Frequently Asked Questions

  • UMC offers 2 levels of parent participation; for optimal flexibility to meet your family’s needs. Tuition is adjusted based on the level of participation:

    Full Co-op

    • Assist in the classroom approximately 1 day/week

    • Assume a school job

    • Participate in two school maintenance days/year

    • Attend 2 parent meetings per year

    • Assist with UMC Annual Fundraising Auction

    Non Co-op (Limited spots available - dependent on availability and teacher approval)

    • No classroom or school job requirements

    • Participate in two school maintenance days/year

    • Attend 2 parent meetings per year

    • Assist with UMC Annual Fundraising Auction

  • Application acceptance packets will be sent at the end of February.

    To secure your space for the Fall, UMC must receive your Enrollment Agreement and Tuition Deposit within 2 weeks of acceptance packet sent date. Once received, your child will have a confirmed space in the specified program.

    Tuition Deposits are non-refundable. If you choose not to pay the Tuition Deposit within the 2 week time frame, we will release the spot for another child. We will continue to welcome and enroll students as space and safety allow on a first come, first served basis.

  • Maintenance Days

    As a Co-op school, we strive to create community and to keep tuition costs low. One way we do this is by asking one parent/guardian per family to give their time and talent to help maintain and improve the school grounds.

    We expect each family (regardless of participation status) to complete 2 School Maintenance Days per year, one in the Fall and one in the Spring.

    If for some reason at least one parent/guardian is unable to attend one or more of the Maintenance Days, families can discuss a project option of the teachers’ choice as an alternative. As a last resort, there is an optional, monetary "buy-out" available.

    Parent Meetings

    Part of our ongoing commitment to UMC families is to offer 4 continuing education events (Parent Meetings) per year. We expect each family (regardless of participation status) to attend 2 Parent Meetings per year, at least one in the Fall semester and one in the Spring semester.

    These parent meetings often provide invaluable information and we really encourage families to attend. However, we are aware that sometimes prior commitments make attending difficult. If at least one parent/guardian is unable to make the commitment, there is a monetary "buy out" option available.

    The commitment for both Maintenance Days and Parent Meetings is at the family level. If you have multiple children enrolled in the school, you will only be required to participate as 1 family (i.e. not duplicate effort).

  • Currently, the children are expected to bring their own snack or lunch from home.

    Our Preschool and Pre-K classes make snack one day per week.

  • Your child does not need to be potty trained to attend UMC. We partner with our parents to ensure consistency in potty training strategies. We do require families to bring diapers and an extra set of clothes for your child to be kept at the school.

  • Parents/guardians with more than one child have a choice(s):

    • Full Co-op status: will have one school job and work in the classroom(s) two different days (1 day in each class or 2 days in the same class).

    • Non-Co-op status: the parent/guardian is not required to work in the classroom or take a school job.

    • Combine Full and Non-Co-op status: work one day in the classroom and have one school job.

    All families regardless of co-op status and number of children are expected to attend 2 Maintenance Days and 2 Parent Meetings.

  • Online registration begins in mid-November for all returning families and new families who have attended a school tour.

    The deadline for applications is January 31st. Priority is given to current students returning to UMC, and any remaining spots will be awarded based on a lottery system for all applications received prior to the deadline.

    Application acceptance packets will be sent out at the end of February. After that, we continue to accept applications and admit students on a rolling basis.

    Find more information about the admissions process here.

  • UMC charges a $105 non-refundable registration fee upon processing your application. Once accepted to the program, a registration form and a non-refundable deposit equal to one month tuition must be returned within 2 weeks of application acceptance notification. If this is not received by that date, UMC will release the spot to another child.

    Please see our Programs Page for the cost information specific to each program.

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