Phyllis Bodel Childcare Center Admissions Policy:

1. A priority score is assigned to each parent as follows without regard to rank. First, Yale Medical School faculty, student, staff or post-doctoral fellows. Second,Yale University faculty, student, staff, post doctoral fellows and house staff at YNHH. Finally, all others will be considered. If a parent's affiliation changes prior to acceptance to the program the director should be notified and their score will be adjusted accordingly.

2. The sum of the parent's score determines the priority score for the applicant

3. Children who leave the program for sabbatical leave are not guaranteed readmission. However, their application for readmission will be given first priority in the appropriate age group. Children who leave for the summer months are expected to pay tuition for the months away if they wish to be ensured space when they return.

4. The application of a sibling currently enrolled will be given priority on the waiting list (after sabbatical reapplications) regardless of the parent's affiliations. If there is more than one sibling, the usual criteria for admissions will apply. An application qualifies as a sibling application if there is an overlap between the enrollment of the sibling and the requested start date of the applicant.

5. In the case of a single parent, the priority score of the parent will be doubled.

6. Children are accepted from the application file in order of priority score, date of application, age and sex.

7. The starting date of the position will be the day after the previous child leaves. In most cases this should be the first of the month.

8. If the vacancy occurred with less than two months notice, the starting date of the position will be the first day of the month which is two months after the notice date. (i.e., Notice of the last day being any day in December means that the start date is February 1). The applicant has the option of starting January 1 with tuition paid from that date.

9. If an opening is offered to an applicant, the applicant must take the position and begin paying tuition from that date in order to accept the position. If the applicant is not willing to do this the position is offered to the next person on the list until the position is filled. Applicants who have declined a position but wish to remain on the waiting list are filed according to priority criteria: priority score, date of application, age and sex of child.