Child Care Rate Schedule - Effective September 1, 2024
Registration Fee: Non-refundable fee of $30 per child, or maximum of $60 per family. Paid at time of registration.
Delinquent Payments: Payments that are 5 days late with no communication from the family with a plan to get current will incur a 15% late fee on all outstanding balances. When account reaches 10 days late, termination will occur. Deposit will be applied to the outstanding balance.
Returned Check/NSF: Any check returned for Non-Sufficient Funds or closed account will incur a $30 fee, plus any bank charges, and the price of the original check.
Finder’s Fee: Anytime a parent is contacted due to failure to communicate a schedule change, a Finder’s Fee will be applied. Documenting of attendance issues is crucial to the attendance and billing process. Finder’s Fees apply to all ages of children.
Family Discount: Families with more than 1 child in care receive a 10% discount for the oldest enrolled child.
School District Discount: Employees of the Luck School District will receive a 5% discount on all child care fees.
BILLING & PAYMENTS
Online payments can be made through the Brightwheel App.
All billing will be at the hourly rate as defined in the chart below.
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Parents will submit a monthly attendance schedule to the Director no later than 5 business days before the beginning of the preceding month.
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All clients will be pre-billed for services, with the exception when extra hours of care were provided than planned.
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Billing will be based on the schedule provided.
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Adjustments to schedule after submission will not result in change of billing, unless the client has added more days or hours.
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Parents can choose to be billed weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. The payment cycle will follow the billing cycle, with all payments due before the services are provided.
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Parents will find their monthly calendar and bill in the parents folder in the hallway by the log-in center.
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Payments can be made in-person, by mail, or through the app.
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A receipt for payment or statement can be requested from the director.
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Annual tax statements will be prepared and sent to families in January.
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Basic Child Care Fees
All rates will be billed hourly, based on the monthly schedule provided by the parent. Hourly rates will be made in 15 minute increments. Schedules will be due no less than 5 days prior to the beginning of the preceding month. No child may be in care more than 10 hours per day.
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6 Weeks to 1 Year
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1-2 Years
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2-3 Years
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3-5 Years (until enrolled in Kindergarten)
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School Age Care (Kindergarten and up)
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Drop In Care
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Late Pick- Up Fee
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$4.10/hour
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$3.95/hour
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$3.70/hour
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$3.50/hour
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$3.00/hour
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$5.25/hour
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$1.00/ per minute
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Financial Fees and Discounts
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Registration Fee
(non-refundable)
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Deposit
(see Parent Handbook for deposit rules)
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Delinquent Payments
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Returned Check/NSF
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Finder’s Fee
(failure to notify of schedule change)
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Family Discount
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$30
($60 Family Max)
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$100 per child ($200 max per family)
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15% for 5 days late. Terminate at 10 days late.
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Amount of check PLUS $30
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$10 per Occurrence
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10% discount for oldest child
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