The Admission Process

Schedule a tour with our director, Mary Koenig 
Welcoming a new family into the Casa Montessori community is a fairly fluid process where the family is invited to get to know the campus with an initial tour.  It is recommended that tours be scheduled in advance by contacting our school office at [email protected].  Tours are conducted Monday-Friday at around 9:00 am while the morning work cycle is in full swing.  This way, prospective families can see the normal day-to-day rhythms and practices of the classroom which would assist them in deciding whether Casa Montessori is right for their child.

Child visit
After a discussion with the parents regarding their educational intentions for their child and an evaluation of the child's previous Montessori experience (particularly at the primary, elementary and adolescent levels), a child may be invited to visit the class for a day or two.  Your child will be given the opportunity to work one-on-one with Montessori teachers doing Montessori lessons as well as work with other children in the classroom.

Teacher Feedback
Mary will follow up with the teachers to evaluate the success of the visit and your child's integration into the Montessori classroom.  If your child is ready to begin attending Casa Montessori, your child will receive an invitation and a start date will be agreed upon by you and the teacher.

Submission of Registration Fee, Contract, and School Forms
Once you accept your child's invitation and before they begin regular attendance at Casa, the registration fee must be remitted, and the tuition contract must be signed.  Do understand that registration fees are non-refundable, and that the tuition agreement financially binds the signor for the entirety of the school year, regardless of school days missed, holidays, or early withdrawal for whatever reason.  Any scholarships that the child may receive, must be in place before the child begins regular attendance at Casa.  Please make sure to have all school forms filled out and required health forms submitted before the child begins regular attendance at Casa.

2026/2027 Tuition and Fees

The registration fee for new families is $500.  We offer and 12-month payment plan and accept the Step Up for Students scholarship and ELC School Readiness Vouchers.  Also, if families wish to pay the entire tuition by June 1, we offer a 5% discount.  (This discount does not apply to families on scholarship.)

Tuition for each environment is as follows:
 
Toddler Program and Primary Program  
8:30 am-11:30 am  (Part Time) $7100.00
8:30 am-2:30 pm  (Full Time)  $9100.00
7:30 am-5:30 pm  (Extended Time)  $11,600

Kindergarten (offered from 8:30-2:30 only; aftercare must be paid for in advance)
8:30 am-2:30 pm $9600.00
7:30 am-5:30 pm  $11,100.00

Elementary 
7:45 am-2:45 pm (Full Time) $9700.00
7:30 am-5:30 pm  (Extended Time) $11,200.00

Adolescent Program 
8:00 am-2:45 pm $10,500.00

Tuition/Registration Fee Explanation (Please read in entirety)
• Early Registration is $400.00 for existing families and $500.00 for late registrants/new families.
• Registration fees are non-refundable and are within the registration timeframe with a signed
tuition agreement. Registration fees are per family which automatically gives families with
multiple children a discount for each additional child. Please note that the tuition agreement
is legally binding for the entire school year.
• The tuition for the adolescent program includes a non-refundable $500.00 down payment for
the end of the year class trip. *This trip is a part of the curriculum and is required for all
students.
• Late fees for tuition are $25.00 and will be assessed after the 5th of the month that will be due
with the later tuition payment.
Aftercare
• Students will need to sign up for the extended care tuition option (7:30-5:30 pm) to receive
aftercare. Aftercare is for those children enrolled in Toddler and Primary, but exceptions will be
made younger elementary students.  No use of electronics or cell phones is allowed in aftercare.
• We are no longer doing drop ins or hourly rates for aftercare.
• Aftercare begins at promptly 3:15. Picking up after 3:15 will automatically result in a switch in
billing to the extended time option.

Special services in addition to the cost of tuition
• Casa does allow/provide special services including but not limited to the following:
o Tutoring
o ABA
o Books for children with unique abilities
o Equipment
o Discovery/Evaluations
o Any services provided outside the scope of the normal Montessori curriculum.
o Various Therapies
• Parents will be charged based on the services their child would receive at a rate ranging from
$50.00-$150.00 per hour. In some cases, certain scholarships may cover all or a portion of these
services. Anything not covered by the scholarship should be paid by the parents when services
are rendered. A separate tuition agreement may be executed should these services need to be
provided.