Admissions

Admission Procedures

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Thank you for considering Cornerstone School for your child’s early education.

To apply for enrollment, please complete our online application in full. Submitting an application does not guarantee placement.

Priority Application Period (Currently Enrolled Families & Siblings)
Families of currently enrolled children and siblings of current or former students are given priority consideration. To receive priority, applications must be submitted by mid-December each year.

New Family Application Period
Applications for new families open in November each year and are due by mid-January for consideration.

Ongoing Applications (As Space Allows)
If spaces remain after the initial review period, we will continue to accept and review applications on a rolling basis until classrooms are filled.

All applications are reviewed carefully to create balanced, thriving learning communities. Placement decisions consider overall class size and composition, including a thoughtful mix of ages, genders, and peer groupings that support children’s growth and classroom success.

Please visit our online application for details, or contact us to inquire about current availability. If, at any point during the application process, you feel Cornerstone is not the best fit for your child and family, please let us know.

Tuition Schedule

2026-2027

Cornerstone School annual tuition may be paid:

  • One invoice due July 1st – 100% of full year – Tuition discount applied as shown below
  • Ten invoices 10% of full tuition is due by the 1st of every month from July 1st through April 1st.

Sibling Discount

Cornerstone offers a 10% sibling discount to subsequent family members when the children are enrolled concurrently.

Program Choices and Rates

Annual Tuition for our September 2026 to June 2027 Program

Program Choices9AM – 1PM9AM – 3PM
Foundations program @ 5 days/week$10,200$12,840
Preschool program @ 5 days/week$10,200$12,840
Pre-K program @ 5 days/week$10,200$12,840
Single payment
discount $100
Single payment
discount $125
  • Early drop-off is available from 8:00 AM. Fee is $1,350 for the full year.
  • After care is available to 4:00 PM. Fee is $1,450 for the full year.
  • After care is also available to 5:00 PM. Fee is $2,800 for the full year.
  • Early drop-off and after care fees are invoiced at the same schedule as tuition.

“We’ve been pleased with the facilities, and were happy that the playground was recently redeveloped. The children love it. It’s nice to have dedicated spaces for art and music and other activities, as well.”

-Adrienne L.
Young girl reading in preschool

Learn More About Our Facilities

Additional Fees

A $75 non-refundable registration fee is due at the time of application. Additional fees and deposits due at acceptance include:

$200 Materials Fee
$200 Tuition Deposited credited on last invoice

The following non-refundable fees are spread throughout your payment plan schedule:

$300 Health and Safety Fee
$150 Technology and Curriculum Fee

The Health and Safety Fee defer the costs of additional staffing, materials and cleaning costs.

The Technology and Curriculum fee supports our investment in integrating technology into our classrooms providing developmentally appropriate, curriculum-linked tools for our students. It also helps defer our ongoing fees for childcare management software enabling us to enhance communication with our valued families.

Cornerstone can accommodate the occasional extension your child’s daily schedule. Please contact the Director for availability and fees.

Tuition Discounts

Cornerstone School has a limited amount of funds available each year to offer financial support to qualified students.

Financial assistance is offered as income based tuition reduction or scholarship.

Cornerstone School participates in the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP).  The CCAP program offers subsidized childcare payments for working families and full-time students who meet the program’s guidelines.

Income verification is required. Applications must be completed annually.

Please request financial aid documents at time of registration.

Cornerstone offers a 10% sibling discount for tuition (not fees, before care nor aftercare) to the subsequent family members only when the children are enrolled concurrently.