Mt. Zion Boulder: Early Childhood finances

Financial Information

money graphic The members of Mt. Zion Lutheran Church support, in part, the cost of providing this Early Childhood program. As a ministry of the congregation, we gladly provide financial help to families based on individual need. We welcome CCCAP, CLIFF, and GAP participants.

Preschool & PreKindergarten
Ages 2.5 - 5
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Annual Fees
Registration - $50.00 ( non-refundable)
Monthly Tuition for Childcare:

Session	Class	Time	Total
2 days/wk	Morning	8:00 am - 1:00 pm	$283
	Afternoon	1:00 pm - 6:00 pm	$283
	Full Day	8:15 am to 3:15 pm	$403
	Extended	7:00 am to 6:00 pm	$562
3 days/wk	Morning	8:00 am - 1:00 pm	$359
	Afternoon	1:00 pm - 6:00 pm	$359
	Full Day	8:15 am to 3:15 pm	$524
	Extended	7:00 am to 6:00 pm	$710
5 days/wk	Morning	8:00 am - 1:00 pm	$496
	Afternoon	1:00 pm - 6:00 pm	$496
	Full Day	8:15 am to 3:15 pm	$736
	Extended	7:00 am to 6:00 pm	$932

Definitions

Fees are one time (yearly) expenses.
Childcare Tuition is a monthly expense.
School Year: Mt. Zion Lutheran Preschool is a year-round childcare center. Mt. Zion's "school year" begins annually in August.

Deductions: All discounts are for children attending full time in Early Childhood Center.

There is a 10% discount on your monthly childcare tuition for the first child of active members of Mt. Zion Lutheran Church.
If you have more than one child attending Mt. Zion concurrently, you will receive a 20% discount on your monthly childcare tuition for the second, third, fourth child (etc.).
If you are an employee of the University of Colorado, IBM, Ball Corporation, Boulder Community Hospital, or Covidien (Valley Lab), there is a discount of 10% on your monthly childcare tuition.
If you are a member of the Military, Fire Department or Police Department there is a 20% discount on your monthly childcare tuition.
Multiple discounts cannot be applied (except in the event of 2 or more children)
For every family you refer to Mt. Zion, your family will be given $25 per month off of your monthly childcare tuition for as long as the referred family is current on their childcare tuition for up to one year.
Financial aid is available to families who qualify. Application forms are available upon request.

Late Pickup – If you have an emergency and must be late, please call and inform us so that we can make sure we have enough staff (dictated by State law) to cover your child. The time associated with Late pick will be billed at the drop in charge of $10 an hour.

After 6:00 pm late fees are: 1-5 minutes $10; 5-10 minutes $20; 10-15 minutes $30; etc.

Childcare Payments: The payments for Mt. Zion Preschool are due on the first day of the month. A $25 late fee is added to payments received after the 10th of the month. A $30 fee will be assessed for any returned checks.

School Breaks: There will be days when the childcare center is closed (i.e. Christmas, Easter, holidays, etc., please refer to calendar) and no childcare will be offered. Additionally, if you know in advance days that your child will not be attending (vacations, sickness, etc.), please keep us informed.

Drop-in Care & Fees: The standard drop-in care fee will be $10 per hour. If your child is not picked up by their scheduled departure time, or arrives before 8am, you will be charged the drop-in fee. This fee is a flat rate that will be charged whether you use 15 minutes or one hour. If your child attends part time and you require an additional day/hours, please call in advance to make arrangements. We understand that emergencies do occur and will gladly take care of your child, however, please let us know as soon as possible.

Summer Attendance: In order to staff effectively for the summer, all families will receive a form requesting information about summer attendance. If your child is not attending during the summer, and you wish to attend Mt. Zion for the following “school year”, you must fill out a registration form, along with a registration fee, for the fall in order for us to reserve your child’s space.