Open Discussion Forum

  • 1.  Holiday Closed

    Posted 02-15-2021 02:50 PM
    Hi. We are closed on federal holidays.
    How do for-profits handle tuition for the week for part-timers who come on Mondays?

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    Patricia Jack
    Boulder City NV
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  • 2.  RE: Holiday Closed

    Posted 02-15-2021 07:06 PM
    Hi Patricia,
    Our center is for-profit and we charge a flat rate fee that it not reduced during holidays. It's in our contract which parents sign when they first enroll their child that the weekly fee they pay is a flat rate and is not reduced if their child has not attended. We also do not offer part-time fees. However, have you thought about offering the families the option of attending another day during the week since your school was closed the day their child was supposed to attend? 

    Sincerely,

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    Brianna Lombardo
    Assistant Director
    Little Hands and Feet Day Care LLC
    Brooklyn, NY
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  • 3.  RE: Holiday Closed

    Posted 02-16-2021 08:16 AM
    Good morning.  We are closed on Presidents' Day every year for a staff development day.  Full tuition is charged for families.  Holidays that the center is closed are included in tuition.

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    Cynthia Bohrer
    Director
    Kids International Early Childhood Education Cente
    Ellisville MO
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  • 4.  RE: Holiday Closed

    Posted 02-16-2021 10:31 AM
    When I opened M/W and Tu/Th paid the same tuition, but it was clearly unfair. I ultimately altered so that the tuition reflected the service the children recieved.

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    Jeanne deMarrais
    The Mulberry Tree
    Santa Monica CA
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  • 5.  RE: Holiday Closed

    Posted 02-16-2021 10:46 AM
    The centers I have worked at in the past charge their part-timers just as they would normally be there. So if they are there normally on a Monday they get charged the same. All fulltime kids pay so we always kept it the same for both.

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    Jamie Allen
    Early Childhood Specialist
    Care About Childcare
    Salt Lake Cty UT
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