Policy
Educational Policy
A developmentally appropriate curriculum is designed to promote growth in all developmental areas in each classroom. Classroom and the physical environment is planned to provide space and furniture suitable to the children’s physical size. Opportunities for large and small muscle development are provide in both in indoor and outdoor environments.
Additional Information
Extra Fees
Discounts
Hours of Attendance
Tuition Payments
Room, Rate and Schedule Changes
Weather and Holiday Closings
- An additional activity fee will be charged for field trips and other activities. Check out the calendar of events >
- School Age and Summer Camp have their own rate fees. See summer tuition >
Discounts
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10 percent discount will be given on the lesser fee when a full time second child is also enrolled for the same days and hours as the first.
- This discount will not apply to children who attend less than 3 days per week. Children with floating schedules will not be given a multi-child discount.
- Children receiving W2 Subsidy care will not receive multi-child discounts.
- Your child(ren) can only attend a maximum of 10 hours per day.
- After 6:00 p.m. there will be a late pick up charge of $1.00 per minute per child.
Tuition Payments
- All tuition fees are due on the last day of the week that your child/children attend for the following week. The computer will apply a $15.00 late fee if your account shows a balance due on Monday at 6:00 p.m.
- Center initiated termination may occur due to non-payment or excessive late payment if your account has any balance due for over two weeks.
- There is a $30.00 NSF charge for returned checks and ACH returns
Rate, Room or Schedule Changes
- Birthday rate change: If your child’s birthday falls in the middle of their schedule for the week, the tuition will change the following week. You are responsible to notify our director when rates are due to change for your child’s birthday.
- The child’s teacher and administrator will make the final decision when to move your child to the next room not depending on the age but the physical, emotional, social and education progress of your child.
- Little Dumplings has made it our policy to open when the weather is bad including snow however there is a chance that we may find it necessary to close either all or part of a day.
- Holidays Closings are posted on the Parent Bulletin Board in front of the Office.
