Become a Founding Family.
We’re glad you’re considering Kindling. Choosing a school is one of the biggest calls you’ll make for your kid, and we want the process to feel honest and human.
We’re looking for families who share our values and want to help build this with us. We’re not the right fit for everyone, and that’s on purpose. A strong school starts with the right families.
We’re enrolling now for our Pilot Year: one mixed-age classroom, ages 4 to 8, opening September 2026.
If you want something different for your kid and your family, we’d love to meet you.
How the Application
Process Works
Share your family’s story and tell us why Kindling feels like the right fit.
Family Play Session
An opportunity to see parent and child in action and ensure strong alignment
If it’s a match, we’ll send an official offer letter.
Confirm with a deposit and join our founding families.
Become a Founding Family
Our goal is to open in September 2026.
In the meantime, we’re focused on licensing, planning thoughtful renovations, hiring an exceptional team, and and building a program that's actually different.
All students will start together at the beginning of the year to support strong classroom culture and connection from day one. We don't offer rolling admissions.
If you’re interested, we encourage you to join our interest list so we can keep you updated by email as things progress.
- Enrollment is for the full school year.
- Children must 4 years old by the start of the school year at time of enrollment.
- School hours are 8:30am–3:30pm, Monday–Friday
- No half-day or part-time options are offered
- Kindlers must be fully toilet trained before starting school
- Space is limited; enrollment is capped to preserve small class sizes
Our Pilot Year is one mixed-age classroom of kids ages 4 to 8, and we're keeping it small. We're capping it at about 20 kids.
We’re committed to maintaining low student-to-guide ratios so every child gets real attention. We're not trying to fill every seat. We'd rather start smaller with strongly aligned parents and grow from there.
Tuition for our inaugural school year is $1,500 per month.
As a thank you to the families who are helping us build Kindling from the very beginning, this tuition rate will be grandfathered for as long as your family remains enrolled.
Future tuition for new families is expected to increase as the school grows and demand increases. While future rates have not yet been finalized, founding families will continue to receive their original tuition rate.
We believe our first families aren’t simply enrolling in a school, they’re helping shape the community and culture that Kindling will become. Grandfathered tuition is one way we recognize that partnership.