TUITION

$400 weekly full-time only

Tuition is due by the Sunday prior to the week of care. This payment secures a slot for your child, even if your child is unable to attend due to sickness, vacation, or personal family days. If you do not need care each day that I operate, I am still securing a weekly spot and will be unable to negotiate the weekly tuition rate for families needing less than full-time care. Having this simplicity will allow me to focus my time on the children and their needs and not try to reach full capacity every day. No deductions from tuition are made for absences, holidays, vacation days, or inclement weather closings. I accept payment through KidKare (epay service), Venmo (@CourtneyMBeyer), paypal, check, and cash. It is your responsibility to make sure payment is received in a timely fashion to avoid late fees.

Tuition: Programs

If payment is late and not received by Monday morning of the week of care, the following penalties will be enforced:

First offense-I will communicate with families and discuss options for avoiding this in the future. KidKare is a great option for direct pay and is helpful for busy families. Ask me about how to sign up.

Second offense-There will be a $5 late fee per calendar day payment isn't received.

Third offense- There will be a probational period of 3 months, if payment continues to be late within this time frame, this will void the contract and your secured position will no longer be available.

There will be a $25 returned check fee as well as repayment of any other fees as a result. If there are two checks returned within one calendar year, cash or direct pay may be the only acceptable payments options from this point forward.

I reserve the right to terminate our contract at any point for unpaid tuition if payment is not received within 7 days. You forfeit your deposit if your contract is terminated for unpaid tuition and fees.

If you are looking to secure a spot at Mrs. Poppins Childcare due to maternity leave, or not starting immediately upon signing the contract, I ask that the tuition rate be paid as a deposit for up to two weeks. These two weeks will be used as payment for your last two weeks when notice to end care is provided. I ask that if you have decided to no longer need care, that ample notice be provided, but two weeks is sufficient. I will try to do the same if I feel our contract needs to be terminated, but if I end the contract earlier and do not feel I can provide care during those last two pre-paid weeks, your two-week deposit will be refunded, unless your deposit was put down to hold a secured spot.

If you have secured a spot and decide to no longer use our facility, your deposit will be void and you will not get a refund. Working with newborns and infants will result in a lot of parents securing spots for their babies while pregnant and/or on maternity leave. This deposit allows me to plan and to make sure my business is running efficiently.

If you need immediate care and we agree upon services, only your first week will be due at the start. Without a full deposit fulfilled upon the agreed time, or communication on your start date, your contract will be terminated without a refund.

Please ask if you have any questions about how the deposit works.

Tuition rates will be reviewed annually. There will never be more than a 5% increase in tuition rates each calendar year that you've had a secured spot, but as the children age, if there are more toddlers/children within the facility added, your tuition rates may be lowered. I promise to keep things fair for everyone and will adjust things accordingly to age and capacity.

I am in the process of enrolling my facility to accept subsidy. If your household receives assistance, I will try to accommodate as long as policies are followed as set forth in the 'Child Care Subsidy Program Rules'. These rules were created by the State of Maine and I cannot make any exceptions. Please click the link above to review.

Tuition: Information Pack