Rainbow Riders keeps a waiting list to enroll new families into our programs at Knollwood and CRC sites. When openings become available in a particular age group, we go to our waiting list to fill the spot. Positions are filled based on families’ first date of contact (the date of the waiting list submission) and with consideration of our partnership agreements with Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech College of Engineering, and Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center.
We typically expect openings in January, March, June, August and October. During these transition times, we move some of our currently enrolled children to their next age groups. We draft enrollment for those transition times about 4-6 weeks ahead so we can identify openings in our classrooms. Once those openings are determined, we go to our waiting list database and begin making offers for enrollment.
Families are invited to tour the site, meet the teachers, and ask questions. Once the enrollment slot is accepted, welcoming visits are scheduled before children start. We want children to feel safe and secure as they make their transition into the program. Names are removed from the waiting list if families do not respond to emails or phone calls.
Explore CRCIn 2016, Rainbow Riders partnered with TAP Head Start to open an Early Head Start Partnership program. The program is located in the Education wing of St. Michael Lutheran Church (SMLC). Early Head Start is a federally funded and community-based program that provides full-time care for children ages 6 weeks to 3 years old. There is a separate waiting list for this program that has qualification requirements that include income eligibility and parent(s) must be in school or working full-time. Download, fill out, and return the pre-application form or apply online.
Explore SMLCRainbow Riders tuition costs vary by age range and program type and change annually. Rainbow Riders will provide the enrollment costs for each child at the time that an enrollment space is available for your child. Below are highlights of the tuition schedule and payment options.
Rainbow Riders is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Rainbow Riders offers families scholarship opportunities with the Tuition Supplement Program (TSP). The PTA supports this program that enables families determined to be most in need to pay a reduced tuition fee each month. Applications are due in the summer with commitments for the next school year announced in early August.