Tuition & Fees
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2025-26 Tuition & Fees
Rates
Tuition includes yearbook, pizza Friday contributions and MPO dues. Reduced rates are shown if paying in cash, by check or ACH. Numbers in parentheses reflect rates if paying by credit card. Tuition rates quoted below reflect a $500 early bird discount if enrolling by the enrollment due date reflected on your child’s enrollment contract.
Deposit & Billing Fees
A non-refundable deposit of $1,500 is due with each enrollment contract. Your deposit is applied to tuition; contracts are not complete without this deposit. A fee of $56 per family will be charged by the Blackbaud student billing platform with the first payment, regardless of payment plan selected. A late tuition payment fee of $40 is charged by Blackbaud every month tuition payments are late.
Late Pick-up Fee
For all levels, a late fee of $1 per minute will be billed to the family’s Smart Tuition account if your student is picked up after their contracted dismissal time (12:15 pm for short day students, 2:30 pm for full-day Toddler and Primary students, 3:00 pm for Elementary students, or 5:30 pm for students enrolled in after care).
Toddler Program | Ages 18 Months Through 2.5-3 Years
| Schedule type | Tuition & Fees | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 3 short days/week | $17,300 ($17,905) | 8:00 am - 12 pm |
| 4 short days/week | $19,100 ($19,770) | 8:00 am - 12 pm |
| 5 short days/week | $20,915 ($21,650) | 8:00 am - 12 pm |
| 5 full days/week | $25,500 ($26,395) | 8:00 am - 2:15 pm M-F |
| After care for 5-full-day children | $3,900 ($4,040) | 2:30-5:30 pm M-F |
Arrival: 8:00-8:30 am; short day dismissal: 12-12:15 pm daily; full day dismissal: 2:15-2:30 pm daily
* Children enrolled in the toddler program who will turn three years of age prior to March 1, 2026 will move up to the primary program level as early as age 2.5 years and as late as 3 years of age at the discretion and agreement of the classroom lead teacher and the child’s parent(s)/guardian(s). Tuition will be adjusted at the time of transition to reflect the date of the student’s transition from toddler into primary.
Primary Programs | Ages 2.5-3 Through 6 Years
| Schedule type | Tuition & Fees | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 5 short days/week | $20,915 ($21,650) | 8:00 am - 12 pm M-F |
| 5 full days/week | $22,800 ($23,600) | 8:00 am - 2:15 pm M-F |
| Spanish immersion 5 days/week | $22,800 ($23,600) | 8:00 am - 2:15 pm M-F |
| Early care (5 days) | $1,500 ($1,555) | 7:30-8:00 am M-F |
| After care for 5-full-day children | $3,900 ($4,040) | 2:30-5:30 pm M-F |
Arrival: 8:00-8:30 am; short day dismissal: 12-12:15 pm daily; full day dismissal: 2:15-2:30 pm daily
* Children enrolled in Spanish Immersion and are turning five years old on or before September 1st will be placed into the Elementary K-2nd Spanish Immersion classroom for 2025-26.
Elementary Programs
| Schedule type | Tuition & Fees | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish Immersion (K-2nd) | $25,100 ($25,980) | 8:00 am - 2:45 pm M-F |
| Lower Elementary (1st-3rd) | $25,100 ($25,980) | 8:00 am - 2:45 pm M-F |
| Upper Elementary (4th-6th) | $25,700 ($26,600) | 8:00 am - 2:45 pm M-F |
| Upper Elementary Activities Fee** | $1,400 ($1,450) | Required |
| Early care (5 days) | $1,500 ($1,555) | 7:30-8:00 am M-F |
| After care (5 full days) | $3,800 ($3,935) | 2:30-5:30 pm M-F |
Arrival: 8:00-8:15 am; dismissal: 2:45-3:00 pm daily
* Upper Elementary Activities Fee is REQUIRED FOR ALL Upper Elementary students. This fee covers the cost of the fall science camp, spring backcountry trip and all other field trips for the Upper Elementary program.
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