FAQs
What is your Information Night schedule?
Please click HERE for Information Night Reservations. More Information Nights will become available in November 2023.
How old does my child need to be to matriculate?
Glen Park Montessori enrolls children between the ages of 18 months for the Toddler and 2.8 for the preschool. Note: acceptance is based on “readiness” rather than numbers.
Toddlers will matriculate to the preschool program when they reach 2.8 or before depending, again, on “readiness.”
Does my child need to be potty trained?
It is ideal that your child is fully potty trained at their time of enrollment in the preschool program. Your child must be mostly there as we can help with occasional accidents.
What is your enrollment process?
Please read about our enrollment process here.
Do you allow mid-year enrollment?
We begin our school year with a full roster. However, if you would like to enroll your child as soon as possible, we encourage you to continue with the enrollment process as we typically get around one or two openings throughout the school year due to unexpected moves, etc. We keep a running wait list of families who have completed all of the enrollment steps and these people will be contacted first should there be an opening.
How many classrooms, students, and teachers do you have? What is the student:teacher ratio?
We have two large, open floors with lots of space and light and as much of nature as we can bring inside! Licensed for 18 children in the Preschool classroom and anticipated 12 in the Toddler room, each classroom has a Lead Montessori teacher “Guide,” an assistant teacher and a part time assistant. Each student receives ample one-on-one time with teachers, in addition to self-directed individual and group activities.
What are school hours? Do you offer both full- and part-time programs?
We are open Monday through Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm for preschool and 8 am to 5:30 pm for the toddler class. We are full-time only and do not offer part-time programs at this time. Our traditional uninterrupted work period is from 8 am to 11 am, which is followed by an organic lunch, a nap period, and after-school activities. The school is closed on the first Friday of every month for teacher work days.
How much is tuition?
2025-2026 tuition is $2600 per month for preschool and $3300 for Toddlers.We also have fees for the lunch and snack we provide: $15 per day of attendance for preschoolers.Toddler parents need to provide lunch and our fee for morning and afternoon snack is $5.00 per day of attendance.
What do you serve for snacks and lunch?
We offer a rotating menu of organic snacks and lunch. Our menu changes frequently to be able to offer a broad spectrum of seasonal fruits and vegetables with a protein offering. We can and do accommodate vegetarian choices. We have filtered water available at all times for the children to pour for themselves.
How Can I Get Involved?
Please visit our parent involvement page for details.
We have a community of creative and talented families that are willing to share their abilities, talent and gifts toward their 10 required “parent hours” per year. After enrollment, Rosemary will be connecting with you to help you determine what will be your contribution; whether it be a time, energy or monetary contribution.
Parents organize our social and fundraising events, lend a hand with garden and classroom maintenance, and do cultural presentations of their family’s celebrations or traditions. We also welcome contributions of expertise and talent–web site and IT assistance, handyman help, painters, musicians, professional bubble blowers (yes, really!), storytellers, etc. This adds to the uniqueness of our school and truly allows us to function beyond what would be possible without the contribution of each family. If you have any other ideas, please do not hesitate to ask us! It is your responsibility to turn in your hours worked twice a year.
How do you approach discipline in the classroom?
Inherent in Montessori education are practices and skills that give the children frequent opportunities to be respectful of others and the environment. For instance, in a Montessori classroom there will be one of every activity, requiring a child to wait for their turn or ask to join the desired activity with another child. Our students care for plants and insects at the school, as well, which deepens their connection to and respect for the natural world.
Part of fostering independence is imbuing the children with the aptitude and confidence to say, “Please stop, I don’t like that,” or “I don’t want to share this work right now, but you can be next when I’m finished.” Our mantra with the children is, “This is a school where you can do most anything you like, as long as you do not bother others.”
In those instances when a child acts out of character, we will explore the usual causes with them (hungry? tired? feeling ill? change in routine outside of school?) and take appropriate action. In the rare instance when a child intentionally harms another by hitting, pushing, or biting, the teacher has a one-on-one talk with the child, with the strong message that hurting others is not allowed, and we send a note home with both of the students involved, so that parents are always fully informed.
