BIRTHDAY SPECIAL

As a celebration of our first birthday earlier this year, we are offering a discount of $20 per week off our normal fees for 6 months, for children attending 5 days per week, provided they have commenced full time care by 31 October 2010 and that all due fees have been paid weekly or monthly in advance in accordance with our fees policy. 

This offer may be withdrawn at any time.

 

SESSION TIME Mon - Fri FEE (0 - 3 Yrs) FEE (3 Yrs) FEE (20 Subsidised Hours) 7 Hour Day 8.30am - 3.30pm $50.00 $50.00 $30.00 Full Day  7.30am - 6.00pm  $65.00  $65.00 $45.00  Full Time Care  7.30am - 6.00pm  $275.00  $275.00  $190.00

 NOTE: All figures include GST .Your child must be booked for a minimum of 2 days

Our current fees policy is as follows:

Booking Fee

• A non-refundable booking fee of $30.00 is payable when enrolling your child to secure their position. This fee covers administration set up costs including your child’s portfolio folder and stationery costs.

Enrolment/Withdrawal

• Once a child is enrolled and confirmation of a start date is given, all booked sessions will be charged, regardless of whether a child attends or not.
• Two weeks written notice is required if your child is leaving the Centre. Fees are payable during this notice period.

Payments

• Fees are to be paid either weekly or monthly in advance. If fees are being paid monthly in advance, the fees are to be paid by the 7th of the relevant month.
• Automatic payment, internet banking and EFTPOS are our preferred methods of payment as this minimises the amount of staff time required to process the payments.
• WINZ childcare subsidies are available for fee assistance depending on the level of your total family income. Please talk to staff regarding this. This subsidy is only part payment for fees and parents must meet the balance. Full fees will be charged until the Centre receives the WINZ subsidy.
• The late payment of fees may incur a 10% penalty if fees are overdue by more than 1 week and this late payment penalty will be added to the overdue amount. In addition, failure to keep fees up to date may result in a child’s enrolment being forfeited and the debt being passed on to a debt collection agency, for which the parent will be responsible for all costs incurred with the debt collection.

Family Discount

• Where there are 2 or more children from the same family attending full time at the Centre, a discount of 5% off the second child’s fees is available provided that all due fees have been paid in advance.

Holidays/Statutory Holidays/Sick Days/Absences

• Fees are charged when your child is absent due to sickness or other reasons.
  
• Fees will be charged for statutory holidays except for the 4 statutory days over the Christmas/New Year holiday period.
  
• Children who have been enrolled at the Centre for a minimum of six months are entitled to 4 weeks holiday per year at a discounted rate of 50% of the regular weekly fees. To qualify for the discount, the absence must be for a consecutive period of 1 week or more, at least 2 weeks written notice is given of the intended absence and all due fees have been paid in advance.
  
• We close at midday on the last day the centre is open before the Christmas holiday break.

20 Hours Subsidised Learning

• Tots on Triton is a provider of the Government’s 20 hours of subsidised early childhood learning for eligible 3 and 4 year old children. This is available for up to 6 hours per day for a maximum of 20 hours per week. As Tots on Triton is an all day centre, fees will be charged for the days and hours when the 20 hours are not available. To be eligible for the 20 hours, the Ministry of Education's attestation section on the enrolment form must be completed and kept up to date.

Other

• For children who are picked up after the Centre’s specified closing time, a late fee of $1 per minute shall be payable directly to the staff member on duty.
  
• Fees are subject to change and may be increased from time to time at the discretion of the Centre. At least 2 weeks notice will be given to parents of an increase in fees.