2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR TUITION RATES SCALES
Program Fee This helps to pay a fraction of the cost for extra curricular activities. This also goes towards our parties, events and sponsoring community service projects.
All Children (full or part time) - $25 per month
AM PRESCHOOL ONLY (for potty trained 3-5 year olds. 7:45am drop off - 10:45am pick up.) Breakfast at school. Lunch at home.
* September-May only and they do not come on days when there is no school in Blaine.
5 Days - $100 a week (M-F)
ALL DAY PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
This includes all preschool curriculum.
There is no under 24 month old care. Special arrangements might be made for children 20 months and up.
They need to have great self help skills, pretty good speech skills and are potty trained or close to being so.
Toddler (24 months to 36 months)
Full Time - 7:00 to 5:00 - $160 a week
Part Time - 7:00 to 5:00 - $50 a day
Full Time - 7:00 to 4:00 or 7:30 to 4:30 - $150 a week
Part Time - 7:00 to 4:00 or 7:30 to 4:30 - $45 a day
Full Time - 9:00 to 3:15 - $135 a week
Part Time - 9:00 to 3:15 - $40 a day
Preschool (3 years old to first day of Kindergarten)
*Children that are not fully potty trained pay the Toddler rate until they are.
(Fully potty trained mean they need no help at all or reminders to go to the bathroom.)
Full Time - 7:00 to 5:00 - $145 a week
Part Time - 7:00 to 5:00 - $35 a day
Full Time - 7:00 to 4:00 or 7:30 to 4:30 - $130 a week
Part Time - 7:00 to 4:00 or 7:30 to 4:30 - $30 per day
Full Time - 9:00 to 3:15 - $120
Part Time - 9:00 to 3:15 - $25 per day
KINDERGARTEN CARE - Create Your Own Tuition Weekly
After School Care Only - $10 a day
Before and After - $15 a day
Part Time (Full Day) - 7:30 to 4:30 - $30 per day
Part Time (Full Day) - 7:00 to 5:00 - $35 per day
SCHOOL AGE CARE
Summer - 9 hours a day or less - $130 per week
Summer - 7am to 5pm - $145 a week
DROP IN NON SCHOOL DAY CARE - former students only.
Hourly - $10 an hour, $5 per hour for second child
Drop In - 9 hours a day or less - $35 per day
Drop In - 7am to 5pm - $40 per day
Drop In - Full Week - add $5 to current rate for time needed
*rates can go up yearly by $5. There has not been a rate change since 2008.
EXTENDED CARE
- add on time for a day when you have a meeting or traveling
(Added to your weekly tuition when contracted. Otherwise paid with cash 24 hours ahead of time.)
15 Minutes - $2.50 a day per child.
NON ARRANGED LATE PICKING UP OR EARLY DROP OFF (paid in cash at pick up or next morning, rate is per child)
1-15 Minutes - $15
15 - 30 Minutes - $30
31 - 45 Minutes - $60 and I starting calling contact list. *
46 - 60 Minutes - $90
Over One Hour - $120 and you can take that as your two week notice.
* If a child remains at BBC longer than 1/2 hour after closing (5:00), the contact list will be called. If no response, 911 will be called. Parents should plan ahead for emergency pick-ups by having a friend or relative who is on the authorized pick-up list prepared to cover for them. Consistently being late in picking up children may result in termination from the program. This also applies if I have an earlier close time. If I close at 2pm, then it's a late pick up at 2:01. Please be respectful and pick up on time. Thank you.
ENROLLMENT & SECURITY/HOLDING FEE
$25 Application/Enrollment Filing Fee (One time fee-per child. Includes a tour and magnet. Non-Refundable.) This is when you are ready to enroll. You will not get any paperwork until this fee is paid, and I will not hold any spots without this payment. You must return your enrollment packet the Friday before you want to start care with the tuition for the following week as well. Until you pay your enrollment fee, the open spot could be filled by anyone. Teachers please see the "teacher" section.
I require a $260 (if full time) holding fee that can be broken up into payments
unless we work something else out ahead of time.
(I understand money is tight right now for most people and they don't have that sort of money laying around.) This holding fee is equal to two weeks of the current preschool tuition and will be credited towards your last 2 weeks tuition. School Age and part time children would have a fee the same as two weeks here. In the event your child does not start care by the agreed upon date, your position will be forfeited and your fee to hold the position will become non-refundable. You will be responsible to still pay any tuition above this two weeks holding fee, extended care or activity fee that your child will incur during their last weeks of care.
* Due to hardship this can be waived currently. (The holding fee)
WAITING LIST FEES
If we are full, a $10 fee will add your child name to my wait list. When a spot becomes open, I will call parents to let them know. With siblings, please understand this might take longer if I only have one spot open.
HOLDING SPOT FEES
For a currently opening, you have two weeks to start after paying the enrollment fee. To hold a spot longer, a payment of one week's pay is due to hold a spot up to one month. This is non refundable and not put towards their tution when they start. If you wish to hold the spot longer then one month, $60 a week for a preschool spot & $90 for toddler spot is due per week.
TEACHERS
During the school year: Teachers pay just like any other family. You may keep your child at home on your days off, but you still have to pay for their normal week/bi-week tuition.
During the summer months: I allow teachers to undo their enrollment for the summer months. You must start the enrollment process all over again for the next school year including fees involved with that, if I have an opening. I may enroll children for the summer or upcoming school year in that open spot. You may go down to 2 days a week in the summer to hold your full time spot for fall. It is up to you if you have your child come those two days a week or just pay the part time tuition to hold the spot. If I know I have school agers coming back to fill your child's spots during the summer. I may save your spot for fall if you want to take the summer off. You would need to pay your first two weeks of the school year before you leave for the summer to hold your spot if this was an option. If I do not have a child to cover your summer spot, this won't be offered. Please understand this isn't trying to be mean, some years almost all the children enrolled have a teacher as a parent. I cannot afford to keep BBC up and running when all these children do not come for the summer. I need to fill those spots to keep my bottom line income coming in.
ACTIVITY/PROGRAM FEE
There is a $25 per month/per child Activity & Program Fee. This is to help cover the cost for things like: enrichment classes, keepsakes, books, birthdays, new things for special events. Opportunities may arise for a special in-home field trip such as Santa at our winter program. These may or may not require extra funding. It depends on how much I have in the preschool account at that time. I will always ask you if this is ok.
We are now sponsoring a child from Mozambique and corresponding with a young US soldier over seas as part of our global
awareness and the program fee helps with a fraction of the cost.
DISCOUNTS
I do not give your child "discounted" care, so I do not offer discounted tuition either.
TUITION PAYMENTS
All tuition is due by noon the Friday before for full time children. Part time children, you pay on the last day of your child's week for the following week of preschool and extended care if needed.
MONTHLY STUDENT NIGHT (DATE NIGHTS)
Once a month I will open the daycare for a DATE NIGHT for all my current enrolled children and former students from centers I have worked at. From 6-10pm they can come, hang out, do an art project, have some free play time and watch a movie for $40, $20 for second child. I will follow licensing rules with the ratio, so it's not going to be a crazy free-for-all. It's a way for old friends to play together, and maybe make a few new friends. This will give parents time to get out and get some shopping done, catch a movie, or enjoy a quite dinner somewhere.