Enrollment Policy

Preschool Enrollment Policy – Eligibility

Any child entering the school for the first time** must be:

30 months of age on the day of admission and 36 months of age prior to December 31st of the year of enrollment
Sufficiently mature as not to be a disruptive factor in the class
Able to accept separation from parent/caregiver and home
Toilet trained

General Enrollment

Placements within the school will be assigned within this context, and in order of priority, as follows:

Returning students have first priority for their previous time slot
After returning students have completed their re-registration process, registration is open to:
1. siblings of present students;
2. siblings of past students according to the date of the enrolment application;
3. names on the waiting list according to the date of the enrolment application, and
4. to the general public.

In the Preschool, every attempt will be made to give parents their preference of a morning or afternoon spot. In the event that the preferred placement cannot be offered, the parents will be informed of the alternate spaces that are available, and their child will have priority for their space, according to the guidelines above.

In all cases, a position for a child is secured only upon receipt by the Society of:

The completed registration form for the child and
The currently dated cheque for the non-refundable $125 registration fee and
The one month’s non-refundable tuition fee dated JUNE 1st (equals one month’s tuition considered payment for last month)

All placements are contingent on the members remaining in good standing on all tuition and registration payments from the previous school year. The post-dated cheques for the remaining months must also be paid and/or secured by the deadline given to the parents.

Please note: Separate cheques per student, per fee. Please make cheques payable to: Meadow Montessori School

**All preschool children undergo an orientation and six-week trial period.