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Age Requirements & Eligibility to Lab’s Early Childhood Division

  • Applicants to Nursery 3 must be two years old on or before September 1, of their year of application, and three years old on or before September 1 of their year of entry.
  • Applicants to Nursery 4 must be must be three years old on or before September 1 of their year of application, and four years old on or before September 1 of their year of entry.
  • Applicants to Kindergarten must be four years old on or before September 1 of their year of application, and five years old on or before September 1 of their year of entry.
  • Applicants to Grade 1 who are not currently enrolled in Kindergarten must be 5 years old on or before September 1 of their year of application, and six years old on or before September 1 of their year of entry.
  • If a child is currently enrolled in a CPS or other accredited school program (not daycare), or is in an international school whose grade does not align with the above age guidelines, please reach out to Irene Reed at ireed@ucls.uchicago.edu. All other applicants are asked to strictly adhere to the above guidelines.

Early Childhood Admissions Process

Apply Online

Tour and Information Session

Parent Meeting

Student Assessment

Financial Aid (Optional)

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Judd Hall, 5835 S Kimbark Avenue

Please join us for an in-person tour of our Historic Campus, followed by an information session. Parents and guardians of applicants to Lower, Middle, and High School (grades 3-11) and High School student applicants are invited to tour. Please note that only High School applicants can attend a tour accompanied by a parent/guardian. We cannot accommodate children applying to any other grades or siblings on these tours. Register here.