
April
Applications openBrothers and sisters enroll
Families with a child already at Romper choose their fall room and shift.
May
Applications openHospital staff enroll
Anyone who works for the hospital system may join the list for any room and shift.
Who may enrollJune
Applications openNeighbors enroll
Families who live nearby join the same list and hear from Sridhar as places open.
Early August
Open house
Walk through every room, meet each teacher and ask about your shifts. There is an evening window for families coming off a shift.
Book a tourLate August
First dayFall rooms begin
Children visit their room with a parent the week before.
Late December
ClosedWinter closure
Closed from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day. We post the dates in the lobby in the fall.
Sample dates.
Ask where your family would stand
Call Sridhar and he will explain the order for your situation.