Montessori Preschool Admission | Parkdale Montessori School

Toddler Admission Registration Process

  1. 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.
  2. For any questions call the school at (613) 216-7275 or email us
  3. Once you have been informed that we have an opening available, you will be invited to visit the school facility.
  4. Should you wish to apply for the opening, please submit an application form by the due date provided to you.
  5. Once your application form has been received by our school office, you will be provided with an enrollment package. Upon receipt of that package, please submit the following to our school office within 5 business days: all documents, forms, deposits, and fees listed in the enrollment package.
  • Notes:
  • Should applicable documents and fees not be provided by the due date(s) to the school administration, the space will be considered open and offered to the next family on the waitlist.
  • All listed requirements must be fully met for your child to be considered officially enrolled at our school.
  • Current enrollment does not secure a space for the following academic year. Limited space is available in each program and on first-come, first-served basis.

Fees 2024-2025

  • Fees for our Toddler program include two healthy snacks a day, milk (3.25%) and a catered lunch. Snacks are provided by Parkdale Montessori School. Hot lunches are catered by L’Entreprise Mazzola. No fees will be adjusted for supplement/lunch brought from home.
  • Toddler families have the option to select precare and/or aftercare if they need extended care. Spaces are limited and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Deposits and pro-rated fees (for time already spent in the program regardless of attendance and/or services already used) are all non-refundable and non-transferable under any circumstances.
  • Parents enrolling their child at Parkdale Montessori School after the school year has started will be provided with prorated fees.
  • Fees, programs, services and schedule are subject to change.
  • Parkdale Montessori School is part of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) System as such fees were reduced by 52.75% between September 2024 – December 2024 and further reduced as of January 1st, 2025 to $22 per day.
Program and Services Hours              Deposits                (non-refundable / non-transferable and towards total fees) Balance Total Fees
Montessori Program 8:45 am – 3:15 pm $2,500 (due within 5 working days upon receipt of enrollment package) $7,050 (due Sept. 1st) $9,550
Precare 8:00 am – 8:45 am $100 (due within 5 working days upon receipt of enrollment package) $500 (due Sept. 1st) $600
Aftercare 3:15 pm – 5:15 pm $200 (due within 5 working days upon receipt of enrollment package) $950 (due Sept. 1st) $1,150
* Application fee: $75 (non-refundable/non-transferable and due with submission of application form)

 

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

  • Toddlers must be able to walk independently, take only one nap per day, and feed themselves independently to be accepted into our Toddler program.
  • Ages (i.e. 18 months to 3 years-old) are approximate and placement depends on each child’s abilities and emotional growth.
  • Toddlers integrate into the program in small groups and according to age (i.e. oldest to youngest).
  • Children moving up from the Toddler community to the Casa level in January will do so only if they are deemed ready and if there is available space.