The Earth Tortoise School
A Montessori Community for Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and their Families
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2023/2024 Schedules and Tuition
The Earth Tortoise School offers several schedule options
with the hopes of having the flexibility to meet the needs of the families in our community,
Infant Program
Infant Program
Half Day Options (8am to 12noon)
3 days per week $752
4 days per week $937
5 days per week $1088
Full Day Options (8am to 4pm)
2 days per week $1088
3 days per week $1369
4 days per week $1676
5 days per week $1825
Drop In Fee
(upon approval with 24 hour notice)
$15 per hour
Toddler Program
Toddler Program
Half Day Options (8am to 12noon)
3 days per week $653
4 days per week $817
5 days per week $924
Full Day Options (8am to 4pm)
2 days per week $903
3 days per week $1207
4 days per week $1478
5 days per week $1725
Drop In Fee
(upon approval with 24 hour notice)
$15 per hour
Primary Program
Primary Program
Half Day Options (8am to 12noon)
4 days per week $720
5 days per week $880
Half Day with Lunch (8am to 1pm)
4 days per week $880
5 days per week $1096
Full Day Options (8am to 4pm)
4 days per week $1278
5 days per week $1472
Drop In Fee
(upon approval with 24 hour notice)
$12 per hour
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The Earth Tortoise School partners with several programs that support families with the cost of child care.
Based on family income and other circumstances, families can access the following programs:
* We gladly accept Employment Related Day Care (ERDC) payments through the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS)
For more information, visit https://www.oregon.gov/dhs/assistance/child-care .
* The Community Child Care Initiative (CCI) programs subsidizes ERDC payments and/or can assistant families who
do not qualify for ERDC payments but need support for child care costs. More information cane be found at https://ccrr-mc.org/cci/ .
* Child Care of Aware serves active military members and their families, including with child care costs. More information can be found at https://www.childcareaware.org/ .
The Earth Tortoise School is also actively working towards participation in the Preschool for All program.
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Within a community of children and families, consistency is key to everyone's success. We assume families are enrolling for a calendar year and, therefore, monthly tuition has been assessed on an annual basis and dividied into 12 equal payments.
Application Fee: A one time application fee of $200 is due with the enrollment paperwork. This fee is to either enroll for an upcoming guaranteed start date or to be placed on the wait list for any potential future availability. This enrollment fee is non-refundable.
Last Month's Tuition: Last month's tuition is due at the time of enrollment. This payment is based on your desired schedule. This pre-payment will be applied towards your child's last month with The Earth Tortoise School with a written 60 day notice. Payment plans can be arranged. This prepaid last month's tuition is non-refundable. If you decide to not pursue enrollment with the Earth Tortoise School after you have committed to a space by pre-paying the last months tuition, you will forfeit this tuition.
Monthly tuition: Tuition is due on the 20th of each month for the upcoming month. Tuition is considered late if it is paid after the 25th and a $25 late fee will be applied. Children may become ineligible to attend until balances due are cleared.
Annual Materials Fee: An annual materials fee is assessed each September. The materials fee is applied towards the cost of on-site laundry, classroom materials, snack, and facility upkeep.