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Daycare Application Form — Free Digital Template
This is a daycare application form — the pre-enrollment request families complete before you offer a spot: child details, parent contacts, the schedule and start date they want, program or classroom preference, siblings already enrolled, how they heard about you, and a waitlist acknowledgment. It is shorter than an enrollment packet on purpose. Free, and every field is editable.
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Last updated September 5, 2026
Enrollment packet — preview
5 sections · 25 fields · nothing here is submitted
Child
Child's full name (required)
Date of birth (required)
Requested start date (required)
Program or classroom requested
Options: Infant · Toddler · Preschool · Pre-K · School age · Not sure
Does the child have siblings enrolled or applying?
- No
- Yes
Sibling name(s)
Schedule
Days requested
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
Schedule type (required)
- Full time
- Part time
- Before/after school only
- Flexible
Drop-off time
Pick-up time
Parents and guardians
Parent or guardian 1 — full name (required)
Mobile phone (required)
Email address (required)
Home address (required)
Parent or guardian 2 — full name
Parent or guardian 2 — mobile phone
Preferred language for program communication
About your child
Anything about your child you would like us to know (needs, routines, interests)
Does your child have any medical, developmental, or behavioral needs we should plan for?
Has your child attended a daycare or preschool before?
- No
- Yes
Will you use a child care subsidy or assistance program?
- No
- Yes
- Not sure
How you found us and acknowledgment
How did you hear about us?
Options: Search engine · Friend or family · Social media · Drove by · Referral agency · Other
I understand this is an application, not a guarantee of enrollment, and that my child may be placed on a waitlist (required)
Parent or guardian signature (required)
Date (required)
What's inside, and why each part is there
Requirements vary by state — check your state's licensing requirements before you send this to a family.
01 · Child
An application asks for what you need to decide on a placement and nothing more. Age and start date determine the classroom; everything else waits for enrollment.
02 · Schedule
Capacity is by day and by room. Knowing the days and hours a family actually needs is what lets you offer a real spot instead of a maybe.
03 · Parents and guardians
One reachable contact is enough at the application stage. The full emergency contact set comes with enrollment.
04 · About your child
A few open questions tell you whether the placement will work before either side commits. Keep these optional so the form stays short.
05 · How you found us and acknowledgment
Knowing where families come from tells you where to spend your next marketing dollar. The acknowledgment keeps expectations straight: this is an application, not an offer of a spot.
Common questions
What is the difference between a daycare application form and an enrollment form?
The application comes first and asks only what you need to decide on a placement — age, schedule, start date, contact. The enrollment packet comes after you offer a spot and collects everything licensing requires: emergency contacts, pickup authorization, immunizations, health details, and consents. Using both keeps the application short enough that families finish it.
Should I charge an application fee?
Many programs do, and it reduces no-show applications. If you collect one, do it at the same time as the application; GetDocsSigned’s payment links can be attached to a form once payment collection is enabled on your account.
What happens after a family submits?
The response lands in your account, you decide on the placement, and if you offer a spot you send the enrollment packet as the next link. Families never re-enter what they already gave you if you reuse the same fields.
The AI builds this packet into your account, ready to edit and send.
Informational template — enrollment requirements vary by state; not legal advice. Check your state's licensing requirements for what your program must collect.