Toddler Admission Process

We look forward to meeting you and getting to know your child! These steps will walk you through the Toddler Admission Process.

STEP 1. Attend a Virtual Tour Our Montessori Environments

Attend a virtual tour of Bellevue Montessori School’s Toddler Program. Tours for the following school year begin in mid-October.

STEP 2. Submit an Application and Application Fee

If spaces are available, Bellevue Montessori School will email you a link to our application form to complete on-line. The application must be accompanied by a one-time, non-refundable application fee of $150, paid by credit card. This application fee is for new students only. Please note that an application does not guarantee a spot in our program. If enrollment is full, you will be offered to complete a waitlist form. There is no fee to go on our waitlist. Once an appropriate placement becomes available, you will be sent the link to the application form.

STEP 3. Attend an In-Person Tour and Meet the Toddler Program Director 

Once you have completed an application, you will be invited to an in-person tour of the Toddler Campus. As part of the tour, you will have a sit-down conversation with the Toddler Program Director.

STEP 4. Review the Enrollment Decision 

Bellevue Montessori School will email you indicating an enrollment offer or waitlist status. Please see the enrollment schedule below.

STEP 5.  Complete the Enrollment Acceptance Steps

Complete the registration packet and make the non-refundable first deposit payment within 14 days of receiving the enrollment offer. The non-refundable deposit payment is your tuition payment for June 2024.

STEP 6.  Complete All Required Forms

Complete the required forms online. These include the current school year Health Form, medically-verified Immunization Form (CIS), Consent for Emergency Treatment, and Photo Use Permission. 

For later enrollments, both tuition deposit payments are due prior to the start of the school year in September.

Additional Details

It is important for parents to understand that when they choose a Montessori education, they are committing to a multi-year educational process. During the early years, younger children learn the process of making their own choices, increasing their focus as they work on their chosen activity, and gaining fine and large motor control, problem-solving skills, focus, the ability to follow multi-step instructions, and complete a full work cycle through their work with the Practical Life activities. Children also learn important social skills for being a part of a community and taking on a leadership role as they gain experience in the classroom. All of this experience prepares the child to be successful in their work at the next level when they move into the Early Childhood/Kindergarten classrooms.

Application Requirements

• Bellevue Montessori School welcomes all children. We do not discriminate with respect to race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, or physical ability.
• Children must demonstrate a willingness and ability to cooperate with the staff and other children and meet classroom expectations. 
• Once the application and $150.00 non-refundable application fee is received, you will be invited to an in-person tour and conversation before your child will be considered for an enrollment offer.  If you are applying from out of town, a virtual conversation may be requested.
• Children must be 18 months to 30 months by their first day of the program
• Children must demonstrate independent walking unless a physical disability has been identified.
  

Admission Details

• Early admission offers begin the first week of January.
• Additional offers are made every two weeks in February through March. Those on the waitlist will be notified when space becomes available.
• Priority is given to siblings and students coming from other Montessori programs. 
• Bellevue Montessori’s academic school year begins in early September and ends in mid-June. We follow the Bellevue Public School calendar for the Winter Holiday Break at the end of December during which we are closed. Additionally, school is closed, but care is available for those contracted for full-day care during the Mid-Winter Break in February and Spring Break in April.  A summer program is available to those enrolled in the program.