Tuition and Fees

Monthly fee schedule

effective September 1, 2009-August 31, 2010

	Toddlers	Pre-1	Pre-2 and Pre-K
2 Half Days	$303	$260	N/A
2 Full Days	$500	$456	N/A
3 Half Days	$454	$390	$390
3 Full Days	$750	$684	$684
4 Half Days	N/A	N/A	$457
4 Full Days	N/A	N/A	$718
5 Half Days	$754	$571	$571
40+ hours	$1190	$1041	$1041
45+ Days	$1283	$1170	$1170

All schedule choices are defined by Joyful Noises. All rates are subject to change. If you have any questions, Please ask Maryanne.

Dear Parents or Guardians,

When you enroll your child(ren) in the school, you are buying a slot in a specific program. A signed contract reserves your slot for the entire school year. Your tuition is expected on the 1st of every month and should always be paid in full. Our rates were set with the expectation that parents would take vacations and that our center would be closed for Christmas week and July 4th week. If you have any questions regarding these rates or your tuition obligation, please contact me at any time. I am happy to help.

Rev. Maryanne McPherson-Boynton

Additional Care

Drop-in service is available: This service is available for registered families needing additional care during the week. If space is available, you can drop off your child for additional time. Please contact Maryanne to see if space if available before you make your plans.

The costs associated with these options are:

** You may, if space is available, contract this time and reserve it for the school year. Please contact Maryanne to see if space is available.

Other Costs

• A Fall registration requires a Joyful Noises designated security deposit and a non-refundable annual registration fee
  of $50 for one child or $75 for more than one child.
• A Summer registration requires a non-refundable deposit
  of $100 for one child and $150 for more than one child. This will, however, be applied to your August tuition.

Parents are responsible for the time slots for which they enroll or until their slot can be filled.

Late Payments

Tuition payments are due on, or before, the first of each month. Please contact Maryanne immediately if you think you may have trouble making a full tuition payment. For payments not made on the first of the month, our policy is as follows:

• Payments that are more than five (5) days past due will be assessed a late payment fee of $5.00 per day commencing in day six (6).
• Accounts greater than ten (10) days past due will result in immediate suspension from Joyful Noises.
• If tuition and fees have not been paid in full by the 21st of the month, Joyful Noises will reserve the right to fill the childcare slot. Your tuition deposit will be forfeited.

The school reserves the right to take legal action for collection of unpaid school tuition and fees. Parents will be held responsible for all cost of collection of unpaid fees, including court expenses and attorney fees.

Late Pick up Fees

Joyful Noises will charge $1.00 for every minute after your scheduled time. Our staffing is scheduled to meet state regulations for Teacher to Child ratios. Unscheduled late pick-ups could put Joyful Noises in jeopardy of violating those regulations and could pose an unsafe situation for our children.

Return Check Fee

Joyful Noises will impose a fifteen dollar ($15) for every returned check.

Discounts

Families with more than one child are eligible for a ten percent (10%) discount. This discount will be deducted from one child’s base tuition rate. It will be deducted from the lower of the rates. Discounts may not be combined. Families on voucher programs may not receive a discount. No discounts are given for drop-in times.

Contract Days

A contract day is an extra full day a parent may purchase on a monthly basis, provided space is available. For instance, if your child attends Joyful Noises in a Mon-Wed-Fri program, you may request a contract day for Thursdays. If there is space in that classroom your child may attend on Thursdays for the month.

Any child currently enrolled at Joyful Noises is eligible to sign up for a contract day.

• Contract days are only reserved on a monthly basis.
• Contract days are only given if space is available.
• Contract day requests may be made on or after the 15th of the month.
• Contract days will be held for you only when you have received a confirmation letter and have paid the month in full.
• Contract days are the same price as tuition.

Half Day = 8:30 - 12:30
Full Day = 8:30 - 4:30
Extended Day = 7:00 am - 8:30am OR 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

**Costs are determined based on your core program and will be determined by the Director.