We are Currently Accepting Applications

Mary Meyer School is accepting applications for our Parent & Toddler Program and Preschool Program for both the current school year  and the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.
​If you have any questions please contact us at [email protected] or call the schoolhouse at 773.549.0870.
Thank you for your interest in applying to Mary Meyer School. Our preschool, located in a graystone house on Pine Grove Avenue, has been a part of this Lakeview neighborhood since 1943!

Please review the application process below. If you're outside of these dates, please submit a New Family Inquiry Form and we will reach out to you. We’d love to hear from you!

Our Application Process

Our application process is meant to allow you to get to know our preschool and our philosophy. It also provides us with the opportunity to get to know you and the things that are important to you in your child’s preschool. Our admission process is outlined below. If you have any questions during any part of the process, please do not hesitate to contact us at 773.549.0870.
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  • Get to Know Mary Meyer School
    Monthly Tours:      Monthly dates are available for an overview of our programs and tour of our beautiful space. Register at www.marymeyer.org/inquiry

    Attend a Prospective Parent Meeting:
    Dates: Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 6-7:30pm and Wednesday February 5, 2025 (held virtually)

    These Prospective Parent Meetings, held in the evenings during the fall and winter, will allow you to hear more about our program,  our school and classroom space and meet current Mary Meyer School staff, teachers and parents. You can attend this meeting before or after submitting an application and it is strongly recommended that you attend. Since we only have room for a limited amount of people in each meeting, reservations are required. Please note, this meeting is for parents only. Please sign-up today by submitting our New Family Inquiry Form.
 
  • Submit an Online Application
    Application Deadline:      We have openings for the current 2024-2025 and are accepting applications the 2025-2026 school year.
    2025-2026 Deadline: February 3, 2025 
    Rolling Admissions: Beginning February 15, 2025
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  • Program Age Eligibility
    ​    Morning Class:     Children born between December 2, 2021 and December 1, 2022 are eligible to apply for the 2025-2026 Morning Class.  
    Afternoon Class: Children born between September 2, 2020 and July 31, 2022 are eligible to apply for the 2025-2026 Afternoon Class. 
    Parent & Toddler Program: Children born between December 2, 2022 and December 1, 2023 are eligible to apply for the 2025-2026 Parent & Toddler Program.
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  • Attend a Classroom Visit
    Visits will be scheduled:  January–February, 2025

    After you have submitted your application for admission, all applicants to our Morning and Afternoon Classes may attend a classroom visit in January or February. This visit allows applicant families to experience the rhythm and spirit of a Mary Meyer School class. Visits are approximately one hour and are for parents only.  After these dates, applicant tours will be scheduled on an as-needed basis.

  • Admission Decision
    Admission decisions emailed:  Early February, 2025
    We will consider your child for admission to Mary Meyer School once all of the parts of the process have been completed. We are a small school and must wait to hear from our current students about their plans for returning before announcing admission decisions for new students. If you are offered admission you must return to us a signed agreement and the required deposit. Admission decisions will continue after February as space is available.

  • Rolling Admissions
    Rolling Admissions:  Mid-February through Summer 2025
    We will continue to extend enrollment offers to families as space is available

Tuition & Financial Aid

A Note about Tuition Assistance:
We offer tuition assistance for the Preschool Program only so that a Mary Meyer School education can be available to all children, regardless of the family’s ability to pay.

TADS is an external service used to gather family information, but award determinations are made by Mary Meyer School. Any requests for tuition assistance have no impact on admission. Enrollment applications and tuition assistance applications must be submitted by January 10, 2025. Please note there is no tuition assistnace available for the Parent Toddler Program.
Financial Aid Application Deadline: January 10, 2025

Please visit our Tuition page for complete information on annual program tuition and financial aid opportunities.