Preschool Program:

Preschool program runs throughout the year with no summer months off. Everyday there are three identical sessions of 3 hours each. Children can be enrolled for any number of sessions, for any number of days in a week. Please click here for Irvine location fees and Lake Forest location fees details. The preschool follows a structured educational program schedule from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm every weekday.

Preschool Opens:                             6:30am
Morning Session (Academic):            8:30am – 11:30am
Noon Session (Academic):                11:30am – 2:30pm
Afternoon Session (Academic):         2:30pm – 5:30pm

Preschool Closes:                            6:30pm

Irvine Facility Tuition:

Attendance ->	2 days/week	3 days/week	5 days/week
8:30 am - 11:30 am	$600/month	$700/month	$900/month
8:30 am - 2:30 pm	$900/month	$1200/month	$1500/month
8:30 am - 5:30 pm	$1300/month	$1600/month	$1900/month

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:30 am - 2:30 pm	$500/month	$600/month	$800/month
11:30 am - 5:30 pm	$700/month	$900/month	$1200/month

 

 

 

 

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

$400/month

$500/month

$700/month

 

 

Registration fee	$200/year
Material fee	$200/year
Diaper fee	$50/month
Additional Toddler fee (age < 3 yrs)	$50/month
Additional Infant fee (age < 2 yrs)	$100/month
Additional half hour every day	$100/month

Our Irvine facility is closed only on/around/in-lieu-of national holidays when most parents have days off. Our calendar is aligned with Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) calendar. Please click on this link for Irvine Calendar for a list of holidays observed at our Irvine facility. A written 30-notice is required before dis-continueing or dis-enrolling from the program. A refundable $150 deposit expected at the enrollment time will be refunded at the time of discontinuation if an adequate 30-day written notice is provided along with the payment of tuition for those 30 days.

Flexible additional days/hours availability at the Irvine Facility

Besides the programs offered at our preschool, if your child ever needs additional time not included in any program, the rates are $100/day, $75/session (3-hour-session), and $40/hour. These rates are applicable during our academic hours between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm. Outside of these hours the rate is $40 per half hour. The pro-rating rates apply for the programs where they are higher than these fixed rates.

 

As is the case with every quality Montessori program in Irvine, seats are limited and are available on first-come-first-served basis. Please send the information about your child and the choice of program so that we can begin the process of registration and contact you about the availability.

Please read the Parent handbook for preschool policies.

Virtual Program:

Online video conferencing education is available to preschool-age as well as public school children. First half hour is LIVE Circle time session followed by an hour of online math and language program. Parents who prefer online education can seek our virtual education from anywhere in the world. Our program is a 90 minutes program that covers age customized learning material. Public school children can join in to finish the assignments given to them by their public school teachers. Parents are typically working long hours and can not do justice to public schools assignments commitments. Local children signed up for Virtual education program may also want to take advantage of our after-school program where they can join in-person on-site at our facility in Irvine.

Registration fee	$75/year
Monthly Virtual Education Fee	$299/month

Irvine After-school Program:

Public schools are open only for a few hours in a day while the parents are typically working long hours. We offer afterschool program for those hours, on days that the public schools are open, as well as the days when the public schools are closed, for holidays, breaks, or any other reason. After-school program is from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. On early-off days children can be dropped off early.

After-school Registration fee	$75/year
Daily rate	$35/day
Daily rate (with $0 Registration fee)	$45/day

Before / After public school hours (830am-530pm)

Grade 1 and above; Monthly rate	$450/month
Late KG; Monthly rate	$550/month
Early KG; Monthly rate	$650/month

All day 830am-530pm on days public school is closed

Monthly rate	$700/month
Weekly rate	$175/week

Math Summer Camp:

During summer we offer math skills camp for children of all ages. Children master all math skills for next grade level. Parents are updated on a daily basis. Math skills speed-up with one-minute-math-worksheets for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students may come to the Montessori school campus or join visual online classes at their own pace.

Attendance ->	2 days/week	3 days/week	5 days/week
Whole Summer Fee	$400/month	$550/month	$800/month
Monthly Fee	$150/month	$200/month	$300/month
Weekly Fee	$50/month	$70/month	$100/month

A daily fees of $25/day is expected if someone wants one or two trial classes without having to register. A registration fees of $50 one time fee is expected at the time of enrollment in any program. All enrolled children must pay an annual fee of $99 for signing up with www.ixl.com