Before and After School Care
Many families have a more or less regular schedule that they follow for dropping off and picking up their Kindergarten through 6th grade children. Therefore, RCS has developed a comprehensive before and after school program at each of our elementary campuses. You will be able to select a plan that represents the average hours per week you expect to use child care services. Each plan is identified by a specific color.
Because many families need documentation for employer reimbursement or for tax records, we will issue monthly receipts upon request (to the administrative office) for the amount of your chosen plan. You will be receipted according to the payments received. Please retain these receipts for year-end tax records. You may also request a year-end tax statement.
Your payment options are as follows:
FACTS PAYMENT - Parents who pay tuition on the monthly FACTS payment plan will have the monthly child care fee added to their FACTS payments. This will occur each month, September through June. Unless this fee was added at the inception of the FACTS plan, this could result in an extra FACTS payment (child care only) in June.
MONTHLY PAYMENT - Parents who pay tuition annually or by semester may, of course, pay their child care fees annually or semi-annually as well. Those who prefer to pay monthly will receive coupons for the monthly child care fee. Payments are due on the 25th of each month for the following month. After the 10th of the month, a $25 late fee will be added.
CREDIT CARD - Parents who pay tuition using any of the above payment plans may choose to pre-authorize payment by credit card on the first of each month. There will not be a service charge for this option.
Please note that the monthly child care fees are ANNUAL amounts and are paid over 10 months. There may be a pro-ration of fees when plans begin, end or change during the year.
You must sign your child in and out on a sign-in sheet each time you drop off or pick up your child. These records may be checked from time to time to assure that average usage falls within the range of the chosen plan. Adjustments can be made for future months, for schedule changes or for under-usage / over-usage. Adjustments will not be retroactive but will affect the next and subsequent months’ billings. Adjustments will not be made for sickness or absences.
Child Care Options:
GOLD - The GOLD full time rate (15+ hours per week) includes all-day child care on non-school days falling within the school year. Excludes holidays, see school calendar. Availability may vary by campus.
| Annual fee, per child | first child $3090 | additional* $2630 |
GREEN - The GREEN full time rate (15+ hours per week) is for those who normally use child care both before and after school and/or average more than three hours per day (15 hours per week). School days only.
| Annual fee, per child | first child $2680 | additional* $2320 |
YELLOW - This is the plan you will choose if you expect your child to use child care services at least 10 hours but less than 15 hours a week. Example: If you use child care daily, this plan will allow for up to three hours a day, or you may need four hours per day for only three days per week.
| Annual fee, per child | $2160 |
BLUE - This is the plan you will choose if you expect your child to use child care services at least 5 but less than 10 hours per week. Example: If you require only before-school or only after-school care for an hour to 1-1/2 hours a day, or if you need both before and after-school care only two days a week for 2-1/2 to 5 hours, this plan is for you.
| Annual fee, per child | $1440 |
PINK - This is the plan you will choose if you expect to need child care services for your child less than 5 hours per week. Example: You normally leave your child in child care a half-hour before or after school each day, or you need two hours on 2 days each week, or 3-4 hours only one day a week.
| Annual fee, per child | $770 |
TAN - If none of the above plans is chosen because you expect to use child care only occasionally, you may purchase a punch card for $50. This entitles you to ten hours of child care services. The Tan card will include 20 slots representing 1/2 hour segments and will be rounded to the 1/4 hour. The Tan card will be kept at the signout table to avoid loss, and the parent will be asked to observe and agree to the amount cancelled. The child care worker on duty will initial and date each cancellation. The parent should be prepared to purchase a new punch card when the old one is expired.
| Tan Card | $50 |
Parents may sign up for all-day care on non-school days for an additional fee of $42 per day, per child, payable in advance. The school will notify parents of the cutoff dates for signing up for these days.
‘*’Additional’ refers to children in same family using same child care plan.
Please note below, other charges that may apply. If you are using a FACTS payment plan, these fees will be added to your next FACTS payment unless paid at the campus when the child is picked up. You will receive a notice of the change in your next FACTS payment.
Failure to sign: State law requires that your child be signed in and out each day by a parent or responsible party. Failure to do so will result in a fee of $10. Full signature is required.
After hours fee: Regardless of which plan is selected, there will be an additional charge of $5.00 for each five-minute segment after 6:00 p.m. This fee is in addition to the monthly fee for your plan, and should be paid when the child is picked up,
After hours fees, if not paid at the time the child is picked up, or added to FACTS, are billed at $10.00 per 5-minute segment.
Drop-in fee: When a parent leaves a child in child care, but has not chosen one of the available plans or purchased a tan card, the hourly rate will be $5.50 per child per hour, payable in check or cash when the child is picked up. Time is rounded to the next-hour for calculating the amount due.
Drop-in fees, if not paid at the time the child is picked up, or added to FACTS, will be billed at $11.00 per hour, payable upon receipt.