ADMISSIONS

Admissions

Open House & Tours

Come see for yourself what makes our preschool & kindergarten program so unique!

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A.L.M.A. Tuition Schedule 2024/2025

Program 5 Days a Week (Monday – Friday) Tuition Pay in Full 9 payments: August 1-May 1 (no March payment) 4 payments: August 1, November 1, February 1, April 1
Full-Day Preschool & Kindergarten 8:30 am to 3:00 pm $12,327 $11,957 $1,289 $2,862
Half-Day Preschool 8:30 am to 12:00 pm $10,152 $9,847 $1,047 $2,318
Early Care 7:30 am to 8:30 am $2,000 $1,960 $222 $500
Extended Day 3:00pm to 4:30pm $3,000 $2,940 $333 $750

Tuition Management

A $1,000 non-refundable tuition deposit enrolls your child in A.L.M.A. Your $1,000 deposit is applied to your annual tuition. Deposit payment is due with the enrollment contract. 


*There is a $300 school activities fee due with your 1st tuition payment.


Tuition payments can be made by check or through Quickbooks/Intuit for electronic payment. Please be advised that payments using Quickbooks will have a 4% service fee applied. 

Pay in Full 

For payments made in full, a 3% discount is applied and there is no service fee.


Deferred Payment Plan

The following options are available with a $30 service charge per payment: 

  • Nine-Part Payment: August 1st through May 1st (no March payment)
  • Four-Part Payment: August 1st, November 1st, February 1st, April 1st 


Payments are due on the first of each month. We offer a five-day grace period.

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Our Admissions Process

  1. Interested in A.L.M.A. for your child? Please reach out and say hello! We are excited to meet you.

  2. Attend an Open House or Private Tour. Meet the teachers, see our space, and get a more in-depth understanding of our unique program. Please feel free to bring your child and any other parents/caregivers if they are available. We would love to meet the whole family!

  3. If you think A.L.M.A. is a good fit for your child, submit your application and the $50 non-refundable application fee.*

  4. Once we receive your completed application and fee, we will schedule a meeting to complete the enrollment paperwork.

  5. At the enrollment meeting, we will review and fill out all necessary documents and collect your $1,000 non-refundable deposit (which is credited toward the year’s tuition). The completed paperwork and deposit secure your child’s place for the upcoming school year.


*If we are at full enrollment, you can choose to apply for our waitlist which includes a $100 non-refundable application fee to save your place on the list. If a spot opens up, we will contact waitlist families in order of application.

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Health & Safety Policies

As a fully licensed program, we have DCFS-approved policies for all health and safety issues that may arise at school. 


For health policies, please see our Enhanced Risk Management Plan, which includes our COVID-19 protocol. All faculty hold current CPR and First Aid certification.


Our safety policies include comprehensive plans for fire, tornado, and sheltering in place. Our school features a full-building security system with alarmed doors and windows, cameras at all entrances, and wired-in smoke and fire alarms.

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