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Child Care

Chappell Child Development Centers — Florida State College at Jacksonville

Chappell Child Development Centers Offer Pre-K Program at No Cost 

Student Rates and Policies for Downtown, Kent, North and South Campuses — Effective Aug. 29, 2011

Tuition — Full-time (18 or more hours per week)	$ $ $ $ $	115.00 125.00 140.00 70.00 11.00	Per week - K3 and K4 (non-VPK) Per week - K2P Per week - Toddlers Per week - VPK Wrap-Around Service (2010-11) Per day upcharge (non-VPK days)
Tuition — Part-time Scheduled two weeks in advance (17 hours or less per week)	$ $	5.50 7.50	Per hour - K2 through K4 Per hour - Toddlers (Florida State College at Jacksonville students only)
Drop In Unscheduled	$ $	7.50 9.00	Per hour - K2 through K4 Per hour - Toddlers (Florida State College at Jacksonville students only)
Miscellaneous	$ $ $ $ $	60.00 50.00 10.00 40.00 50.00	Registration and re-registration fee. Student accident insurance included. Registration fee for siblings Late pick-up fee per child per 10 minute period after closing Late payment fee — after Friday closing Returned check charge

Hours

• Downtown Campus: 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Kent Campus: 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
• North Campus: 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
• South Campus: 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m.

Scheduling Information

• Schedule and make payment for your child’s attendance (at least) two weeks in advance. If your child attends fewer hours than scheduled, your account will still be billed for scheduled hours. Also, if your child attends more than scheduled hours, your account will be billed at the unscheduled hourly rate for the excess hours.
• For scheduled users, a late payment charge is due if payment is not made two weeks in advance.
• Students enrolled in courses within the Professional Development and Personal Enrichment program may utilize the Part-Time Student rates only for child care during the course hours.
• For optimum education, children should arrive no later than 9:00 a.m. Please inform the center if your child will be arriving later.

Center Information

• Make checks payable to Chappell Schools (South, North, Kent or Downtown Campus).
• Registration and re-registration fees are non-refundable. Fees include student accident insurance.
• Full-time payments are due each Thursday for the following week’s tuition. Late payment fee of $40 will be imposed after Friday closing.
• Any absences due to holidays, vacations, illnesses and closures due to extreme weather are payable.
• We gladly accept payment by MasterCard/Visa, check or money order.
• Current health forms are mandatory upon enrollment.
• Center is closed New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other select days the College is closed. These holidays are payable. Weekend holidays are observed on Mondays or Fridays.
• Conferences are encouraged; these may be arranged through the Director.
• Refer a friend, neighbor, or co-worker for child care and receive a free week of tuition. Some restrictions apply; see office for details.
• Toddler children must be independently walking and weaned from the bottle.
• Toys brought from home are NOT permitted, unless designated by the teacher for Show-n-Tell. Naptime cuddly toys are welcomed as long as the child understands that they are for naptime only. Chappell is not responsible for broken/lost/soiled/torn clothing, toys or other personal belongings.
• Children enrolled in a Chappell center may appear in photographs and/or other public relations efforts from time to time, without the use of names.
• One week written notice prior to withdrawal is required.  A week of tuition will be charged after the last date of attendance if written notice requirement is not fulfilled.

Supplies to be Provided by Parent

Toddlers and K2 Two changes of clothing (labeled)  Disposable diapers Baby wipes Baby food (if applicable) Lunch (South and Kent Campus) Kleenex Bibs and sippy cup (labeled) Blanket and sheet (labeled)

K3-K4 Two changes of clothing (labeled)  Lunch (South and Kent Campus) Kleenex Blanket and sheet (labeled)

Campus Child Development Centers Offer Pre-K Four-Year Old Program at No Cost

Educational program for children who turn four years old by September 1

Chappell schools now offer the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program (VPK) at Child Development Centers on Downtown, North and South Campuses.

Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten is a state-funded child development educational program that provides 540 hours of instructional class time at no cost to the parent, for children who turn four years old by September 1. There are no other eligibility requirements.

If interested, please contact the Early Learning Coalition (ELC) to obtain a VPK certificate for your child to attend at one of the College’s child care centers that have more than four children of four years old. The Early Learning Coalition is located at 8301 Cypress Plaza Drive Suite 201, Jacksonville 32256. You may call the ELC at (904) 208-2040.

Bring the certificate to one of the three campus childcare center locations to register your child. Chappell is giving first priority to college staff and students, but the program will become available to the public August 30. Spaces will fill up quickly — so take advantage of this rare opportunity soon.

VPK Calendar

Child Care Grants

For information about child care grants, contact your campus/center financial aid office.

For more information, visit the Chappell Child Development Centers website.