CONTRACT & TUITION FEES effective as of February 1st 1, 2026
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- A full day is five (5) hours or more.
- Families pay for the days contracted. This includes illnesses, vacations, and other absences.
- The minimum weekly schedule contract is three (3) days a week.
- Reducing/increasing the number of days contracted for requires 15 days’ notice AND is subject to availability.
- TLC Center reserves the right to deny a decrease/increase in contracted days requests.
- All fees are due by the 10th of the month unless prior arrangements have been made.
- Payment may be made by cash, check, credit card or on the BrightWheel APP.
- Access to your account balance is available on the BrightWheel kiosk, BrightWheel APP, or requesting the information from TLC management.
- If TLC Center can no longer continue care for your child, a minimum of five days written notice of termination is given.
- Notice is not required should you decide to withdraw your child from the center. There are no refunds.
- On request, families will receive an end-of-the-year statement and a W-10 for tax purposes.
- Enrollment can be terminated for failure to pay or arranging a payment plan for any unpaid tuition balance that is 30 days or more past due. Your account balance is available on the BrightWheel app.
ADDITIONAL FEES
REGISTRATION FEE A $100 non-refundable registration fee per family is charged at enrollment.
LATE PAYMENT TUITION ADJUSTMENT Monthly fees not paid in full by the 10th of month will be charged a a tuition adjustment of $50 which is automatically applied by the BrightWheel system.
RETURNED CHECK FEES A fee of $50 is charged for a check returned by the bank due to non-sufficient funds.
LATE PICK-UP TUITION ADJUSTMENT A late fee of $25 per 5 (five) minutes will be assessed after 6:05. A late pick-up tuition adjustment will also be added to a child’s account if you are called to pick your child up due to illness and exceed the one hour window to pick your child up. This fee is the sole responsibility of the parent/legal guardian and is NOT covered by families receiving fee assistance from programs such as Best Beginnings, Early Head Start or Childcare Aware.
NON-PAYMENT OF FEES TUITION ADJUSTMENT A tuition adjustment of $100 per month is charged for non-payment of fees when an account is not paid in full 30 days from child’s last day of attendance. The account will be sent to a collection agency within 90 days. This fee is the sole responsibility of the parent/legal guardian and is NOT covered by families receiving fee assistance from programs such as Best Beginnings, Early Head Start or Childcare Aware.
HOLDING-FEE A non-refundable holding fee of $200 is charged if you withdraw your child for a month or more. This arrangement is subject to availability as we can only accommodate a certain number of enrollments. This fee is the sole responsibility of the parent/legal guardian and is NOT covered by families receiving fee assistance from programs such as Best Beginnings, Early Head Start or Childcare Aware.
NEW ENROLLMENT HOLDING FOR INFANTS A non-refundable holding fee of $200 per month is charged to hold a slot fee for infant childcare. This fee is the sole responsibility of the parent/legal guardian and is NOT covered by families receiving fee assistance from programs such as Best Beginnings, Early Head Start or Childcare Aware.
NEW ENROLLMENT MID MONTH Children who start after the first business day of the month will be billed at the daily rate for their scheduled attendance from their start date through the end of the month, not to exceed their regular monthly tuition.
PRE-PAY RATES –Tuition fees paid at the first of month for the current month.
FULL DAY (5+ hours per day)
|
Age Group |
Schedule |
Rate |
|
0–35 months |
Daily |
$70 |
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0–35 months |
3 days/week |
$745 |
|
0–35 months |
4 days/week |
$993 |
|
0–35 months |
5 days/week |
$1,200 |
|
Age 3+ |
Daily |
$64 |
|
Age 3+ |
3 days/week |
$693 |
|
Age 3+ |
4 days/week |
$924 |
|
Age 3+ |
5 days/week |
$1,110 |
HALF DAY (Under 5 hours per day)
|
Age Group |
Schedule |
Rate |
|
0–35 months |
Daily |
$43 |
|
0–35 months |
3 days/week |
$514 |
|
0–35 months |
4 days/week |
$685 |
|
0–35 months |
5 days/week |
$856 |
|
Age 3+ |
Daily |
$38 |
|
Age 3+ |
3 days/week |
$450 |
|
Age 3+ |
4 days/week |
$600 |
|
Age 3+ |
5 days/week |
$749 |
POST-PAY RATES -Tuition fees paid at the end of the month, after the services have been provided.
$70.00 per day -Age 0 -35 months old.
$64.00 per day -Age 3 years old and up.
The daily rate will be charged for the days you contract for including absences and center Holidays & closures.