Casa (Preschool, Junior and Senior Kindergarten) Admission Process
- Register with the City of Ottawa Child Care Registry and Waitlist at the following: City of Ottawa Waitlist Note: There is no charge or fee for a child to be placed on the waiting list.
- For any questions call the school at (613) 216-7275 or email us
- Once you have been informed that the School has an opening available, and that you confirm you wish to enroll your child, the school will organize a short 20-minute visit during which your child will meet with a Casa Head Teacher. This visit is mandatory and is intended to give you a chance to ask questions to our teaching staff and also for the school to ensure that our Casa program is a good fit for your child.
- Following that visit, a decision regarding your child’s acceptance in our program will be made within 48 hours by the school administration.
- If enrollment is confirmed, you will be provided with an enrollment package.
- To secure a space for your child, please submit all documents, deposits, and post-dated cheques listed in the enrollment package within 5 business days.
2025-2026 Fee
Parkdale Montessori School is part of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) System. As such, the school fee reflects $22 per day totalling $4,488 for the academic year (September 2025 – June 2026).
Fee includes:
- 7 hours daily of Montessori Education (8:30 am to 3:30 pm)
- Two healthy snacks a day
- Three seasonal events held virtually or with in-person guests
- All yearly school materials and maintenance costs
- Precare (8:00 am to 8:30 am) IF not already at capacity
- Aftercare (3:30 pm to 5:15 pm) IF not already at capacity
Hot lunch (not included in the school fee):
- Families have the option to select hot lunch for their child
- Meals are catered and follow Canada’s Food Guide
- Two menus are available: a regular menu and an alternate one for children with dietary restrictions, allergies, food sensitives and intolerances.
- Water is served with the children’s meal. Milk is also served to children who do not have dietary restrictions.
- Fee for 10 months: $3,400
School Policies
- Parkdale Montessori School welcomes all prospective parents and their families, and has a non-discriminatory admission policy for children.
- Acceptance into our programs is based on many factors such as: availability, age, etc. Children may be admitted at any time during the school year, depending on availability of space.
- Priority will be given to children who are currently enrolled and are eligible to move to the next age grouping, children of current Parkdale Montessori staff, siblings of children currently enrolled, families who have previously attended Parkdale Montessori School, full-time enrollment as well as families wishing to enroll more than one child in the same academic year. Once these children have been placed, other children on the waiting list will be prioritized based on program availability and age group.
Requirements
- Children must be fully toilet-trained to be accepted into our Casa program (i.e. able to independently use the toilet, wipe, and wash hands).
- Children must have the ability to care for their own personal needs, and show age-appropriate independence and readiness (e.g. physical independence could be observed through your child’s ability to dress himself/herself; emotional independence could be manifested through ability to verbalize his/her needs; social readiness means that your child has some ability to understand limits, can usually wait, and can control impulses most times).
- Ages (i.e. 3 to 6 years-old) are approximate and placement depends on each child’s abilities and emotional growth.
- Children must come for a visit prior to acceptance.
- Previous school/daycare records must be submitted if applicable.
- The Montessori curriculum at the Casa level is based on a three-year cycle. Therefore, it is in the child’s best interest that a commitment is made for that length of time.