Tuition & Fees
Instructional programs and childcare costs
All the details about class ratios, before & after care, payment plans, and more.
Tuition per enrolled student is indicated below for each instructional program, as well as fees for our childcare programs. Please note Class sizes are indicative and may vary. Tuition does not include the cost of one time supply fee, overnight field trips, the 6th grade or 8th grade graduation trip, the service fee for those choosing to pay tuition by month, and extracurricular activities not integral to the normal school day. The general comments following the fee data further explain our tuition and fees. More about enrollment forms and schedules for the upcoming school year can be found on our Admissions page.
Half-day Preschool: 5 Days
- Ages: 3 to 4
- Class Session: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Monday – Friday
- Student/Teacher Ratio: 6-12 : 1
- Tuition: $9,300.00
All-day Preschool/Prekindergarten/Kindergarten
- Ages: 3 to 6
- Class Session: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Student/Teacher Ratio: 6-12 : 1
- Tuition: $14,300.00
Lower Elementary: Grades 1, 2 and 3
- Ages: 6 to 9
- Class Session: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Student/Teacher Ratio: 10-15 : 1
- Tuition: $14,300.00
Upper Elementary: Grades 4, 5 and 6
- Ages: 9 to 12
- Class Session: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Student/Teacher Ratio: 10-15 : 1
- Tuition: $14,300.00
Grades 7 and 8
- Ages: 12 to 15
- Class Session: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Tuition: $15,050.00
Children’s Meeting House offfers both Early Birds and Aftercare and is designed to thoughfully support families who need care beyond the traditional school day while honoring the rhythms and needs of children. Although student care is not the main vision or mission of CMH, Children’s Meeting House offers this program as a consistent, dependable extension of the school day, allowing families peace of mind while maintaining the sense of community and care that defines CMH.
Aftercare: (3pm-5pm)
After a full day of focused learning, children benefit from an environment where they can unwind, connect with peers across classrooms, and engage in age-appropriate activities at a relaxed pace. Aftercare runs daily from 3-5:30pm and provides a supervised environment for children at the end of the school day. Packages are based on days per week for the entirety of the school year, from August to May.
Five Day Package (5)- $3,000.00 per child.
Three Day Package (3)- $1,800.00 per child.
One Day Package (1)- $600.00 per child
Early Bird: (7:30am-8:15am)
Children’s Meeting House Montessori School offers the Early Birds Program for families who need an earlier drop-off option. Available Monday-Friday from 7:30-8:15am, Early Birds provides a calm, supervised environment where children can ease into the day at a relaxed pace before the start of the school day. This program offers families flexibility while ensuring children begin their mornings feeling supported, settled, and ready to learn. Families may enroll in the following Early Bird Package that will run from August to May.
Five Day Package (5)
$1,500.00 per child.
Drop-In Care Options
Drop-in options are available for both Early Birds and Aftercare, providing additional flexibility for families as schedules change.
Aftercare drop-in requests must be made by 1pm on the day care is needed or requested in advance. The spaces are limited daily and offered as space allows. We can accommodate Early Bird drop-ins without advance notice, as availability allows.
Early Bird drop-in: $10/day per child
Aftercare drop-in: $20/day per child
Financial Assistance
We want your child at CMH – let us help make that a reality.
CMH does offer a financial assistance option per family on a yearly basis. Families seeking assistance must file an application through the Independent School Management Financial Aid for School Tuition (FAST) Program. Our financial assistance process is explained below.
FAST Program Overview
We have chosen to use the FAST program because it is designed to be very responsive to our families. It is more flexible in terms of the information it will accommodate, thus allowing families to represent their own particular circumstances more accurately. To ease the online application process, FAST provides 24/7 help desk support. For CMH, FAST provides a needs-based financial assistance analysis service that ensures our process for establishing financial need adheres to nationally established standards of best practice. All information provided through FAST will be kept confidential, as will all other information pertaining to a family’s financial assistance request.
Financial assistance grants are made for one year only. Families seeking assistance over a longer period must reapply each year. Applications are due by the end of February for consideration in the following school year.
Application Process
The online application process is self-guided. You may navigate in and out of the program, allowing you to partially complete an application and go back to it at another time. Online email assistance and a 24/7 helpline are provided. The charge for the application is $43.00, to be paid by credit card at the end of the session.
FAST has prepared a Parent User Guide (the PUG is also downloadable directly from the FAST application site, along with an application worksheet). After completing the online application, you will be required to mail your previous year’s state and federal tax returns (when available) with all schedules and W-2s to: FAST Processing, ISM, 1316 North Union Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19806-2594.
Begin your application by clicking on the FAST icon below.
