Taunus International Montessori School

TIMS is located at Zimmersmühlenweg 77, 61440 Oberursel, Germany, in a modern building in one of Oberursel's business districts. It is easily accessible from Frankfurt and surrounding Taunus towns by road and train. The school has a secure, safe playground, a path behind the building to open fields, and a garden where children help with a vegetable patch.

Three mixed-age groups for children aged 3 to 6 years and one toddler group for ages 18 months to 3 years.

Private international Montessori school operated as a registered non-profit association (e.V.).

Germany

Regular school day is 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Morning care runs from 8:00 to 8:30 am as needed. Afterschool activities usually run 3:00 to 4:00 pm. Afterschool care is usually 3:00 to 5:00 pm Monday to Thursday and 3:00 to 4:30 pm on Fridays; holiday camps are offered during most school holidays.

Application / Enrollment Fee

- One-time, non-refundable enrollment fee: EUR 1,650.00.

Tuition and Membership fees (standard fee schedule)

- Tuition per term: EUR 5,126.00 (Term I and Term II).
- Membership fee per term: EUR 1,000.00 (Term I and Term II).
- Combined total per term (membership + tuition): EUR 6,126.00 (Term I) and EUR 6,126.00 (Term II).
- Lunch & snack fee per year: EUR 1,164.00.
- Total fees per year (membership + tuition + lunch/snack): EUR 13,416.00.

Tuition and Membership fees (Oberursel residents rate)

- Tuition per term: EUR 5,126.00 (Term I and Term II).
- Membership fee per term (Oberursel residents): EUR 325.00 (Term I and Term II).
- Combined total per term (membership + tuition) for Oberursel residents: EUR 5,451.00 (Term I) and EUR 5,451.00 (Term II).
- Lunch & snack fee per year (Oberursel residents): EUR 1,164.00.
- Total fees per year for Oberursel residents (membership + tuition + lunch/snack): EUR 12,066.00.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Invoicing is generally issued in two blocks: once for Term I and once for Term II.
- Term I payment due date: 01 August 2025. Term II payment due date: 01 February 2026. (These due dates apply to the 2025–2026 fee schedule.)
- There is an option to spread the cost by choosing a monthly payment plan; this monthly plan includes a small additional administrative charge.

Boarding

- Boarding is not applicable. TIMS is a day nursery/kindergarten serving toddlers (18 months–3 years) and kindergarten-aged children (3–6 years) with set daily opening hours.

Other costs and routinely charged extras

- Afterschool activities and holiday camp programmes are subject to additional charges and are invoiced separately. There may also be modest charges for some field trips.
- Late pickup fees: EUR 10 for the first 5 minutes late, plus EUR 2 for each additional minute; these are billed cumulatively at the end of each month.
- No separate uniform fee is listed in the published fee documentation.

Refund information and public reimbursement

- For children aged 3 and older, the State of Hesse provides a monthly reimbursement per child for kindergarten attendance; the published amount differs for the two fee documents: EUR 149.16 per month (general fee information) and EUR 174.00 per month (Oberursel residents). Parents may apply for this refund at the end of each kindergarten year; the school provides documentation to assist the refund application.