Our Admissions Office is here to help you. Reach out to us to speak with a member of our admissions team, take a campus tour, and learn more about our program. For over fifty years, families from around San Diego have become part of The Children’s School family. We look forward to learning about your family and sharing more about our progressive education traditions and modern approach.
T/Th, Half Day 9:00AM-12:00PM
$9,000
MWF, Half Day 9:00AM-12:00PM
$13,500
M-F, Half Day 9:00AM-12:00PM
$17,000
T/Th, Full Day 9:00AM-3:00PM
$11,700
MWF, Full Day 9:00AM-3:00PM
$17,500
M-F, Full Day 9:00AM-3:00PM
$22,400
$16,300
$19,800
TTh, Full Day 9:00AM-3:00PM
$12,000
$17,900
$23,000
Prekindergarten
$24,800
Kindergarten - Third Grade
$28,900
Fourth - Fifth Grade
$29,700
Sixth - Eighth Grade
$32,000
Before school 7:00 - 8:30AM
$15.00/hour
After school 3:15 - 6:00PM
The Children’s School is committed to serving a diverse student body and to offering tuition assistance to qualified families. To learn more about our tuition assistance programs, please download our Affordability Brochure. Families with children entering Prekindergarten-8th Grade may apply for tuition assistance by clicking here. We are still accepting applications.
On the Children's School monthly payment plan, administered through FACTS Management Company, one-tenth of tuition is due each month from June through March of the next year. The Children's School administers the plan, and requires that monthly payment plan families enroll in Dewars Tuition Insurance as described in the enrollment contract. For more information, please contact our business manager at business@tcslj.org.
We are still accepting applications for the 2025–2026 school year, with a few spaces remaining! For the 2026-27 School Year: December 19, 2025: Financial Assistance Deadline for current families for the 2026-27 school year February 1, 2026: Priority Application deadline for all new students March 13, 2026: Acceptances and Financial Assistance Decisions Communicated to New Families March 26, 2026 at 11:59pm: Due Date for Enrollment Contracts and Financial Assistance Acceptances for New Families The Children's School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, national or ethnic origin, religion or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid or other school-administered programs or activities.
