Discounts
• Vacation credit equal to one week’s tuition is available after you have been enrolled for one full year. Applies to five (5) day enrollment only. Excludes – subsidy and school age.
• No discount or refund is given for days missed due to illness, appointments, or hanging out with family, as well as closures due to unsafe conditions caused by weather or other entities.
• 50% off one month’s tuition for a referred family. The referred family’s child must be enrolled for three consecutive months.
• A 10% sibling discount is offered to families with two or more children enrolled. The discount will be applied to the oldest child’s tuition.
• No discount is given for closures or illnesses due to COVID
Fees
• Annual Registration fee is $50.00 per child, due on your enrollment anniversary, and is non-refundable.
• Late payment fee: 10% of your balance due if private pay and $50.00 if subsidy. Tuition is due no later than the 5th of every month.
• Overtime rate is $25.00 per child for care over 10 hours per day.
• Late pick-up fee: $25.00 per child when picked up after the center has closed. $50.00 per child the second time. An agreement will need to be signed and followed the third time.
• Activity & Field Trip Fee: Based on the off-site or on-site special event/activity cost.
COVID
As guidelines and recommendations constantly change, we want to ensure that we
are doing what we can to keep everyone safe and healthy. We will Notify all
families who were exposed immediately.
• We take into consideration the guidelines Set forth by King County Health for
Childcare, as well as communicate with the King County Health Department
for Childcare.
• We consider the CDC and Washington State Department of Health
recommendations.
• The center reserves the right to follow its internal health and safety policies.
• There is no credit for Partial or full closures due to a COVID exposure.
Holidays
2024
• Labor Day – Monday, September 2, 2024
• Veterans Day – Monday, November 11, 2024
• Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 28, 2024
• Native American Heritage Day – Friday, November 29, 2024
• Christmas Eve – Tuesday, December 24, 2024
• Christmas Day – Wednesday, December 25, 2024
2025
• New Year’s Day – Wednesday, January 01, 2025
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Monday, January 20, 2025
• President’s Day – Monday, February 17, 2025
• Memorial Day – Monday, May 26, 2025
• Juneteenth- Thursday, June 19, 2025
• Independence Day – Friday, July 4, 2025
• Labor Day – Monday, September 1, 2025
Professional Development
• We close at 4 PM on the 3rd Friday of every month for our monthly staff
meetings.
• We are closed all day on the 3rd Friday of August for Inservice Training.
• We are closed for professional development the following two business days
after Christmas Day.
Weather Closures
• We follow Highline Public Schools (HPS) for late starts and closures due to inclement weather. If HPS is not in session, the decision is made based on our ability to safely get our staff to work and meet the children’s needs.
• Please ensure your contact information is updated in Brightwheel and notifications are on.