Fort Hill Child Development Center
Parents Handbook:
Tuition and Fees
Fort Hill Child Development Center's costs for services are based on a 52-week period. NO DEDUCTIONS FOR ABSENCES, VACATIONS, OR HOLIDAYS WILL BE MADE.
The center is closed for nine holidays each year: July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the following day, two days at Christmas, New Year's Day, Good Friday and Memorial Day.
- Parents receive an Agreement Form with the application form stating the rates agreed upon for services rendered. Enrollment fee at the time of application is $25.00. PAYMENT MUST BE MADE BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER.
- A once a year fee of $5.50 per child is billed to your account to cover accident insurance from Nationwide. February or March is the annual billing date.
- CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Checks or money orders must be made payable to Fort Hill Child Development Center (you may put FHCDC on check) and delivered to the Office Manager or Director at the center, or placed in the Parent Payment Folder on the bulletin board across from the office.
- PLEASE write your child's name on the check along with the dates for which you are paying.
- PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE DURING THE CURRENT WEEK OF SERVICE UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED UPON.
- A written notice of delinquent accounts will be issued after a payment is one weekin arrears. We reserve the right to ask you to withdraw your child, if your account is two weeks in arrears (unless otherwise agreed upon).
- A twenty dollar ($20.00) charge will be added for payments not received during the current week of service and returned checks. Two returned checks will require future payments to be made by MONEY ORDER.
- There will be a five dollar ($30.00) charge for each 30 minutes (per child) for picking your child up after 6:00 p.m. unless you notify us by before 5:45 that you are going to be late. In which case, the late charge will be $20.00 (per child) for the first 30 minutes and $20.00 for each 30 minutes thereafter.
- A set of sign-in/out cards for your child will be provided upon enrollment at no charge. Any replacement cards made (lost, washed, etc.) will cost $1.00 each and every time a card is made.
***Two weeks notice will be given before a change of rate is made.
FEE SCHEDULE |
| 6 weeks - 23 months $170.00/week * |
| 24 months - 35 months $150.00/week * |
| 36 months - 47 months $135.00/week* |
| 4 years - 5 years $130.00* |
| After School $ 50.00/week** |
| Summer Camp School age $ 100.00/week*** |
| Daily Rate School age $ 30.00/day**** |
| *Fees will change with week ending of the child's birthday. **Van transportation service one-way is $1.50/day per child/family. ***Activity fees for Summer Camp, Faculty Senate or Holidays will be extra. ****Activity Daily rate will be charged if school age child uses the center for Faculty Senate or other agreed upon day. NO DISCOUNT |
| The PARENT AGREEMENT is included with your application
papers and serves as a contract between you and
Fort Hill Child Development Center. This agreement
must be signed by both parties prior to your child's
first day at the center.
SCHOOL CLOSINGS When the County Board of Education or Private Schools announce that schools will be closed early, or for Faculty Senate days, the cost for utilizing the center for that day will be an additional $15.00 up to the maximum weekly rate for school age children. If school is on delay you may leave your child at Fort Hill. The cost will be $4.00 per hour plus $1.50 for transportation. DISCOUNTS A family having two or more children enrolled in any full time program will get a 10% discount off the lesser amount. WITHDRAWAL In the case that parents withdraw a child from Fort Hill Child Development Center, the following policy will be observed: If advance notice is made in writing and delivered to the Director or C0-Director at least 7 calendar days before the child is withdrawn, charges will cease at the end of the day of withdrawal. If advance written notice of at least 7 calendar days is NOT made, the parent agrees to pay for one additional week following the date of withdrawal. We request that an exit form be filled out upon withdrawal. |