Mundo Pequeno Early Childhood Bilingual School
806 Christopher Road
Chapel Hill NC 27514
919-918-7802

Age range: Birth– 5 years

Tuition: Infants (birth-12 months): $1,500 (diapers/formula included); Younger Toddlers (12–24 months): $1,400; Older Toddlers (24 months-36 months): $1,350 Threes: $1,300; Fours and up:$1,250.  Prices include diapers, formula, snacks and organic meals for older children. Part-time rates are as follows: 0 to 15 hours: babies, $750,  twos and up: $600; 15 to 20 hours: babies: $900, twos and up: $700; 20 to 30 hours: babies: $1000, twos and up: $850.

Scholarships available: Small discount for two or more children. We have a contract with Child Care Services and DSS 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: $75, non-refundable one-time application fee and $275 enrollment fee.

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

School runs: 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Early and late hours available at different rates and by special arrangement. Weekend/night care also available.

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

Student:teacher ratio: Infants 3:1; Toddlers 5:1; Preschool 6:1. When the tutors and substitutes are present, sometimes we have a ration of 4:1.

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 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.mundopequenopreschool.com