Preschool Admissions

Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year begin being accepted [November 1, 2024]. The deadline to complete the admissions process is [February 3, 2025].

Applications continue being accepted after the deadline on a rolling, space-available basis throughout the year. Please contact us to discuss availability prior to submitting an application.

If you have already submitted an online inquiry, you have an account in the Admissions Portal. Please log in using the email address supplied with your original inquiry, complete the application, and submit it with the $55.00 application fee. After your application is submitted, you will receive access to an admissions checklist with the next steps in the process.

Please Note: For all applicants currently enrolled in school or a program outside of the home (day care/preschool) the application checklist includes a Transcript and Records Release request for your child’s current school office, and a Common Recommendation Form to be completed by a current teacher. You will request this information through the application portal. You may preview the forms below:

• PK-Grade 1 Common Recommendation Form
• Transcript & Records Release Form

Please Note: Little Dragons (ages 3-4) applicants must be age 3, K-Prep applicants must be age 4, and Kindergarten applicants must be age 5 by September 1st of the year of entry. If you have questions regarding this policy, please contact the admissions office directly. Harford Day School does not maintain a waiting a list from year-to-year. The admissions process begins anew each fall.

(Little Dragons, K-Prep)

As a part of the admissions process, our youngest applicants participate in a 1 hour classroom visit typically on a Saturday morning in January or early February. Scheduling and details are shared after the application is submitted.

Upon receipt of the completed Admissions Application, the admissions office will work with you to schedule a mutually convenient time for your child’s admissions assessment. Assessments may occur throughout the academic year but are most common November-February.

Dates and details are supplied after an application is submitted.

The admissions committee, comprised of the Head of School, Director of Enrollment Management, and the respective Division Head, carefully assesses each applicant’s readiness for academic, social, and personal success at Harford Day School. All admissions are made at the discretion of the Head of School. Admissions decisions for applications completed by the deadline (2/3/25) will be sent February 14, 2025. Incomplete applications, and applications received after the deadline, will be reviewed on a rolling (space-available) basis.

Admissions decisions are independent of the indexed tuition process and require a separate Indexed Tuition application. If you think your family may qualify for Indexed Tuition, you are advised to begin the process at the same time as the admissions application. See Affording HDS for more information on the process. The Indexed Tuition application deadline is February 3, 2025 for families new to Harford Day School. After the deadline, applications are reviewed on a rolling basis as funds allow.