Prospective Parents: Applications submitted after January 15, 2025 will be placed in the 2025-2026 wait pool.
Financial Assistance
Montessori Community School offers partial financial assistance to applicants' families based upon demonstrated financial need. Admissions decisions are not based on financial need. To be eligible for MCS financial assistance, applicants must apply to all other community resources for tuition support. Applicants should inform the MCS Business office, finance@montessorihawaii.org, of their applications to community resources.
The following community programs offer limited financial assistance:
Preschool Open Doors (POD)
This program is a separate subsidy program with limited funds. It provides services state-wide to families sending their children to a licensed preschool during the school year before kindergarten entry. The goal of POD is to promote school readiness for children, and the program focuses on meeting the child's needs. Parents are not required to have an eligible activity, unlike the CCCH Subsidy program, but they must meet income and other eligibility requirements. For POD, a time-limited application period is established and published each year.
For more information on Preschool Open Door see: http://www.patchhawaii.org/families/paying/preschool
Child Care Connection Hawaii Program (CCCH):
For families with children under the age of 13 years, the CCCH program provides subsidies to help pay for various legal childcare settings, including care provided in the child’s home, care by relatives or friends in their home, before and after school programs, and preschools. All child care providers, even if they are not licensed by DHS, need to have child abuse/neglect, adult perpetrator, and criminal history background checks completed to receive a DHS child care subsidy payment. This is to help ensure that the child is in a safe setting. Parents will receive detailed information about these requirements during the application process.
The CCCH program also provides families with guidance in selecting a childcare provider, information about quality childcare programs, and referrals to community resources for help with other concerns.
For more information on CCCH see: https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/bessd/ccch-subsidies/
Kamehameha School’s Pauahi Keiki Scholars and Kipona Scholarship programs
Preschool through high school tuition assistance program.
https://www.ksbe.edu/apply/financial_aid/preschool/pauahi_keiki_scholars/
Keiki O Ka ‘Āina’s HELP program
This program is designed to help qualified parents with monthly financial aid for childcare costs for keiki ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Child care includes:
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Relative care in the child’s home environment (License-Exempt)
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Infant / Toddler Care
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Preschool
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Licensed Daycare (FCCH)
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Before and after school care.
For more information, please visit: http://www.koka.org
MCS Financial Assistance
Financial Applications open January 6, 2024
The financial aid program Montessori Community School (MCS) is designed to make a quality Montessori education possible for all families based on demonstrated financial need and the availability of funds. MCS is proud to use the Clarity Application to determine a family’s level of financial need based on the information that families share in the application which includes assets, income, expenses, and debts.
To get started, please go to the **Clarity Application** and create an account. The application typically takes less than 30 minutes to complete. The Clarity Application is also mobile-friendly so you can complete it from anywhere. You are also able to save your progress and return at any time. At the end of the application, there is a $60 fee to submit, and you can share your application with additional schools that accept the Clarity Application for no additional charge. Simply use the dropdown menu in the application to select those schools.
Please remember to return to your dashboard after you complete and submit your Clarity Application, as Montessori Community School requires you to upload additional tax & financial documentation including W2's, 1040, bank statements (3 most recent months' worth of for all accounts), etc.
The deadline for completing the financial aid application including relevant supplemental documents are listed below.
If you need support during the process of completing your application, there is in-app support available through the “Help” button in the bottom left of the screen, as well as email and phone support at support@clarityapp.com or 206-210-3752, in both English and Spanish. The application itself is also fully translated into Spanish.
Application Sign Up:
Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA)
Tuition assistance is available for those families serving in the military branches of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, Reserves, and the National Guard. Visit the link below to complete an application and list MCS' ID # 9006487.
Financial Aid Submission Deadline
2025-2026 School Year Deadlines to submit financial assistance application and required documentation:
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Returning Students: April 30, 2025
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New Students: May 15, 2025
Need Help or Assistance?
Please don't hesitate to reach out for more information. We are available to help!
For further information regarding financial assistance, please contact finance@montessorihawaii.org.