Administered by the Mills Department of Education, one of the most respected in the country, the Children's School was established in 1926 as the first campus-based demonstration nursery school on the West Coast. Now serving nearly 100 children between the ages of three months and nine years, the school provides a laboratory for the preparation of Mills students as early childhood professionals and an environment for research and the study of children by both students and faculty. The Children's School has an open enrollment policy and accepts applications for any child between the ages of three months and nine years. For effective child study, classroom enrollments must provide an opportunity to study both boys and girls, to observe and work with children of varying ethnic backgrounds, and to focus on the developmental characteristics of children within the age range of each classroom. Children of students and staff of Mills College are given priority as long as the criteria for balanced classrooms can be maintained.
Spaces are limited.
Applications are accepted from January through July for the following September. The early enrollment period is in January and February. In March these applicants are notified of acceptance for the following year. The late enrollment period is from March through July. Applications are accepted and considered for any openings that may occur.