Mundo Pequeno Early Childhood Bilingual School

806 Christopher Road
Chapel Hill NC 27514
919-967-0558

Age range: 6 weeks – 5 years

Tuition: 6 weeks–16 months, $1,350 (diapers/formula included); 16–37 months $1,250; 3 years old and above, $1,150. Prices include diapers, formula, snacks and organic meals for older children.

Scholarships available: Small discount for two or more children. We have a contract with Child Care Services for subsidies.

Accreditation: We have a Five Star License from the State of North Carolina

Application deadline: Can apply any time during the year.

Application fee: $65, non-refundable one-time application fee

School starts: School runs year round. We accept children year round, depending on availability.

School runs: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM. Early and late hours available at different rates and by special arrangement. Weekend/night care also available.

Class size: Babies, 5; 1- and 2-year-olds, 6; 3-year-olds and older, 6.

Student:teacher ratio: Babies, 4:1; 2-year-olds and older, 6:1

Boy/girl quota: No quota: we take what comes and normally there is a happy medium.

How toilet-trained do children need to be? We do that; not required for admission.

Parental participation required: We are not a cooperative but parents are encouraged through school activities to participate. We have several gathering/picnics/parties/activities and parent/teacher days.

Special features: We offer a mix of Curriculum/Montessori. We are a bilingual program (rather than a Spanish Immersion program). Children have French and Mandarin Chinese twice a week. We also have Kidstunes music classes and PE/Creative Movement/yoga. Every day the children get 15 minutes of American Sign Language. We are located on three acres of land and have a miniature goat, chickens, ducks, rabbits, cats, birds, etc.

Web address: www.Mundopequeno.org

Last Updated: 3 January 2007 (correct as of October 2007)

 
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