Busy Bee AcademyPreschool · Saratoga Springs Join the waitlist

Classes & enrollment

The 2026–2027 schedule, prices, age rules and how to register, from Busy Bee’s own pages.

2026–2027

Class schedule

The Classes page lists every class as full (a recent Facebook post says only a few spots were left, so ask to confirm). In the school’s words: “if you’d like to get on the waitlist, please let us know! Those on the waitlist will be notified if there is an opening.”

2026–2027 classes
ClassDaysTimeTeacherCostStatus
3–4 year-oldsMonday, Wednesday, Friday9:15 AM–11:15 AMMs. Alli$155/monthFull · waitlist
4–5 year-oldsTuesday, Thursday9:00 AM–12:00 PMMrs. Emily$155/monthFull · waitlist
4–5 year-oldsMonday, Wednesday, Friday11:30 AM–2:30 PMMs. Michelle$180/monthFull · waitlist
3–4 year-oldsTuesday, Thursday12:15 PM–2:15 PMMrs. Emily$120/monthFull · waitlist

Enrollment

How to register

From Busy Bee’s enrollment page. For 2026–2027, step one is the waitlist.

  1. Check the age rules

    “Applicants must be at least 4 years old on or before September 1st of the school year for our 4/5 year old classes, and emotionally ready and potty trained 3 year-olds for the 3/4 year old class.”

    4–5 classes: age 4 by September 1
  2. Ask about a spot or the waitlist

    Recently posted: only a few spots left for 2026–27 — ask to confirm. Text or call (214) 677-6733 with your child’s age and the class you’d like. You’ll be told if a spot opens.

    Text or call (214) 677-6733
  3. Fill out two forms

    “Both the registration form and policies and procedures form need to be completed for official registration.”

    Registration form + policies and procedures
  4. Pay the materials fee

    “To hold your child’s spot, please fill out and submit the application form and pay a $110 materials fee.” Busy Bee accepts Venmo or a check.

    $110 materials fee · Venmo or check

Philosophy

What a day holds

“We believe each child is an innately curious, creative, and capable person who is eager to learn and experience the world around them.”

Busy Bee’s philosophy page
  • Play and movement-based learning, with guided and independent exploration
  • Literacy and math in every part of the day
  • Daily yoga; exercises for social skills, emotional awareness and regulation
  • Sensory activities, art, and child-led exploration
  • Small classes with individual attention
A preschool boy reaching for a picture card on a classroom alphabet wall
The alphabet wallPhoto: Busy Bee website, Enrollment page

From the teachers’ blog

Notebooks, name plates and choice

Two 2025 posts on the Busy Bee blog describe how writing is taught.

Three preschoolers lying on the classroom floor, writing and drawing on paper
Writing wherever they’re comfortablePhoto: Busy Bee blog post, February 2025

“For writing at Busy Bee I have name plates for them to practice tracing with colorful markers and little erasers. I let them sit comfortably wherever suits them. They each get their own notebook where they can practice writing or drawing whatever they want.”

“Handwriting in Preschool,” Busy Bee blog, February 26, 2025

“One example is every day I give my students time to write whatever they want in their notebooks. This gives them practice with their fine motor skills in a way that allows freedom. They love it!”

“The JOY of Student Led Learning!,” Busy Bee blog, April 16, 2025

The space

Inside and out

“Our indoor and outdoor spaces are designed for play-based activities. The learning space, complete with kitchen facilities, bathroom, learning table, play space, rug area, and a dedicated playroom with a children’s climbing wall is in a full daylight basement with large windows and plenty of natural light, and a separate preschool entrance. The yard is fully fenced with lots of space for our Busy Bees to play and enjoy many structured movement activities outside.”

A blue classroom pocket chart holding sentence strips that read “Can you see a fish?” and “Can you see an octopus?”
The pocket chartPhoto: Busy Bee website, Our Facility page
A sensory bin of blue rice with toy sea animals and paper shells
Ocean sensory binPhoto: Busy Bee website, Our Facility page
A playroom with a mountain mural, cubbies, a play kitchen and a train table
PlayroomPhoto: Busy Bee website, Our Facility page