**NEW** MORNING MONTESSORI Half Day Preschool! NOW ENROLLING! Call today!
Manchester Early Learning Center
Cubs (Morning Montessori)
3 to 5 Years
Must be potty trained
Please note: Morning Montessori is an enrichment preschool program, not daycare. Before-care, after-care, drop-in care, and additional childcare hours are not available through this enrollment.
Morning Montessori Program
The MELC Morning Montessori Program offers children ages 3-5 a warm, focused Montessori preschool experience. Children build independence, concentration, confidence, friendships, and foundational academic skills through hands-on materials, purposeful work, movement, and a caring classroom community.
Schedule: Monday through Friday
9:00 am to 12:00pm
Arrival between 8:50a-9:00a; children must be ready to being at 9:00a
Pickup promptly at 12:00p; no extended care is available.
Weekly Tuition: $90, billed Friday and paid one week in advance
Enrollment Fee: $150, nonrefundable; supports supplies and administration
Meals: Lunch and snack are included
Class Size: Minimum of 3 to open; maximum of 8
Trial Period: 30 days to confirm that the program is an appropriate fit.
What Children Experience
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An uninterrupted Montessori work cycle with individual and small-group lessons
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Practical life, sensorial, language, early mathematics, culture, science, art, music, and movement
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Opportunities to make choices, complete work, care for the classroom, and develop independence
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Daily social learning, grace and courtesy, lunch, snack, and outdoor or gross-motor experiences
Attendance Calendar
Five-day participation is encouraged, but not mandatory. The full weekly tuition applies regardless of how many days a child attends. Families must message through Brightwheel when their child will be absent. The program follows the Manchester Community Schools calendar and is closed during summer, scheduled breaks, e-learning days, emergency or weather closures, and two-hour delays.
Families are not billed for full scheduled break weeks. Individual holidays, weather closures, e-learning days, tow-hour delay cancellations, emergency closures, and child absences do not reduce tuition.
Important Family Responsibilities
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Arrive on time so the classroom work cycle is not disrupted
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Pick up promptly at noon. After the five-minute grace period, the is $10 plus $1 for each minute beyond five minutes
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Provide two weeks' written notice before withdrawing; tuition remains due through the notice period
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Disclose allergies, dietary restrictions, medical needs, and changes in emergency information.
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Complete all required enrollment, physical, immunization, birth certificate, and state forms
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Maintain Brightwheel access for messages, closure notices, attendance, and payment