- The program time you contract for (weekly – 3 days or more or daily – 1 – 2 days) and the number of children enrolled will determine tuition cost. (Example: One (1) Child = $42.00 weekly (3 days or more) or $21.00 daily (for one – two days) charges regardless of attendance.)
- Important Policy that was incorporated in the 2008 school year; tuition must be paid in advance of attendance. Example, the first week in attendance parents can expect to pay two weeks tuition. Therefore, when payments are paid on Friday’s collection day, parents will always be one week ahead. (Please note that if parents have selected to pay bi-weekly, then they will pay a month total in advance.)
- Failure to maintain payments will result in loss of services and student taken to the office for parent pick-up. This is not done in any manner to embarrass the child. When this takes place, the parent will have already been given multiple warnings to pay the balance and informed of a deadline to do so or this could result. This policy has been put in place due to the extremely high number of parents who run a balance up on their child’s account and leave the program with a balance left on the account.
- Parents, please respect that the SACC program is a nonprofit program and when parents fail to make their contracted payment agreements it could jeopardize the staff payroll, program operating expenses, snacks, supplies, etc. SACC maintains from 15-25 names on a waiting list and it is a shame that we are not able to enroll new students unless space availability is there. Therefore, strict payment guidelines will be enforced.
- Single day absences will not be deducted.
- You will not be charged for any of the school holidays unless you have registered for the full day service. Parents are given a cancellation date on registration forms, if they select not to use the services. If parents fail to cancel before the given date, charges will apply regardless of attendance.
- If parents fail to register in the timeframe allowed, yet space is still available, parents will pay, in addition to full day charges, a $5.00 late registration fee.
- Cancellation sheets are provided upon request to cancel day/s signed up for. Only forms submitted by the expiration date established on the registration date will be used to cancel services. We have found this to be the most effective form to communicate the request. Please note that SACC only employs enough staff to cover the number signed up and does not allot for drop-in children.
- If a child is picked up after the 6:00 p.m. closing time, parents will be charged a $1.00 a minute late fee. (Example: – 10 minutes late – one (1) child = $10.00 fee; two (2) children – $20.00 fee) Legal authorities will be contacted for children left at the school sites 30 minutes after the closing time of 6:00 p.m. Strict guidelines are in place for parents who continuously disregard the programs closing time of 6:00 p.m. Any parent who accumulates these on a routine basis will be asked to make other pick up arrangements or select alternate after school care.
- Due to parents being unable to register for snow days, SACC will simply charge the students in attendance. Please refer to the rate sheet provided at the end of this parent manual for rate guides.
- SACC offers to work with any parents faced with an unplanned emergency expense that results in them not being able to meet their contract agreement. Please call the Program Director to set up payment arrangements.
- Please note that while sympathetic, failure to pay on a continuous basis will result in loss of services and/or late fees. No one should have an account that shows three weeks without tuition payment.
- Parents who fail to meet payment agreements will be turned over to collection and will be responsible for any collection expenses that could occur. Example: court cost, attorney fees, postage charges, affidavit, and warrant expenses, etc.
Returned Checks
- You will be notified should an insufficient funds check be returned.
- There will be a $30.00 service charge for anyone having more than one returned check.
- After receiving two (2) returned checks, the SACC program will only accept cash or money orders.
