We offer a variety of daily schedules (listed below). Our center is open 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. We also offer a choice between our full Peppermint Tree calendar (only closed major holidays) or the Toms River School System calendar-in which your child only attends The Peppermint Tree on Toms River School days. The Toms River school system calendar is less expensive on a monthly basis. Tuition is determined on a school year basis, and split into 10 equal monthly payments. Please obtain calendars from the office. On a space available basis, extra days may be added upon office approval. For those on the Toms River schedule, extra full days are charged at $74.00 ($80.00/Early Learners), and extra half days are charged at $60.00 ($65.00/Early Learners).
Preschool & Pre-K – Ages 3 & 4 (by 10/1 of current school year)
Toms River Schools Calendar - Monthly Payment Amount
| Toms River Calendar | Number of Days per Week | |||
| Monthly Payment Amount | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Day (up to 10 hrs.) | $525 | $705 | $875 | $1047 |
| Half Day (9:00-2:00) | $429 | $602 | $774 | $947 |
| Qtr. Day (9:00-11:30) | $345 | $458 | $602 | $688 |
Peppermint Tree Calendar - Monthly Payment Amount
| Peppermint Tree Calendar | Number of Days per Week | |||
| includes school holidays | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Day (up to 10 hrs.) | $573 | $760 | $963 | $1150 |
| Qtr. Day (9:00-2:00) | $470 | $658 | $846 | $1019 |
Early Learners Preschool - Age 2 (by 10/1 of current school year)
Toms River Schools Calendar - Monthly Payment Amount
| Toms River Calendar | Number of Days per Week | |||
| Monthly Payment Amount | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Day (up to 10 hrs.) | $583 | $774 | $990 | $1221 |
| Half Day (9:00-2:00) | $476 | $675 | $863 | $1046 |
| Qtr. Day (9:00-11:30) | $386 | $544 | $717 | $817 |
Peppermint Tree Calendar - Monthly Payment Amount
| Peppermint Tree Calendar | Number of Days per Week | |||
| includes school holidays | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Day (up to 10 hrs.) | $630 | $846 | $1091 | $1293 |
| Qtr. Day (9:00-2:00) | $521 | $732 | $932 | $1118 |
Non- refundable Family Registration Fee $150.00
Additional hours:
School Age – $13.25/hour
Preschool & PreK – $14.25/hour
Early Learners – $15.25/hour
A monthly fee for each K-5th grade child will be determined based on scheduled hours @ $12.00 per hour for schedule of care, with a reduced rate for those scheduled for am and pm care for 5 days per week. (Call the office for rates based on your needs).
This school year, Toms River Public Schools have not built-in snow days to their calendar as they have in the past, so we have done the same. We will end our school year on the same day as TR Schools, as long as they don’t go later than Friday, 6/20/25. If there are no snow days, the last day of school will be on Tuesday, 6/17/25.
We will make up, up to three snow days and end school on Friday, 6/20/25, if all three snow days are used. Beyond three snow days, there will be no make-ups for additional snow days and NO CREDIT for additional snow days.
Any days Toms River Schools adds to the end of the school calendar beyond Friday, 6/20/25, (if they have more than 3 snow days) will not be included in our school tuition.
All days in between the end of school and the beginning of camp are offered as a “mini-camp”. “Mini-camp” days are extra days and are not included in camp or school tuition. (Our regular summer camp season will begin on 6/23/25.)