Tuition

2024-25 School Year Tuition

The 2025-26 School Year tuition schedule will available in early March 2025

Classroom participation is only required for the Morning Schedule (buyout and substitute options are available).

Tuition includes morning and afternoon snack.

Morning Schedule:
8:30 am - 12:30 pm

  • 3 AM - $488, classroom participation 1 morning every other week

  • 4 AM - $705, classroom participation 1 morning every other week

  • 5 AM - $814, classroom participation 1 morning a week

Afternoon Schedule:
12:30 pm - 5:30 pm

  • 3 PM - $592

  • 4 PM - $789

  • 5 PM - $987

Full Day Schedule:

  • 5 days a week, 8 am to 6 pm - $1,988

Reduced Full Day Schedule:

  • 5 days a week, 9 am to 5 pm - $1,602

For the 2025-26 School Year the Full Day Schedule will be:

  • 5 days a week, 9 am to 5 pm

  • Extended care options:

    • 8 am drop off

    • 5:30 pm pick up

    • 6 pm pick up

Enrollment Application Fee

$50 per family

Yearly Registration Fees

A $175 non-refundable yearly registration fee consisting of the following is due with the signed Parent Agreement:

  • $50 Building Maintenance Fee

  • $55 Scholarship Fund contribution

  • $10 Earthquake Preparedness Fee

  • $60 Materials & Enrichment Fee

Yearly Cooperative Deposit

A $200 deposit is due with the signed Parent Agreement. This deposit is refundable after the end of the school year if all cooperative and financial responsibilities are met. 

School Year Monthly Tuition

The School Year Session runs mid-August to early June (in alignment with the Albany Unified School District school year). The optional Summer Camp starts the Monday after the last day of school and runs through June and July with weekly sessions.

Tuition statements and payment- Monthly tuition statements are distributed on the first day of each month and can be paid online via a bank account or dropped off at the school. Parents are responsible for paying each month’s tuition by the 5th of each month. After that date, a $10 late fee will be assessed.

Tuition is not prorated for holidays, breaks, illnesses, or family vacations.

Scholarship: If a family cannot afford to pay the full tuition, scholarships, which are awarded based on financial need, may be available. Contact the Administrative Coordinator for an application. All decisions are made by the Scholarship Committee based on the number of families applying and the money available in the annual budget. The current scholarship allocation is a monthly tuition discount of up to $85.