All children will be enrolled for a trial period of30 days. During the trial period either the provider or parent may terminate child care without advance notice.
Parents must meet with me to discuss their child's specific needs and to review program policies. I will make a reasonable accommodation for a child with disabilities as specified under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The following items must be completed and returned to the center by the first day of attendance.
- Form CFS-62, "Child Care Enrollment"
- Form CFS-2345, "Heath History and Emergency Care Plan"
- Form CFS-104, "School-Age Agreement Child Care Centers" (if applicable)
- Form CFS-56, "Transportation Permission Child Care Centers" (if applicable)
- Form CFS-61, "Intake for Child Under 2 Years Child Care Centers" (if applicable)
- First week's tuition
- Parent / Provider agreement
I will inform you of any updates that are needed and give you 2 weeks to submit the updated forms.
The following items must be completed and returned to me within the first 30 days.
- Form CFS-60, "Child Health Report"
- Form DPH-4192, "Day Care Immunization Record" or an electronic record of your child's immunizations
Children may be enrolled on a full-time basis (30 hours per week or more), or a part-time basis (less than 30 hours per week). No child may be regularly enrolled for less than 20hours a week. I do accept children for drop-in care if prior enrollment arrangements have been made and space is available.
A child may be discharged from the center for reasons such as, but not limited to:
- Failure to pay fees on time. (Grounds for immediate termination, without advance notice.)
- Lack of parental cooperation.
- Inability of child care program to meet the needs of the child. I will consult with the parent concerning how any problems might be solved before ending the care arrangement. The parent will be referred to other community resources.
- Repeated failure to pick up the child at scheduled time.
- Failure to complete and return required forms.
I will give a written notice of my intent to discharge a child, and try to inform parents of local resources that may be of help to them, except when the discharge is due to parent's failure to keep current with fees owed. Should parent remove the child during a notice period I initiate, fees will not be charged for the remaining unused days.
Parents must give a 2 week written notice of their intent to withdraw the child(ren), and will be required to pay for those 2 weeks whether or not children continue to attend. All outstanding fees must be paid
Rates at Cuddly Bear Child Care, effective March 1, 2008 are as follows:
Children less than 3 years of age
Full-time care (30 or more hours / week) $160.00 per week
Part-time care (less than 30 hours / week) $4.50 per hour
Children 3 years of age
Full-time care (30 or more hours / week) $150.00 per week
Part-time care (less than 30 hours / week) 4.00 per hour
Children 4 & 5 years of age
Full-time care (30 or more hours / week) $140.00 per week
Part-time care (less than 30 hours / week) 3.50
per hour (also for before and after school care)
Children 6 -12 years of age
Full-time care (30 or more hours / week) $130.00 per week
Part-time care (less than 30 hours / week)
3.00 per hour (also for before and after school care)
Hourly rate for extra hours or drop-in care 5.00 per hour
Fee for late pick up of child $10.00 per 15 minute interval (or any fraction thereof) per child.
Fee for late payment. Fees are to be paid in advance on Monday for the following week's services. If a payment is more than 2 days late, this fee will be charged for each day payment is not made (including the 2 days already past): $20.00 per day. If a portion of the fee will be paid by a third party, such as an employer or the county, that payment will be accepted on a separately arranged schedule, described on the contract.
Cash and checks are accepted; however one bounced check will result in a $25.00 charge and from then on only cash.
Children may be in care for all hours of operation; however a fee of $5.00 per ½ hour will be applied for over 10 hours in a day
The financial terms will be finalized upon signing of the parent-provider contract.
If parent or legal guardian is under age 18, a cosigner must sign the contract to act as guarantor to the contract, and agree to be bound by all financial terms.
