After receiving the application form, we contact parents to schedule a classroom visit for their child. This visit takes place in the afternoon after our current students have been dismissed. It is an opportunity for a new child to meet a teacher and engage in a few activities. 

For a new infant or toddler, an administrator will join the family in the classroom. The child will explore the classroom and interact with the teacher while parents are present. The administrator will talk to the parents to get to know the child and family while the child explores. 

For a new primary child, a primary teacher will present a few activities to see if the child is ready and open to a Montessori environment. During this time, parents meet with an administrator to know more about the child and discuss their educational goals and other considerations related to the admission process.

A new elementary student will be invited to visit our classroom during the school day to experience the environment and get familiar with our community.

If the child has attended another school or daycare center, parents should sign a Record and Information Release Form so that eBridge may obtain written assessments from the child’s previous schools for review during the admission process. We may request teacher recommendations when necessary.

The school administrators and teaching staff work together to make admission decisions. We take into consideration each child’s openness to and readiness for the prepared environment as well as prospective parents’ commitment to complete a Montessori education. Placement in a classroom is based on the needs of the classes with regard to balance of age, gender and ethnic diversity.

Once accepted, parents may register their child by completing our Online Enrollment required by the state, signing the enrollment agreement, and submitting $1000 tuition deposit and applicable tuition within two weeks. The tuition deposit will be applied to the last tuition payment the parents are responsible for. A child is fully registered after Online Enrollment and tuition deposit is submitted. If a parent has to withdraw a child from the program before completion of the program, the school requests at least TWO months written notice by filling out the withdrawal form in order to refund the tuition deposit.

Waiting List – When eBridge Montessori School has full enrollment, the applicant’s names are placed on a waiting list. As soon as space becomes available, we contact parents to start the admission process.

Based on the state regulation, we may enroll infants beginning at six weeks, toddlers from fifteen months old; primary from two years and nine months old; and elementary from six years old.

A child’s toilet training status is not an eligibility requirement for primary program enrollment. Children can be either fully toilet trained or in the middle of toilet training process. All primary children should wear underwear, instead of diapers or pullups, when they start the primary program.

Our half-day program is from 8:30am to 12pm; full-day is from 8:30am to 3pm.

Infants, toddlers, preschool and pre-K students may sign up for five half days or full days per week. Kindergarten and elementary students should attend five full days per week.

It is in the best interest of children and essential to a Montessori education that families allow children to complete their kindergarten year in a Montessori environment and take the full benefit of Montessori education. Occasionally if enrolled very young in primary, a child may stay in their classroom for four years in order to be fully prepared to transition to an elementary environment. We strive to work with families who are willing to commit to a partnership with us to provide their children the best possible Montessori experience.

In each classroom as children get older they are able to take on new roles and benefit from learning and teaching in the mixed age group. When children complete their kindergarten year in a Montessori classroom, they have the opportunity to deepen their understanding, develop leadership skills, and solidify foundational academic concepts.