Tuition rates are as followed:

     Full-time Infants

$540.00 monthly( 4 weeks only)                 $270.00 biweekly

$135.00 weekly                                      $27.00 daily

                $2.70 hourly 10 hour Max

       Drop In Fee

$40.00  five hour Max only when space is available

Extended hours upon request only with an additional fee of $3.00 an hour.(3 hour Max) 

Parents Night Out

$40.00 per child(6pm-11pm)

Weekend baby-sitting $50 per child (with a 8 hour max)

Payment Procedures: 

Tuition will be due on Friday of each week for the following week by drop off time. Payments are late at the end of the day at pick up time. A late fee of $10 per day will be charged until the tuition's paid including weekends. If you are on vacation payment is due before you leave. If it is my planned day off it is due the day before.

Repeated late payments may be grounds for termination. I ask you to consider how you would feel if your employer came to you on payday and told you that your paycheck would be delayed. Please don't put me in this uncomfortable position of having to ask for tuition payments and late fees repeatedly again. You will be given a 30 day's notice of any increases in your childcare fee's I typically raise my rates approximately once every 2 years. Tuition is preferred in the form of cash, money orders and cashiers checks. Subsequent payments will need to be made in cash or money order.

In order to provide my own family with stable financial situation, I cannot offer any discounts for day's your child is not in my care, such as when you are on vacation, days when your child is ill, or other days when you choose not to bring your child. Although I realize childcare is a major expense for most working parents, I also rely on this business to help support my own family. Since I will be holding your child's space for you to use at will, I need to charge for full-time care whether you use it or not. Certain exceptions may be made at my discretion for extreme circumstances.

Child care fees:

Child Care Fees Include:
After questions from families in the community who are currently looking for child care, I decided to take a few minutes and help families to realize what all is included in what you pay for when it comes to child care. I hope this is helpful.

What you pay to the child care provider will guarantee highest quality childcare, nutritious meals & snacks, and a safe, nurturing environment for your child. Your childcare fees provide my income including the taxes and the social security, which I pay in.

Your fees pay for my training so that I am updated on new guidelines when caring for your child, food, paper products, soap and cleaning supplies, first aid training and supplies, toys, play equipment, baby equipment, art&craft supplies, water, oil, electric, sewer and more, special chairs & furniture, strollers, lots of repairs and wear and tear, entertainment expenses, paperwork & supplies, parties and special events, and all of the other things that your child will use.

 For children over age 1 it also pays for a preschool supplies as well. Like other self-employed workers, Family Childcare providers do not receive the benefits many employees take for granted. These include health/dental insurance, life insurance, retirement/pension, paid personal days, workers comp, flexible time off and unemployment insurance.

These benefits often amount to as much as 35% of a person's wages. Family child care is a blessing to your family in that your children will have much more individual attention and opportunities for learning, and much less illness than center care. Unlike other forms of self-employment family childcare is very restrictive in that there is no room for growth.

The state dictates the size of my business. I cannot take time off for appointments or obligations without careful planning and making sure I cover my responsibilities. To protect my rights and income, you will find that a guaranteed wage is part of my contract. To protect precious time with my family you will find early / late fee's in this contract. Most people have a 40-hour workweek.

Mine is 55 hours and up and that does not include my training, preparation, bookkeeping, paperwork, shopping or cleaning time. I really do not want the extra fees, but it is imperative that you understand my responsibilities to my family, and my own children as well.

I hope this gives you a better understanding about all the ways in which your tuition fees are
applied. Thank you,

Mrs. Parrish