Tuition
Casa fee structures
Tuition rates are quoted per month and based upon full time (5 full day) attendance per week, regardless of absence, statutory holidays and/or PA Days. Tuition fees reserve the child’s spot.
Our centre participates in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) program. This program is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario to make licensed child care more affordable for families.
Through CWELCC, fees for children under age 6 are reduced from the regular posted rates. The reduced fee applies only to eligible children and is subject to government guidelines.
For the purposes of tuition calculation, students transferring from another Montessori school are considered “new students”.
Elementary fee structures
Tuition rates are set at $907 monthly, for the 2024/25 school year.
A non-refundable registration/administration fee of $250 and a deposit of one months tuition are due upon registration.
*Sibling Discounts are available
Pre-Registration/Waitlist
For an upcoming school year, registrations are considered in April, once returning students are slotted in. Please note that the number of spots available each year fluctuates depending on, among other factors, how many spots are vacated by graduates of the program.
We follow an order of priority list. If you qualify for priority enrollment please email waitlist@perthchildrenshouse.ca to share your priority status.
Casa program pre-registration form
2024-2025 Casa Parent_Guardian Handbook (1)
Elementary program pre-registration form
2024-2025 Elementary Parent_Guardian Handbook
Contact the Secretary by email at:
Priority of Enrollment
The Secretary will maintain separate waitlists of students for future enrollment. Parents of currently enrolled children with siblings are encouraged to put the sibling’s name on this list as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Attendance Requirements
Casa program
PCH is committed to providing a schedule that meets the needs of parents while maintaining a learning environment consistent with the Montessori philosophy. Currently, only full-time admission is offered (5 full days a week); this is keeping with the Montessori philosophy that the child thrives when immersed in the program.
Elementary program
The Elementary program will require full-time (5 days per week) attendance.
Eligibility and Admission Policies
Casa program
The facility that houses our Casa program can accommodate 23 children per half-day, ages 30 months to 6 years. Children are encouraged to have independent toileting skills upon enrollment.
The maximum teacher child ratio is 1:8.
Because the Montessori program is a multi-year program, children will not be accepted into the first year of the program past January of the year of their 4th birthday, unless they are transferring from another Montessori school. In regards to children who are under 44 months of age, the Child Care and Early Years Act requires PCH to provide a hot lunch during full day attendance at a daily cost to parents.
The PCH school year runs from September to June. When spots are available, provided students meet the minimum requirements, new students may start in either September or January of the current year. In order for a child to start in January, PCH must be accepting new students. Additionally, PCH Admittance Policy prefers students to have reached the minimum age of 30 months by August 31st of the current school year. If needed, children aged 30 months or older as of January 1st of the current school year may be considered for admittance at the discretion of the Board, in collaboration with the teachers, based on an assessment of the classroom and the evaluation of the individual child, on a case-by-case basis.
Elementary program
Perth Children’s House now offers an Elementary program; the Elementary program is divided into Lower (Grades 1-3) and Upper (Grades 4-6) classrooms. The Elementary Montessori program is a multi-year program; children enter the first year of Lower Elementary (Grade 1) unless they are transferring from another Montessori school. Students with no prior Montessori experience may be considered for entry into Grades 2-6, on a case-by-case basis.