How to Apply to Sunny Hollow Montessori | Guiding children from infancy to adulthood

Sunny Hollow Admissions Information

1. Schedule a Parent/Caregiver Visit

Come see Sunny Hollow Montessori! Schedule a visit here or by calling our Admissions Office at 651-690-2307 (ext. 103).

2. Open House

Open houses are wonderful opportunities to learn more about Montessori education and Sunny Hollow by exploring our classrooms and speaking with our classroom staff and community members. Visit our Admissions Calendar to learn about our next open house.

3. Applying

Application: Complete our Admissions Application, which includes a non-refundable $75 application fee. Applications for the 2020-2021 school year are now being accepted as rolling admissions on a space-available basis for all programs.

Applications for Elementary and Junior High candidates are accepted throughout the calendar year. Applicants will be invited to participate in a morning work cycle (8:30 – 11:30 AM) as part of the application process.

Records: Sign and submit the Request for Records form to your child’s current childcare provider or school to authorize release of your child’s records to Sunny Hollow.
Teacher Evaluation (Elementary and Junior High applicants only): Submit the Confidential Teacher Evaluation to authorize your child’s current teacher to provide the evaluation to Sunny Hollow.

Applications for our Casa, Elementary and Junior High programs are complete when all required paperwork and records are received at Sunny Hollow.

4. Tuition Assistance

For families with preschool-aged children, tuition assistance from the State of Minnesota is available to eligible families. Sunny Hollow also has tuition assistance for families with multiple children at the school (a sibling discount).

In addition, Sunny Hollow makes financial aid available to qualifying families with resources directly from the school. These funds are limited and families seeking financial aid apply through the School & Student Services program.

For additional information, visit the Tuition Assistance & Financial Aid page.

5. Applicant Visit

Toddler Applicants (16 months-33 months): Application for toddlers are accepted throughout the calendar year. As a toddler transitions to the Casa program, we select a child from the applicant wait list to fill this space.

Casa Applicants (Preschool and Kindergarten): Applications for Casa applicants are accepted through the calendar year. If a space becomes available during the year, a candidate from this applicant wait list will be selected and invited to visit in the classroom. For September enrollment, applicants will be invited to participate in a visitation day to the classroom in March.

Elementary and Junior High Applicants: Applications for Elementary and Junior High candidates are accepted throughout the calendar year, but the deadline for the first round of acceptances is February 22. Applicants will be invited to participate in a morning work cycle (8:30 – 11:30 AM) as part of the application process.

6. Admission Decisions

Toddler decisions will be communicated via phone, email, and letter at the time of acceptance.

Casa, Elementary, and Junior High decisions will be communicated via email and letter. For September enrollment, we will notify families by April 15. Applications for each school year are completed at the end of the admission season and are not rolled over.

Admissions Forms

Thank you for applying to Sunny Hollow Montessori!