Where does Hearts Leap tuition go? 

  • Warm and engaging environments

  • Open ended, age appropriate materials designed to spark curiosity and exploration

  • Knowledgeable and caring teachers with expertise in the field of early education, many of whom have been with Hearts Leap for years, or even decades. Our teachers are offered comprehensive benefits packages, including health, dental, vision, and retirement plans. Our teachers are also able to receive ongoing professional development with the support of ICRI/Hearts Leap.

  • Low ratios exceeding what is required by licensing

  • Twice daily, fresh, organic snacks at all locations, and homemade hot lunches at Lakeview

  • Opportunities to build community and lifelong friendships at catered parent parties, morning breakfasts and our annual (free admission and dinner) auction

  • Enrichment classes taught by guest teachers such as yoga and dance

  • Additionally some support goes to ICRI’s international programs, offering rich educational experiences around the world. Read more on ICRI’s website.

Tuition Rates

2025-26 HLK rates
2025-26 HLK After School Program rates
2025-26 LV rates
2025-26 HLB rates
2025-26 HL rates

Additional Fees

  • Twice annual $200 materials fee

  • Optional pizza lunch at HL, HLB, and HLK

  • Tuition downpayment at the time of enrollment that goes towards tuition July of the last year of enrollment in a HL program

Subsidies and tuition assistance

Hearts Leap accepts all county subsidies. Please email nell@icrichild.org if you are enrolled in a subsidy program and would like to ask about using it at Hearts Leap.

In the 2025-26 school year, we are providing 15 families with discounts/financial assistance totaling more than $140,000. This includes generous discounts to our staff, and support for families experiencing unanticipated circumstances such as job loss and illness. Funds are limited. Please contact your school directly to inquire.

We are able to offer this generous support with the help of our wonderful Hearts Leap families, who contribute to the tuition assistance fund at our annual auction fundraiser.

Annual Rate Increase

Most years, Hearts Leap rates increase about 5%. These new rates are determined following careful analysis, with the maintenance of a high-quality program as our priority and go towards:

  • Increased salaries for our teachers, supporting their retention & attraction of new teachers 

  • Supportive benefits for our staff 

  • Increase in our lease amount

  • High-quality learning materials