Ages, Hours, and Tuition

Each of our two primary classrooms is a mixed age group (3–6 years). We have sixteen openings each academic year at the younger age of the spectrum. Children must be at least three years of age by Labor Day and potty trained. We give priority to siblings, and, should a space arise for an older child, we give preference to Montessori transfer students.

We are strictly a school and do not have before- or after-school care although we help facilitate such care through our Childcare Network.

All children come five days a week. Children arrive at 8:30 AM. Younger children finish their day at 12:30 PM (Children’s House), and our kindergarten-age children (Montessori Extended Day) stay for a full-school day and finish school at 2:30 PM.

We follow the Portland Public Schools calendar with regard to vacations and holidays and most In-Service days. We offer a six-week half-day summer program that runs mid-June through the end of July.

• Tuition for our Children’s House program for 2010-2011 is $5,820.00. A monthly payment plan is available ($582.00/month, August–May).

• Tuition for our Extended Day Program (for Montessori students in their kindergarten year) for 2010-2011 is $7,000.00. A monthly payment plan is available ($700.00/month, August–May).

Whole Child offers limited financial assistance to families in need.

Our Rolling Admissions Procedure

• Visit the Contact Us page to submit the information requested.

• Wait for an email invitation for a fall classroom observation, a meeting with the Head of School and an application. Invitations are issued in order of Contact Us submission dates. All parents will be notified by December 15th regarding their child’s status.

• Submit your Application with a non-refundable $75.00 application fee within two weeks. Once we receive your Application, we will send you an acceptance letter with a Registration Form.

• Return your Registration Form with a non-refundable space deposit of $500.00. You
will then be officially enrolled in Whole Child Montessori!