Fees & Financial Aid
The Best Investment
As a non-profit school, we spend almost 85 percent of all tuition on hiring and retaining the best teachers in the world. By investing in our staff members we create a culture that can offer our students the space and support they need to develop fully their personalities, values, and passions.
2025-2026 School Year fees
UF = Unidad de Fomento. For UF values refer to https://www.sii.cl/valores_y_fechas/uf/uf2025.htm
Notes:
- Incorporation Fee: One time payment of 350 UF made upon enrollment. Students entering before to grade 1 can pay the incorporation fee in installments; the fee must be paid in full by the time the student starts grade 1. Students that return to Nido do not need to pay this fee again.
- Tuition can be paid in 1 annual, 2 bi-annual or 10 monthly installments.
- Tuition and fees are reassessed every year in April and subject to change for the next school year.
- Not included in the annual tuition fee: English as an Additional Language program fees, week without walls, IB Program, Transportation, Cafeteria, and others.
- Additional fees: Click here to view other fees.
Financial Aid
Nido aims to support families that share Nido's values and appreciate its pedagogical approach but are unable to cover the entire cost of the tuition through its Financial Aid Program.
Financial Aid is need-based, and, if awarded, the family is given an offer for a discount on tuition and/or for the incorporation fee. In its decision to award financial aid, the School considers various factors including financial need, academic and behavioral history, grade level, grade capacity and funds available. The maximum tuition award is 50%; the average award is 25%. Financial aid can also be awarded toward the incorporation fee.
How to apply
To apply, families must submit the application form and supporting documents (which include but are not limited to job contract, payslips, bank statements, investment and debt certificates). The process also includes a personal interview and home visit.
Families must apply annually to determine if their situation has changed and verify that eligibility and review criteria indicated above continue to be met by the student.
The application process for the 2025-2026 opens in November 2024. Applications for Current Nido Families are due no later than January 15, 2025, and applications for families applying to Nido for the first time are due no later than March 15, 2025. New families go through the admissions and financial aid process simultaneously. The application process for the 2026-2027 school year will open in November 2025.
To apply contact: financialaid@nido.cl.
Refer to Frequently Asked Questions for further information.