Admissions (updated Dec. 2025)
Our Admissions cycle for new students 19 months through 5.3 years at entry begins in early January each year, looking towards the upcoming September. Nido / infant program interest is year-round; with most parents looking about 16-18 months prior to care being needed.
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Please review our Programs and Fees page in detail, as well as considering your child's current learning out of the home and stage of readiness for an academic program before inquiring. Children older than 27 months who have never been in care outside of the home should register first in a discovery/inquiry-based program with toys for at least 3 months before applying to our Centre.
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Pre-Application Interviews occur via ZOOM. Write to admissions@aspenhillmontessori.ca with your child's date of birth, target entry date, and if your child has been in care outside of the home before. We send more information about our Centres and about our intake process. If you have multiple children that you are hoping to place with our Centre, we strongly recommend reviewing our Sibling Guide. Siblings are reviewed independently, and we do not guarantee placement of all children in a sibling group.
During your Pre-Application Interview, we review your family's needs, and explore your child's personality and learning journey. Our focus is to discover more about their social and emotional development to date, and how they are reaching appropriate ages-and-stages milestones. Our interviews ensure before entry that our approach to learning will be a good match for your child's needs. We confirm that you have read