Tuition & Fees
Children’s Garden Montessori Tuition and Fees:
2025-26 Schedule of Tuition and Fees for all programs: 2025-26 TUITION and FEES PDF
Enrollment/Re-Enrollment Fee: $650 – due annually upon enrollment or intent to re-enroll. Once per year, all students, all classes, non-refundable, non-transferable. Fee is not included in annual tuition
Application to enrollment lottery/waitlist fee: $75* – children of families not currently enrolled only. Per child for inclusion in enrollment lottery and waitlist. Upon applying to the lottery or after lottery (2nd round) waitlist.
*Per SB-25-004 “Regulating Child Care Center Fees,” families may request a refund of a portion of their application fee if they do not receive placement in the program within six-months of the day their application is submitted. Families requesting a refund of their application fee must submit their request to the Head of Admissions (). Per SB-25-004, DCP will retain a reasonable administrative fee determined by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood before issuing a refund to the prospective family. Refunds will not be provided to families who are offered placement in the program and decline the spot, regardless of which class schedule is offered. Refunds will remove the applicant from all waitlists. Please note, this legislation applies to application fees only. Enrollment fees and deposits are still considered non-refundable.
Tuition Support: At Children’s Garden we want our early childhood Montessori experience to be affordable for families. Tuition adjustments are available and made on a case-by-case basis. Inquiries are welcome; anyone may apply. See Tuition Support for more information.
Children’s Garden is now a participating member of the Denver Preschool Program (DPP). With this program tuition support is available to all families – regardless of income – who have a child who is 4-years-old by October 1st and lives within the City and County of Denver.
See the DPP website for more information and submit an application.