Application and Enrollment
Santa Barbara
Application is open for Wild Roots Sept 2025 - June 2026 program year
for our Mixed Age Preschool program and Kindergarten program
Interested in Wild Roots forest mixed age preschool or kindergarten for your child?
Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions!
Application
Please fill out an application here and we will be in touch to answer questions, offer a parent-child visit, and invite you to any upcoming parent-only tours. Please send the $25 fee via PayPal to [email protected] for each child's application.
Parent-Child Visits
Parent-Child Visits are for parents interested in enrolling their child in Wild Roots (or joining the waiting list when our classes are full). To visit with your child, will need to have submitted an application for your child. The child must be at least 2 yrs old for a parent-child visit. We will have you visit in either a mixed age preschool or kindergarten class depending on which program you have applied for. The parent-child visit is scheduled for one family at a time in a class.
Parents-only Tours
Tours for Parents are available to observe Wild Roots mixed age preschool and kindergarten classes. Tours are guided by Lia Grippo, Wild Roots founder-director. If you'd like to join a parents-only tour, contact us at [email protected]. You may also apply to Wild Roots for your child, yet application is not necessary to attend a parents-only tour.
If you have questions or are not sure where to start, please contact us or email [email protected]
Thank you for your interest in Wild Roots!
for our Mixed Age Preschool program and Kindergarten program
Interested in Wild Roots forest mixed age preschool or kindergarten for your child?
Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions!
Application
Please fill out an application here and we will be in touch to answer questions, offer a parent-child visit, and invite you to any upcoming parent-only tours. Please send the $25 fee via PayPal to [email protected] for each child's application.
Parent-Child Visits
Parent-Child Visits are for parents interested in enrolling their child in Wild Roots (or joining the waiting list when our classes are full). To visit with your child, will need to have submitted an application for your child. The child must be at least 2 yrs old for a parent-child visit. We will have you visit in either a mixed age preschool or kindergarten class depending on which program you have applied for. The parent-child visit is scheduled for one family at a time in a class.
Parents-only Tours
Tours for Parents are available to observe Wild Roots mixed age preschool and kindergarten classes. Tours are guided by Lia Grippo, Wild Roots founder-director. If you'd like to join a parents-only tour, contact us at [email protected]. You may also apply to Wild Roots for your child, yet application is not necessary to attend a parents-only tour.
If you have questions or are not sure where to start, please contact us or email [email protected]
Thank you for your interest in Wild Roots!
Early application is advised to allow time to schedule a visit. Applications for 4 or 5 day enrollment are given priority for placement. All other applications are accommodated according to space available and may be placed on a waiting list. A child's space is held once the $500 annual enrollment and materials fee, and the signed enrollment agreement are received. Learn more about tuition and fees here.
Please direct all questions regarding enrollment, availability, or scheduling visits or tours for Wild Roots programs to our Enrollment Director at [email protected].
Please address all other questions about Wild Roots Forest School to Lia Grippo at 805-570-3087 or by sending an email to [email protected].
Please direct all questions regarding enrollment, availability, or scheduling visits or tours for Wild Roots programs to our Enrollment Director at [email protected].
Please address all other questions about Wild Roots Forest School to Lia Grippo at 805-570-3087 or by sending an email to [email protected].
