Tuition Payment Policies and Procedures
Tuition is based on the total annual cost of the program. These costs include items such as staff salaries, playground equipment, educational materials and supplies/equipment for the classrooms. In addition to being paid for instruction time, teachers are paid for planning and staff development training days throughout the year. Tuition may be paid in full at the beginning of the year, or anytime during the school year. In order to facilitate payments for parents, we have set a monthly fee schedule over the nine-month period. Because monthly payments are based on the annual fee, no refunds or adjustments are made for illness, school holidays, teacher workdays, snow days, family vacations, etc.

2007-08 Tuition Rate Schedule

*Activities fees due: Fours-$150 and Fives-$200 (second child in the family - $100)

Note: Non-refundable registration fee of $100 for first child and $50 for second child is due at time of registration for all children. Non-refundable tuition prepayment applied to May for the next school year is due May 1 of the current year.

*Activities fees due: Fours-$75 per year and Fives-$100 per year (second child in the family - $50). Due August 5, 2008. 

Note: Non-refundable registration fee of $100 for first child and $50 for second child is due at time of registration for all children. One month tuition prepayment ($350, applied to May 2009) for 5-year-old class is due at the time of registration. This is non-refundable.

Payment Policy
Tuition payments are due the first day of each month and considered late by the 5th. No cash will be accepted. Make checks payable to The Children's Circle. Payments may be mailed to the church or placed in the mailbox labeled TUITION outside The Children's Circle office. Note: Checks may not be given to staff members at carpool or attached to book bags.

Month in Advance payment schedule requires that September's tuition be due by August 1st. October tuition payment is due September 1st and so forth for the remainder of the school year. The last regular tuition payment for the current year will be March of that year.

Refunds/Withdraws
Tuition payments are non-refundable and non-transferable, except in a situation where the family is relocating out of the city of Charlotte. If it becomes necessary to withdraw your child from the program during the school year, families must give written notice of date of child's last day to the Director. Exception: May tuition prepayment is NON-REFUNDABLE at any time.

Delinquent Payments
Payments received after the 5th of the month are considered delinquent. Delinquent accounts will not be carried beyond 30 days, unless previous arrangements have been made with the church business office.

Note: A late fee of $25 will be charged to accounts that have not been received or postmarked by the end of the school day (1:00 p.m. on the 5th of each month.) Statements including the late fee will be sent in the next billing cycle. The Children's Circle operates on the funds generated by tuition and fundraisers. Prompt payment is necessary. 

Returned Checks
A service charge of $25 will be charged for any returned checks.

Financial Aid
Funding for scholarships is available for students who qualify on basis of need. A letter of request must be submitted to the Director to be reviewed by The Children's Circle Board of Directors.