Fees

Kids & Company is designed to provide area school children and their parents with an alternative to traditional daycare opportunities. It is not, however, designed to break your bank account! By offering families a sliding fee scale based upon income, Kids and Co. is proud to be affordable to any family who wishes to take advantage of our programs. Contact us for more information reagarding your personal rate or see the FAQs page for the Full Fee outline.

How Much Does it Cost?

A minimum weekly charge of 5 units will be billed to each family enrolled in Kids & Company. Before school is considered one unit and after-school is considered on unit. Please see the chart to the right for actual amounts. After the minimum of 5 units is utilized by your family, only actual attendance will be billed to you.

Will I be billed if my child does not attend?

You will be billed the minimum weekly charge, even if your child attends less than 5 units.

In special cases, arrangements may be made with the site director in advance to credit necessary absences; i.e. vacations or extended illnesses of five or more days, Monday through Friday.

If your child is gone more than two weeks from Kids & Company, please call to be sure there will still be space available as we cannot hold slots more than two weeks.

How do I pay for my child care?
* Return envelopes are available at your Kids &

    Company site to be used to mailed your

    payment to the office.

* We also offer weekly ACH withdraw directly from

    your bank each Friday.

* Forget your check book? Simply call the office and

    we can take your check right over the phone!

Parents may pay for child care on either a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Payment on a less frequent basis is not acceptable. Weekly statements shall be provided to parents/guardians at the site by Wednesday of each week for services provided during the previous week. Parents are expected to respond to weekly invoices with payment for services rendered within two weeks of the date of service. Please verify the accuracy of the invoice immediately. Any questions should be brought to the attention of the main office at

322-8800 ext. 10. Any questions or concerns should be addressed within two months. After that time, the invoice will stand as presented.

Please contact our main office in January if you need a statement for tax purposes.

Reduced Child Care Fees:
There are a minimum number of reduced child care fee scholarships available based on your income. These scholarships are awarded on a first come – first served basis to families whose income falls within the required guidelines and who attend full time (both before and after school, 5 days a week). Income should be reported on the “Free and Reduced Daycare Meals” form, which must be completed upon enrollment, EVEN IF YOU RECEIVE FREE/REDUCED LUNCHES FROM SCHOOL!

Some families may also qualify for assistance through the Iowa Department of Human Services.

Income guidelines for DHS and for Kids & Company reduced fees are as follows: