CHILDREN EDUCATION

AGAPELAND CHILD CARE CENTER

ADMITTANCE / WITHDRAWAL POLICY

Admittance to Agapeland is granted to children of any race, color, national or ethnic origin whose parent(s) are in agreement with our Tenets of Faith (see attached).

We ask for a minimum of 2 weeks notice of vacation plans or withdrawal, in writing, to the Agapeland office. If for some reason you need to withdraw your child temporarily, the following policy applies:

• Two-week notice in writing with expected date of return given to the Agapeland front office.
• Advance payment of ½ month’s fee for each month’s absence, which is applicable to month returning, but non-refundable and non-transferable.
• Advance payment of the full month’s fee for the month of the child’s return to Agapeland. This also is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Please be aware that this is the only way we can hold a child’s space in the program.

There is a $100.00 non-refundable registration fee to be included with the application. One month's tuition is due as security upon the acceptance of a child's application. A second child, from the same family, is entitled to a 10% discount. Checks should be made payable to Agapeland Child Care Center and placed in the tuition slot on the office door of Agapeland, or given in person to the Faith Fellowship accounting office. We will not be responsible for any checks given to anyone else, or left anywhere else.

If a payment is being made in cash, please get the Agapeland Director, Administrative Assistant, or the Faith Fellowship accounting office to give you asigned receipt. Agapeland will not be held liable for cash payments where no receipt was issued.

Fees are payable on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. Carol Gomes in the accounting office may be contacted at Ext. 2105 to set up and confirm your payment schedule. The first month's payment is due when the child enters Agapeland. All subsequent payments are due in the accounting office of Faith Fellowship Ministries by the 1st of the month. Any payment received after the 10th of the month is considered delinquent, and a $30.00 late fee will be attached to that month's tuition. If the account is not paid by the 15th of the month, the child will be placed on financial suspension until the account is brought up to date.

All monthly tuition situations must be discussed with the Faith Fellowship accounting office. The Agapeland Administration cannot help you in anything concerning tuition payments. The Faith Fellowship accounting office is available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Three weeks attendance, out of a given month, constitutes a full month. Therefore, the full month's fee is required. There is no reimbursement or credit given for the Holidays/Agapeland Closings listed on page 9 of the handbook, or for any other days the center must closed as deemed necessary by administration. Checks returned to us by your bank for NSF or for any other reason are very costly to Agapeland. When this occurs, the payment is considered "not received" and a late fee of $30.00, plus a $30.00 bank fee is added to the payment.

*In the event that we receive two returned checks, all future payments for any school related costs will be required to be paid in cash, money order, or certified check. No exceptions will be made.

*When your child leaves Agapeland the security deposit will be returned within 30 days once it is determined that there are no outstanding fees. As of 6/01/03 the security deposit may not be used to cover your child's final month's tuition.

Refund guidelines are as follows:

1. A written request for return has been received in the Agapeland office.
2. All tuition checks have cleared.
3. All outstanding fees have been satisfied.
4. Your child has actually left Agapeland.
5. Your security deposit may not be used to cover your last month's tuition.