About Us
Tuition & Classrooms
Our Rockridge location is across the street from the Rockridge BART station. We have two classrooms on this campus, the Caterpillar Classroom (Pre-primary) and the Butterfly Classroom (Primary).
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* Tuition pricing does not include the
$500 supply fee per child.
Financial aid is offered on a case-by-case basis. Please call Natanya Moore at (510)597.1963 for more information.
Our Berkeley location is a 10-minute walk from either the North Berkeley BART station or the Downtown Berkeley BART station. We have one primary classroom on this campus.
* Tuition pricing does not include the
$500 supply fee per child.
Financial aid is offered on a case-by-case basis. Please call Natanya Moore at (510)679.5056 for more information.
Hours of Operation: 8 AM - 6 PM
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Ages: 24 months to 5 years
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Group size: 21 - 24 Children
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Teacher-child ratio: 1:10
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2025 - 2026 Tuition* (monthly rate)
5 full days 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM – $2310
3 full days 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM – $2060
5 half days 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM – $2060
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Extended care​
Morning extended day 8 AM - 8:30 AM – $74
5 days extended care 3:30 PM - 6 PM – $350
3 days extended care 3:30 PM - 6 PM – $210
The Caterpillar Classroom (Pre-primary)
Hours of Operation: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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Ages: 24 months to 4 years
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Group size: 11 Children
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Teacher-child ratio: 1:6
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2025 - 2026 Tuition* (monthly rate)
5 full days 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM – $ 2920
5 half days 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM – $2385
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5 days extended care 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM – $384
3 days extended care 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM – $220
Little Elephant (Rockridge)
Little Elephant too! (Berkeley)
The Butterfly Classroom (Primary)
Hours of Operation: 8 AM - 6 PM
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Ages: 3 years to 6 years
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Group size: 21 - 22 Children
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Teacher-child ratio: 1:10
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2025 - 2026 Tuition* (monthly rate)
5 full days 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM – $2430
5 half days 8:30 AM -12:30 PM – $2240
Morning extended day 8 AM - 8:30 AM - $86
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5 days extended care 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM – $384
3 days extended care 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM – $220
Admission Updated for 2025-26 School year
The application process at Little Elephant Montessori School consists of three parts:
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- Filling out an enrollment application
- Scheduling a virtual tour OR
- Scheduling and attending a personal tour (with child).
Understand more about our admissions process and obtain our enrollment application.