Ithaca forest Preschool

2024-2025 Tuition & Payment Policies

Full Year Tuition

Days Per Week Tuition Deposit
5

$6,082

$1,000
3

$3,584

$650
2 $2,604 $550

Fall & Winter Tuition

Days Per Week Tuition Deposit
5 $4,244 $670
3 $2,498 $450
 2 $1,819 $400

Fall & Spring Tuition

Days Per Week Tuition Deposit
5 $4,802 $680
3 $2,842 $450
2 $2,048 $400

Fall Season Only

Days Per Week Tuition Deposit
5 $2,700 $350
3 $1,600 $250
2 $1,150 $250

Winter Add-On (only available if enrolled in Fall)

Days Per Week Tuition Deposit
5 $1,675 $320
3 $975 $200
2 $725 $150

Spring Season Only

Days Per Week Tuition Deposit
5 $2,200 $330
3 $1,300 $200
2 $940 $150

Full Year Tuition

5-Days: $5,950 | Deposit $1,000
3-Days: $3,650 | Deposit $650
2-Days: $2,675 | Deposit $550

Fall & Winter Only

5-Days: $4,250 | Deposit $670
3-Days: $2,525 | Deposit $450
2-Days: $1,850 | Deposit $400

Fall & Spring Only

5-Days: $4,550 | Deposit $680
3-Days: $2,775 | Deposit $450
2-Days: $2,075 | Deposit $400

By Season & Add On

FALL SEASON ONLY
5-Days: $2,625 | Deposit $350
3-Days: $1,500 | Deposit $250
2-Days: $1,160 | Deposit $200

Winter ADD ON
(only available if enrolled in Fall)

5-Days: $1,825 | Deposit $320
3-Days: $1,125 | Deposit $200
2-Days: $750 | Deposit $150

SPRING SEASON ONLY
5-Days: $2,150 | Deposit $330
3-Days: $1,300 | Deposit $200
2-Days: $925 | Deposit $150

Ithaca forest Preschool

Payment Policies

.Limited scholarships are available. You’ll have a chance to indicate your intent to apply for a scholarship on the registration form. Please note, no space can be held without the required deposit. To pay the balance after your deposit, you will choose one of three payment options:

1) Full payment by the due date, as follows:

  • Full-year enrollments: July 1st
  • Fall trimester only: July 1st
  • Winter Trimester add-on: November 1
  • Spring trimester only: February 1

2) For Full Year Participants Only: Automatic payments from a debit or credit card. Payments will be withdrawn on, or on the first business day after, these dates:

  • To cover Fall trimester tuition: automatic payments made on July 1, Aug. 1, Sept. 1
  • To cover Winter trimester tuition: automatic payments made on Oct 1, Nov 1
  • To cover Spring trimester tuition: automatic payments made on Jan 1, Feb 1, March 1

3) For Full Year Participants Only: 3 proportional payments on these days:

  • To cover Fall trimester tuition: July 1
  • To cover Winter trimester tuition: November 1
  • To cover Spring trimester tuition: February 1 

If not paying in full up front, the exact amount of your payments will be determined with our Registrar during the enrollment process.

Have questions about tuition or payment before registering? Contact our Registrar at primitivepursuits@cornell.edu

We gratefully accept tax-deductible donations, no matter how small, to our scholarship fund. Please consider making a donation to help families who couldn’t otherwise enroll their child. Email primitivepursuits@cornell.edu to set up a one-time or recurring donation.

Ithaca forest Preschool

Payment Policies

 Limited scholarships are available. You’ll have a chance to indicate your intent to apply for a scholarship on the registration form. Please note, no space can be held without the required deposit. To pay the balance after your deposit, you will choose one of three payment options:

1) Full payment by the due date, as follows:

  • Full-year enrollments: July 1st
  • Fall trimester only: July 1st
  • Winter Trimester add-on: October 1
  • Spring trimester only: January 1

2) For Full Year Participants Only: Automatic payments from a debit or credit card. Payments will be withdrawn on, or on the first business day after, these dates:

  • To cover Fall trimester tuition: automatic payments made on July 1, Augt 1, Sept 1
  • To cover Winter trimester tuition: automatic payments made on Oct 1, Nov 1, Jan 1
  • To cover Spring trimester tuition: automatic payments made on Feb 1, March 1, April 1

3) For Full Year Participants Only: 3 proportional payments on these days:

  • To cover Fall trimester tuition: July 1st
  • To cover Winter trimester tuition: October 1st
  • To cover Spring trimester tuition: February 1st

If not paying in full up front, the exact amount of your payments will be determined with our Registrar during the enrollment process.

Have questions about tuition or payment before registering? Contact our Registrar at primitivepursuits@cornell.edu

We gratefully accept tax-deductible donations, no matter how small, to our scholarship fund. Please consider making a donation to help families who couldn’t otherwise enroll their child. Email primitivepursuits@cornell.edu to set up a one-time or recurring donation.

Office Location:
Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-2292 | email Us

Preschool Location:
4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850


Ithaca Forest Preschool is a nature immersion program for children ages 3-5. Our program is run in cooperation with Primitive Pursuits, a project of Cornell Cooperative Extension.