Full tuition is due Friday before 6pm for the following week, regardless of absences or closings.
A $10.00 late fee will be added daily after 6:00 pm Friday and no care will be provided until paid in full.
Care will be terminated and the deposit, the last two weeks of care that was prepaid, will be forfeited
After 5 days of continuted nonpayment. The unpiad balance + late fees will be sent to collections.
Please contact me for current billing rates.
Payment Options
- I will accept cash
- Check (made out to Laura Hayes or Lil Peanuts Child Care)
- Money Order / Cashier Check (made out to Laura Hayes or Lil Peanuts Child Care)
- Credit Card Payments can be made through the billing program (ProCare)
Additional Charges
Please be aware the additional charges listed below are generally not covered by the CDC Subsidy program.
- Late Payment - If payment is not made on time there will be a $10.00 late payment fee added to your bill each day until the payment is made. If the payment is not paid in full including the late fees by the end of the week child care services will be suspended. Once the bill is paid in full and an additional week of care is paid in advance child care may resume, if the child’s spot has not been filled. I cannot hold the spot for your child.
- Non-Sufficient Funds - You will be billed $40.00 for any check returned. After two NSF charges no personal checks will be accepted for payment.
- Early Drop Off - If you arrive more than 15 minutes prior to your contracted starting time there will be a $10.00 early drop-off fee. If you arrive more than 30 minutes prior to your contracted starting time there will be a $20.00 early drop-off fee. If the Caregiver-to-child ratio is outside the legal range of the licensing rules and requirements, you must wait with your child until your scheduled drop off time.
- Late Drop Off - If you arrive more than 30 minutes after the contracted start time the time missed will be billed in full as absent time.
- Late Pick Up - If you are more than 15 minutes past your child’s contracted ending time there will be a $10.00 late pick-up fee. If you are more than 30 minutes past your child’s contracted ending time there will be a $20.00 late pick-up fee.
- Early Pick Up - If you pick up your child more than 30 minutes before the contracted ending time the missed time will be billed in full as absent time.
The purpose for this policy is to ensure that the care-giving staff-to-child ratio stays within the legal range for the license requirements. It also allows for proper planning, so your child receives the best care possible.
Each client will complete a contracted schedule. The intention of this schedule is to have the Parent and the Caregiver in complete agreement on the days and the hours that each child will be in care. This is the contracted schedule that all billing will be based on. Please click here for a sample of the agreement.
In cases where the Adults schedule is not the same from week to week, the schedule for the upcoming week must be submitted by 5:00 pm the Friday before. If the new schedule is not submitted by 5:00 pm the Friday before then the previous submitted schedule will be followed. You will then run the risk of being charged for early drop off fees and late pick up fees. Should there need to be changes made to the schedule after 5:00 pm that Friday, your account will be billed a Schedule Change Fee of $10.00. All schedule changes must be submitted in writing to be placed in the child’s file.
The client’s family may take up to four weeks of vacation over the time span of the fiscal year. If a written notice is submitted a minimum of two-week in advance, these days will be billed at 50% off the full rate based on their contracted schedule. If there is not a notice, that was submitted a minimum of two-week in advance, in the child’s file, these days will be billed at the full rate, based on their contracted schedule.
(In clients that receive subsidized child care assistance from the state, instead of billing at 50% of the hourly rate, these hours will be out at full rate, but only 50% of the hours will be submitted for payment. This will equate to the same outcome as those not receiving subsidized aid.)
All sick days, or unscheduled absent days, are billed at full rate for all clients based on their contracted schedule.
Subsidy Assistance
This chart can be used to help you determine if your family may qualify for subsidy assistance through the state of Michigan.
CDC Income Eligibility Scale
If you think that your family may qualify, this link will take you to a document with instructions on how to apply.
A step by step aid as to how the application process for CDC Subsidy works, with a link to the application included within.
If you need further assistance, this link will take you to Child Care Network, who also provide assistance to those who may qualify through their program for aid.
Child Care Network Family Support Program containing a link to the intake form.
Should you have any further questions about Subsidy Assistance or the tuition rates, please contact me for more information.