FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR 2025-2026
Application fee
The non-refundable Application fee of $160 per child is due when submitting the Enrollment Application Form. It is only paid once – when first applying for enrollment. This fee is waived for currently enrolled families.
Enrollment fee
The non-refundable Enrollment fee is equivalent to one month’s full tuition and is due upon receipt for all enrollment admissions. If this fee is not received by invoiced due date, the class space will be forfeited and made available to waiting families.
Program-Supply fee
The non-refundable Program fee is dedicated to your child’s supplies and materials provided by the school for the coming year. This fee is billed in advance of the school year and due upon receipt. The fee for the 2025-2026 year is as follows: children enrolled in the 3-mornings/week program – $340; children enrolled in the 5-mornings/week program – $390.
Required Service
All families are required to volunteer for a minimum of three events/activities (volunteers for summer workday morning, school special events IE: working on school crafter’s guild, volunteering at holiday faire or fall lantern walk, classroom chores helper during the year, etc). The service options will be provided for parents to select in advance, on Parental Responsibilities and Agreement Contract due by April 30th, 2025.
Tuition schedule
TCG tuition is paid in ten (10) monthly payments from July to April. Starting with the enrollment fee (deposit), at the time a family accepts the placement offered for the upcoming year, this fee secures a child’s placement for the year. Then ten monthly payments remain, from July 1, 2025 through April 1, 2026. Below is the tuition schedule for 2025-2026:
| Mornings Enrolled Per Week (Tu-Th, Tu-F or M-F) | TOTAL Cost of Tuition AND Enrollment Fee for 2025-26 | Enrollment Fee (non-refundable deposit) | Remaining Tuition | Monthly Tuition (Ten Payments, July – April) | With 5% Discount Applied after enrollment fee (if paying full tuition in advance)* |
| 3 mornings (Starlings) | $6,710 | $610 | $6,100 | $610 | $5,795 |
| 4 mornings (Starlings) | $8,580 | $780 | $7,800 | $780 | $7,410 |
| 5 mornings (Robins/Owls) | $9,020 | $820 | $8,200 | $820 | $7,790 |
*TCG offers an annual tuition discount: A 5% tuition discount is available for those families paying the full annual tuition by July 1, 2025. The tuition discount applies only to the remaining tuition balance, but does not apply to the application, enrollment or program-supply fees.
Garden Grow Scholarship Fund – An Alumni Family Endowment
The NEW Garden Grow Scholarship Fund is available to families with children already enrolled at TCGP and to new families planning to enroll. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial assistance and/or flexible payment schedules to families who might otherwise not be able to enroll their children at TCGP. This new annual endowment fund is a needs-based scholarship program made possible by the generous contribution and support of an alumni family and may include additional support from other sources. Scholarship Applications are available by request from the preschool office and are due at the time of enrollment application submission.
2025-2026 Open Enrollment Information & Application and Open House or Family Visits (new families)