Magic Lantern is full for the 2025/26 school year

Please email Assistant Director, Mikaela Phillips at mphillips@soundchild.org with enrollment inquiries.
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ENROLLMENT
For families interested in applying to Magic Lantern for a typical September entrance:​

• Magic Lantern offers tours on Tuesday and Thursday. 

• Magic Lantern will host an open house on November 8th, 2026, from 10:00AM-11:00AM. Interested families will be able to meet our teachers and learn more about our program at that time. 

• New student applications, along with a $100 application fee places your child on the waitlist.

• Magic Lantern typically notifies families of their enrollment status in February and finalizes fall enrollment by February 1, 2026.

• Any enrollment slots open during the school year will be filled from the existing waiting pool.

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TUITION & FEES
Below is the current, 2024-2025 school year tuition, which may be increased by 3%-9% for the 2025-2026 school year:​​​

(8:00AM-5:30PM) | $2,104 per month​
 

• Application fee - $100 (nonrefundable)

• Acceptance stage - $2,104 tuition deposit (refundable with 60 days' notice)

• Enrollment stage - $150 registration fee (nonrefundable)

• Tentative tuition rates - rates increase 3-6% annually, relative to cost-of-living increases in Seattle

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At the time of acceptance, deposit is due. This deposit is refundable with 60 days written notice upon cancelling enrollment. Please contact us for more information.

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SCHOLARSHIP & SUBSIDY PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
Magic Lantern participates in the City of Seattle’s Child Care Assistance Program. We have also been fortunate to offer tuition assistance based on the hard work and generosity of current and previous families. If you are seeking tuition assistance or scholarship support for your child to attend Magic Lantern, please contact the Director for further information and a scholarship application. Our goal is to make sure families receive high quality care for their children while still maintaining our budget.