Winter 2025

February 28th

January 6th

Morning groups for children 2 years - Kindergarten

from 9am – 1pm

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays only.

The trees lost their leaves, everything around is bare….. that makes it easier to see further and experience the park in a very different way. Winter Wonderland!

No place to hide, but lots of room to walk through the forest and spot treasures that were hidden during the other seasons. When it freezes after the rain, we play with the ice. As soon as the snow blankets the hills, we go sledding and play with the snow and try to find treasures. We have lots of fun even when the temperature is low as we never stop exploring and learning from nature.

Children must come with the proper winter clothing to participate; insulated winter boots and coveralls and gloves and handwarmers are required; we will provide a list of recommended clothing.

We play! And there is nothing better than that.

Winter TOCA will run from January 6th- February 28th 2025

Morning Group

Nature classes for children 2 years old up to the age for kindergarten; minimum age is 22 months at semester begin.

Morning hours:     9:00am to 1:00pm


Tuition:
4 hours per day (9am-1pm)

2 days/week – $ 2048
3 days/week – $ 2978

There is a minimum of 2 days per week for new students. Winter TOCA is only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Commitment is for entire semester. Please read our guidelines before completing registration.

Registration for Winter25 is now closed! Please email us to be placed on the waitlist.

*** We have updated/modified some of our policies, i.e. concerning make ups, refunds, late fees. Please read our respective guidelines for Mornings/After School or School Holidays for detailed information before signing up. If you have any questions, feel free to send us an email.***

Registration Info

  • 1. Before anything, please read our guidelines (see links above) and if anything is unclear or you have any questions related to the spring program, please contact us first.

    2. When you’re ready to commit and know your dates, fill out the form; if you’re new, you have to pay a one-time registration fee of $ 50.

    3. At the end of registration a credit card payment is required. If you’re signing up for the morning group a non-refundable deposit (50% of the tuition) is due.

    4. As soon as we receive your registration (and deposit), we will send you a confirmation email as well as an invoice for the remaining tuition and a clear payment schedule and payment terms.

    5. About a month before the season starts we will send out and important information email containing location & times, gear recommendations etc.

  • While we understand that circumstances change in your life, or that you just simply changed your mind, we are holding the spot for you until winter and by doing so, very likely turning other people away.

  • Well, it depends when you cancel and which group you sign up for; please refer to the cancellation policy in the guidelines as well as the registration form. Please note that even if you are eligible for a refund, we cannot refund the fees our payment provider charges, as they no longer refund any fees charged.

  • We accept any major credit cards. The tuition installments (2-4 morning group) can be paid via credit card, ACH bank transfer, Venmo or Zelle.

  • Yes, we do! A discount of 15% of the sibling’s tuition is automatically calculated in the registration form and deducted from the total. The sibling’s tuition must be equal or less than the first child’s tuition for the discount to be activated.

  • No worries – just shoot us an email and we’ll be happy to answer your question and help you sort it out.

FAQs

  • We meet inside the park near the 5th Street entrance. Pickup will be by the 3rd Street entrance.

  • Yes! Rain or shine. That said we keep an eye on the weather – if there is a thunderstorm forecast, or high winds we may have to cancel.

  • Jump in puddles! Generally the rain is not the issue, but the clothing the kids wear. If the kids have the proper gear, a rainy day can be a lot of fun. That said, there are days when the amount of rain and cold temperatures (and wind) make a day pretty miserable and we may have to cancel; as when there is a thunderstorm predicted or high winds.

  • We constantly keep an eye on the weather forecast and try to do our best to email you the evening before in case we have to cancel playgroup; but even with all technology avaialble a clear answer is not always possible the evening before, in which case we check the forecast again very early the morning of playgroup. If we need to cancel, we will send you a text.

  • Yes / with limitations / no.

    Yes, if we have to cancel (i.e. due to weather, air quality etc.)

    With limitations if it’s due to illness.

    No, if it’s due to travel, a scheduling conflict, or any other personal reason.

    Detailed information can be found in the respective guidelines for Mornings, After School, School Holidays.