All students are expected to maintain regular attendance throughout both semesters, despite South Carolina's minimal legal attendance requirements. However, students are routinely excused in order to accommodate family vacations and an extensive variety of off-campus educational, athletic, and cultural opportunities. The minimum term of enrollment is one full semester. However, due to the fact that each student is accorded an individualized curriculum, enrollment may begin at any time during the school year.
Tuition is due and payable at the beginning of each term.
The College of Early Learning does not honor or accept any government-issued school vouchers or other any other form of financial assistance from federal, state, or local governments. The school's owner is protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution from forced compliance with licensing or regulatory requirements which might otherwise tend to compromise the owner's commitment to providing each child with an optimal educational experience and a genuine alternative to a public-school education. Unencumbered by a licensing requirement to act as an agent of government, the school acts in loco parentis , pursuant to written contracts with parents which establish the primary requirement to act in the best interests of the individual students. The College of Early Learning is recognized by the International Montessori Society for its compliance with specific criteria which establish the bases of the school's commitment to Montessori principles of education. Furthermore, the schools directors are bound only by their pledges to a Professional Code of Ethics which requires that they never compromise the best interests of the student.