FEES AND FEE POLICY

Basic Child Care Service Cost
(effective July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009)

Prekindergarten and Kindergarten (All Year)

School Age Grades 1-5 (All Year)

Fees are due every day that child care is open if your child is enrolled for that day, whether or not he/she attends unless a waiver day has been requested (See Waiver Days). This applies to all situations (including combined center days, inclement weather days, delayed openings and early closings, etc.) for full-time, part-time and day-to-day students previously scheduled.

When a lengthy illness should occur or family circumstances indicate that your child will not need care for an extended period of time, please speak to the Center Supervisor so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

We CANNOT DEDUCT days missed from your fee (except as stated below) Your fees pay for direct operating costs such as staff, food, materials.

Child Care fees are due first day of the service week or a late fee of $5.00 will be charged. If payment is not received within two weeks of the due date the parent/guardian may be requested to withdraw the child from the program until the fees are paid in full.

Please make check payable to Bethlehem Area School District (BASD) Child Care + Center initials.

Please use receipts which are given to you each time payment is made in order to validate child care fees for income tax purposes. A yearly statement is not given. Tax ID #240-86-2592.

A discount of 30% will be given for the third enrolled child in a family. A discount of 50% will be given for the fourth enrolled child in a family. The discount does not apply to children enrolled as day-to-day students.

Please note that any checks for services by the BASD Child Care Program which are returned from the bank for non-sufficient funds (NSF) will not be re-deposited. Families are responsible to immediately cover the amount of the check plus a $20.00 (twenty dollars) returned check fee.

Please be informed that failure to cover a check returned for non-sufficient funds or to pay any past due balance may require, that, to the fullest extent, action will be taken to satisfy the account by periodically turning over delinquent accounts to a collection agency.

Day-to-Day Care:

Parents who know they will need care for their child only from time to time are urged to register their child for "day-to-day" care (formerly "drop-in") . You must call at least one day ahead to request care for a particular day. Care will be offered for your child based upon available space as determined by adequate staff/child ratio. Please note that care may not always be available on a day-to-day basis.

All children enrolled for day-to-day care are required to have current applications, agreements, parental consents, emergency cards and health appraisals in their files.

Advanced fees are required for day-to-day care in the amount of one full day and fees must be paid on morning of care.

Parents of day-to-day children are responsible for picking up current information (ex: Summer registration etc.) on a regular basis.