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Admission & Fees

At CGS, we want the application process to be stress-free and enjoyable for you and your child. Please find the answers to our most frequently asked questions regarding our application process below. If you can't find the answer to your question, please contact our Director of Admissions at admissions@cgsschool.com or the CGS school office at 416-423-5017. 

The first step in our Admissions process is a phone call. 

We'd like to tell you more about our school and to learn about your family, too. 

Let's set up a phone call to answer your questions, and then we can schedule an in-person tour for you and your child to visit our school after you complete the application.

Our initial phone call can be scheduled any weekday between 8:30am and 4:30pm with Joan, our Director of Admissions. 

Please complete the form below and you'll hear back from Joan within one business day to arrange a convenient day and time to chat.

Come Visit Us at CGS!

We look forward to hearing from you!

Applications are available online below.

Please note, a non-refundable, credit card payment of $100 is required to submit your application.

All applications are dated, and admission is based on a first-come, first-served basis. Offers of admission cannot be made until your tour has been completed and the application and fee is received in full.

Children are highly encouraged to attend the tour with you.

Once your application has been submitted, the Director of Admissions will arrange a time for you and your child to visit the school.

Students are interviewed informally during a school tour and no entrance tests are required.

Please note that additional assessment may be required if recommended by CGS staff.

We accept applications for all of our programs at anytime throughout the year.
Due to our small class sizes, however, we strongly encourage applications be submitted a year in advance.

Please make sure to contact our Director of Admissions to book a phone call and a subsequent tour of our school with your child.

We are happy to accommodate students at anytime, even after the school year has begun, if we have space.

Please contact the office at 416 423 5017 or admissions@cgsschool.com to discuss options.

The re-registration process for currently enrolled CGS Early Start, JK students is completed in November each year.

The re-registration process for currently enrolled CGS SK through Grade 3 students is completed in February each year.

After Re-registration is complete, all offers of Admission will be made to successful NEW applicants.

Offers of admission are held for one week. If an offer of admission is not accepted at the end of this period, it will expire and we will continue through our list of applicants.

If space permits, and we can guarantee your child's placement after considering our returning CGS students, then we are happy to confirm direct admission immediately following the application and touring process.

School Tours

Thank you for your interest in Children’s Garden School! We are currently accepting applications at all grade levels. Our goal at CGS is to provide exceptional early years programming – to give your child a secure place to learn, explore and form meaningful relationships. We are here to ensure that their academic and social needs are met every day, in a supportive and challenging environment.

Open Houses are available periodically throughout the school year. 

For more information, to schedule a phone call, or book a private tour, we invite you to contact our Director of Admissions at admissions@cgsschool.com.

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2024/2025 Fee Schedule

Early Start

Half–Day Preschool

$12,500 per year
  • 8:30 – 11:30 AM
  • Includes RFRK morning snack
  • $2,500 Non-Refundable Deposit (due with registration forms)
  • $2,500 Non-Refundable Instalment - June 1, 2024
  • $937.5 X 8 Monthly Instalments - August 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025

Full–Day Preschool

$19,300 per year
  • 8:30 – 3:30 PM
  • Includes RFRK snacks and hot lunch
  • $3,860 Non-Refundable Deposit (due with registration forms)
  • $3,860 Non-Refundable Instalment - June 1, 2024
  • $1,447.50 X 8 Monthly Instalments - August 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025

JK-Grade 3

Half–Day JK

$17,000 per year
  • 8:30 – Noon
  • $3,400 Non-Refundable Deposit (due with registration forms)
  • $1,700 January 15, 2024
  • $3,400 x 3 Instalments - April 1, June 1, and August 1, 2024
  • $1,700 November 1, 2024

Full–Day JK / SK

$22,900 per year
  • 8:30 – 3:30 PM
  • $4,580 Non-Refundable Deposit (due with registration forms)
  • $2,290 January 15, 2024
  • $4,580 x 3 Instalments - April 1, June 1, and August 1, 2024
  • $2,290 November 1, 2024

Grades 1 - 3

$26,400 per year
  • 8:30 – 3:30 PM
  • Registration in February
  • $5,280 Non-Refundable Deposit (due with registration forms)
  • $5,280 x 4 Instalments - April 1, June 1, and August 1, November 1, 2024

Extended Care

Before Care (JK-Gr 3 ONLY)

$10 per day
  • 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM
  • Before school care is available to students from JK through Grade 3 anytime after 7:45 AM.

After Care (Early Start - Gr 3)

$20/$30 per day
  • From Dismissal through 5:30 PM
  • After school care fees are $20 up to 4:30 PM and $30 up to 5:30 PM per day.

Payment Details

Incidental Expenses
Incidental expenses will be billed as they occur.
Payment is due within 30 days of billing.

Accounts
A Late Payment Fee of 1.5% (18% per annum) is added to all accounts overdue beyond 30 days.

Withdrawal Policy
Available upon request.

Payment Plan
An extended payment plan for fees is available in special circumstances. Please contact Zandée Toovey, Executive Assistant at 416-423-5017 or ztoovey@cgsschool.com.

Parents are also asked to contribute to The CGS Foundation each year. This annual, tax-deductible donation of $500 per child enrolled enables The Foundation to purchase the necessary equipment to maintain the excellent academic and extra-curricular standards for which CGS is known.