Montessori Center School

Applying to MCS


We’re excited to get to know your family.


We’re still accepting admissions applications on a rolling basis for the 2024-2025 school year. And we’re now accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year.


2025-26 priority admissions deadline: January 15, 2025

See our upcoming admissions events

1.

Call

Schedule a call with our Director of Admissions, Tyler Clark, who is looking forward to helping you get to know our campus, educational approach and community.

Schedule a call

Prefer to email for now? Submit an inquiry form, and Tyler will connect with you over email.

2.

Apply

Submit an online application for admission. A complete admissions application includes a non-refundable $100 administrative fee. Once we’ve received your child’s application, and space permitting, we will schedule your child for a short in-person assessment. Children applying for admission to our elementary program also take part in a morning shadow visit in the classroom, which typically lasts two to three hours.

Apply for admission

3.

Enroll

Admitted applicants typically have two weeks to sign and return the enrollment contract and tuition agreement. If you are applying for need-based tuition assistance for your child, we ask that you do so within two weeks of receiving an offer of admission.

4.

Get ready

Once your family has accepted an offer of admission by returning the enrollment contract and tuition agreement, we work with your family to get ready to start! Families join us each August before the first day of school for a welcoming open house. If your child is joining our toddler program, our teachers will schedule a home visit to meet with your family and learn about your child in their home environment.

Applicants applying by the January 15, 2025 enrollment deadline will be notified of admissions decisions by March 7, 2025.

Upcoming Admissions Events

Admissions Open House for Prospective Families

Time: 9 am

RSVP

Spanish Immersion: Cafecito Information Meeting

Time: 9 am–10:30 am

Location on Campus: Multi-Purpose Building

Campus Address: 401 N. Fairview Avenue #1, Goleta, CA 93117

Join us for some light bites and morning refreshments, meet our Director of Admissions, Head of School, Immersion Head Teachers, and other families interested in the program.

RSVP

“MCS accomplishes a balance of academic and social learning and has established a solid foundation of community contribution in our children.”

- MCS Parent

“Our children are cared for as whole children, with individual needs academically, socially and emotionally... There is no greater gift!”

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