Apple Tree Childcare Glenfield | Our Fees Policy

Rationale

Parents should be fully aware of the cost of using the centre facilities as well as the conditions and criteria used in payment of fees.

A schedule of the center’s fees will be displayed on the parents notice board
The centre will provide the Fees Policy with the enrolment forms
Fees are based on the hours / days the child is enrolled, not the hours that the child attends
The minimum enrolment days are two days per week
Parents are able to enrol their children for long or short days
Your weekly fee will be adjusted for long sessions or extra days
The Centre is open from 7.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday
The Centre normally opens for a part day on the last day prior to Christmas holiday and New Year
We do not have make up days

All weekly-fee payments must be paid on Thursday in advance for the following week.
The centre will only accept Automatic Payments. We will not accept cash, cheques or online banking.

Childcare fees/accounts are required to be kept in credit at all times
The Management will issue a notice of the overdue accounts
Enrolment may be suspended if parents do not pay the overdue account within one week
If parents terminate enrolment with fees unpaid, their debt will be transferred to a debt collector agency
The Centre will not be open on statutory holidays but normal fees still applies
A late fee applies when children are picked up after the centre's closing time
Late Fees are $1 per minute and should be paid to the staff in charge