Toad Hill is a Montessori Kindergarten and Preschool environment for children ages 3-6 years old. We are housed in a historic one room schoolhouse and are adjacent to over 45 acres of the beautiful Hiestand Park. Toad Hill Children’s House is a 5 Star, City of Madison Accredited Program.

Enrollment

Enrollment Process

Thank you for considering our school. Below you will find details on our application and enrollment processes.

Step 1: Attend an Event

RSVP HERE – We ask that you RSVP to a Prospective Family event

All perspective families must first attend a event before turning in an application for placement. Some examples of our hosted events include Family Information Nights, Open Houses, etc.

At the Parent Information Nights and Open Houses, you will hear about our programs from our Head of School, tour our campus and classrooms, meet our teachers, and voice any questions or concerns.

Upcoming Events — Please see our “Attend an Event” page for information on our next session.

Tours As we do not want to disrupt the children, we do not offer tours while class is in session. Tours are available to families with an accepted application.

Step 2: Submit an Application

Once you have attended an event, you will be invited to submit an application. After we have your completed application and $100 application fee, you will be contacted by our office, pertaining to placement availability.

After you have attended an event at our school, we invite you to apply via the application via Brightwheel. This will be made available at the event.

Tuition Rates and Schedules

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Step 3: Enrollment or Waitlist

Enrollment

After you have attended an event and submitted an application and application fee (through Brightwheel), our office will contact you regarding placement availability. If placement is available for your child and you choose to move forward with enrolling your child for the proposed program and start date, our office will process a $500 enrollment deposit to secure your spot and provide you with any additional paperwork to secure enrollment at our schools.

Waitlist

In order to be placed on our waitlist, parents must attend an event and then submit an application and application fee.

If after attending an event and then submitting an application and application fee (through Brightwheel), our office confirms that placement in a particular program or on a particular start date is not available at the time of your application, or if you would like to defer any offered enrollment, you can choose to be placed on our waitlist. When placement becomes available, our office will contact you with an offer for enrollment.

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Our Locations:

Toad Hill Toddler House (3m-2y): 4500 Rustic Drive, Madison, WI, 53718

Toad Hill Children’s House (2.5y-6y): 4418 Milwaukee Street, Madison, WI, 53714

Blooming Grove Montessori (3m-12y): 4560 Rustic Drive, Madison, WI, 53718

History

Built in 1915, our building is one of a few remaining one-room school houses in Dane County.
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Kindergarten at Toad Hill

Kindergarten is the most important year for Montessori students. They solidify strong leadership skills, and complete their foundation for a lifelong love of learning. During the Kindergarten year our oldest students venture beyond the classroom to gather new information from leaders in our community, and apply the knowledge they already have in new ways.

Outdoor Classroom and Hiestand Park

Our school yard is an Outdoor Classroom utilized year round. Children climb, build, garden, rake, shovel snow, identify plants and wildlife, and explore and experiment with nature in this space everyday. We gather, count, and cook with fruits and vegetables gathered from these gardens and from our apple, cherry, pear, and mulberry trees. Our charming school also backs to Hiestand Woods Conservation Park, allowing easy access to over 45 acres of open space, wooded trails, playgrounds and greenways.

Montessori Work Period

Our carefully prepared environment allows students practice practical life skills, language, mathematics, sensorial activities, and lessons in geography, science, geology and so much more! As they work  they are constantly developing their sense of order, concentration, coordination and independence.

Celebrations

Childhood is a celebration! Our students celebrate customs and traditions from around the world all year long.  Celebrations include preparing and eating foods from other nations, wearing traditional clothing used in cultural festivals and special occasions, and learning games, crafts, dances and songs in a variety of languages.

“The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self.”

Dr. Maria Montessori