Tuition and Hours
Choose a morning, Morning Plus, or extended-day schedule, then compare the number of days that fits your week.
Three schedules
Pick the one that fits your day. Every schedule is available three, four or five days a week, and the days can be any days.
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Morning
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
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Morning Plus
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. An extra hour, half of it at each end.
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Extended Day
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The full day, open to close.
Schedules can be combined across the week if you arrange it with the director in advance; the month is then billed at the combined rate. Extra hours can be added to a Morning or Morning Plus schedule at $22 an hour when there is space.
Monthly tuition
Toddler rates apply to the Red Room and to two year olds; preschool rates apply from three up. Tuition is charged monthly and does not change with the number of days in the month.
| Schedule | Hours | 3 days | 4 days | 5 days |
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| Toddler rates, 18 months to 3 years | ||||
| Morning | 9:00–12:00 | $781 | $967 | $1,097 |
| Morning Plus | 8:30–12:30 | $987 | $1,173 | $1,323 |
| Extended Day | 7:30–5:30 | $1,244 | $1,620 | $1,990 |
| Preschool rates, three to entry into first grade | ||||
| Morning | 9:00–12:00 | $762 | $944 | $1,081 |
| Morning Plus | 8:30–12:30 | $968 | $1,150 | $1,297 |
| Extended Day | 7:30–5:30 | $1,220 | $1,588 | $1,951 |
We give 60 days’ written notice before any change to fees or policy.
Other fees
| Fee | Amount | When it applies |
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| Initial enrollment | $180 | Once, when a child first enrolls. Includes the materials fee. Not refundable. |
| Annual reservation and materials | $180 | Each year, when a current family reserves their spot for the next one. Not refundable. |
| Additional hours | $22 an hour | Added to a Morning or Morning Plus schedule, when there is space. |
| Late payment | $20 | On an account past its due date. |
| Returned check | $30 | Per check the bank does not clear. |
| Late pickup | $1 a minute | Past closing time, and after the first hour when a child has to be collected early because they are unwell. |
| Missed sign-in or sign-out | $5 | Per missed signature. State licensing requires a legal signature each way, every day. |
| Sibling discount | −5% | While two children are enrolled at the same time, applied to the smaller tuition. |
Tuition and how you pay
Every month
A statement reaches you by email before the first of the month. Tuition is due on the first and late after the fifth. We take checks and automatic payments from a bank account or a card, and you can see your account any time at myprocare.com. Pizza days can go on the same payment.
When you start
A new family pays one month of tuition up front, matching the schedule they are starting on. We bank it straight away and hold it as a credit against your eventual thirty days’ notice, so you are never paying twice for the same month.
Signing in and out
The state requires a legal signature each time a child arrives and leaves. We use Procare for it, and paper notebooks when the internet is down. Missing a signature costs $5, and after three we have to talk about whether the arrangement is working. The rule keeps the school in compliance, and it is not one we can bend.
Days your child is away
Tuition is not credited for illness, holidays or travel, and it is not pro-rated when the school is closed. There are no make-up days. If you are away for a long stretch we can only hold the spot if tuition is paid through it.
Leaving, or changing days
Withdrawing takes thirty days’ written notice and thirty days’ tuition, which is what the deposit you paid on the first day is for. It applies whatever the reason for leaving. Changing your days or hours also takes thirty days’ written notice, and depends on space and on the director’s agreement.
A family who enrolls for the coming year and then decides not to start has until July 15th to say so in writing and get the thirty-day payment back. The enrollment fee stays with us.
Late pickup
Being late is hard on a child and hard on the staff waiting with them, so the fee is deliberate: $1 for every minute past closing. Twice in a month, or four times in three months, and we will ask you to find care that fits your hours better.
Planned closures
The 2026–27 calendar includes holidays, teacher inservice days, and a two-week summer closure from July 26th through August 6th, 2027.
Questions about rooms or availability?
The Director can confirm current tuition, the right schedule, and which rooms have space.