2010/2011 SCHOOL YEAR TUITION AND RATES OPTIONS

CONTRACT WEEKLY RATES

• Requires enrollment in Tuition Express (auto-pay).
• Must pay for each week during the school year regardless of number of days school is open or attended during the week with the exception of spring & winter breaks.
• Must provide two (2) weeks advance written notice for any program changes or cancellation.
• There will be no additional charge for using miscellaneous intersession care days with the exception of spring & winter breaks (rates shown herein).  If you reserve the intersession slot and decide not to use it without cancelling in advance, you shall be billed the daily or weekly rate(s), whichever apply. 
• Only clients signing up to attend spring and/or winter breaks will be billed for those weeks.
• Spring & Winter Breaks - $80/wk.
• Registration Fee - $30/child.

WEEKLY RATES

• Enrollment in Tuition Express (auto-pay) is preferred, however, not mandatory.
• Must pay for each week there is attendance during the school year unless zero (0) days are attended and notice is given to the main office prior to Monday of the current week.
• You understand that your slot may be lost due to capacity/staffing restraints.
• Misc. Intersession days - $10/day in addition to weekly tuition.
• Spring & Winter Breaks - $90/wk.
• Registration Fee - $30/child.

DAILY DROP-IN RATES

• Enrollment in Tuition Express (auto-pay) or same day or advance payment is required.
• You understand that care may be denied due to capacity/staffing restraints. 
• Misc. Intersession days - $32/day.
• Spring & Winter Breaks - $100/wk.
• Registration Fee - $30/child.

OKDHS STATE ASSISTANCE ENROLLMENT 

• There is no registration fee for children receiving state childcare assistance.
• Latchkey does not accept children receiving state assistance on a drop-in basis.
• State clients cannot attend our programs until their official OKDHS approval has been received in our main office or clients must pay our Contract or Weekly Rates until such approval has been received.
• State clients are required to swipe their Access Oklahoma Card daily and this policy is strictly enforced.  All state clients are allowed to obtain an additional Access Oklahoma Card for any person they so designate.
• You shall be charged for any days not swiped and/or swiping errors that result in non-payment from OKDHS including any reduction in monthly premiums paid by OKDHS as a result of such errors or non-swipes.

DISCOUNTED RATES
(DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, SCHOLARSHIPS or LCSI EMPLOYEES)

In order to receive any of our discounted rates, you must agree to the "CONTRACT RATES" terms shown above. 

MISCELLANEOUS FEES

• Clients that want to re-enroll in Latchkey after becoming deactive during the school year must pay the $30 per child registration fee to return.
• Returned check (NSF) fee:  $25 per item
• Late payment fee:  $10 per family per week
• Late pick up fee:  $1 per minute per family
• Payment is due one week in advance and no later than the first day of the current week. The late payment fee will be charged when payment is not received by the afternoon closing time on the first day of the current week.
• For State Assistance Clients, monthly co-payments are due on the first school day of each month. The late payment fee will be charged when payment is not received by the afternoon closing time on the first school day of the current month.   

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

• Mid-day programs are not available at all sites
• School district employees may be eligible for discounted rates.  For the Deer Creek, Blanchard, Newcastle, and Mid-Del Districts, you must be employed by the school district to qualify for the discount.  For our programs operating in Putnam City, Oklahoma City, and Mustang, you must be employed in one of the elementary schools in which our program operates or be employed in the Deer Creek, Blanchard, Newcastle, or Mid-Del Districts.  Call Latchkey's main office (405) 236-2069 for details.
• Scholarship rates may be available for those financially qualified.  You can download our scholarship application and either fax or mail it to our main office along with income verification.  Use the quick link on our home page or Click here to download a scholarship application. 
   

HOW FEES ARE CALCULATED
 
The tuition rate is based on the number of days in a school year.  Latchkey determines the cost per child to operate a quality program with qualified staff.  The annual dollar amount is converted into equal weekly payments.  The weekly payment is the same regardless of the number of school days in the week and regardless of the number of days your child attended during the week.

STATE CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE
 
For more information about applying for state childcare assistance, please visit www.okdhs.org or contact Latchkey at 405-236-2069.  OKDHS approval must be received by the Latchkey corporate office before children receiving state childcare assistance can attend a Latchkey program.
 

WHAT IS TUITION EXPRESS?

Tuition Express is a fast, easy, and secure way to pay your childcare tuition and other fees to Latchkey.  Payments are withdrawn from your checking, savings, or credit card account.

Latchkey has chosen to offer automatic payments for several reasons.  First, it will give you the convenience of not having to write a check every time tuition and fees are due.  Second, it allows regular scheduling of your payments.  Most importantly, automatic payments reduce the amount of time our staff spends on managing payments, giving them more time to spend with your children.

Statistics indicate that automatic payments are the safest, most secure means for financial transactions.  Tuition Express has been certified by the banking institutions and credit card associations across the country.  For more information visit www.tuitionexpress.com.

SIGN UP FOR TUITION EXPRESS AUTO-PAY:

Tuition Express - Setup using Checking or Savings Account

Tuition Express - Setup using Credit Card