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policies
Our goal is to ensure all kids are safe and protected. Please take a look at our policies below. A copy will be included in your agreement as well. Contact us with any questions or concerns.
holiday
The Daycare Center Will Be Closed On the Following Holidays and Without any Further Notice. (These are Paid Holidays and will count towards your weekly rate of pay)
New Year’s Day & The Day After
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
4th of July
Labor Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving & The Day After
Christmas Eve, Christmas & The Day After
attendance
It is important that arrival (no later than 10:00am) and departure times (no later than 5:30pm) are punctual and brief, so that we can all get settled in and proceed with activities/end the day.
Part-Time contracts- Parents on a part-time contract must pay for at least 3 days of care per week; regardless if the child attends all three days or not.
If you need childcare before or after the designated times; you must pre-arrange and receive approval for care prior to day of service. The provider is under no obligation to provide an extension of time if such extension conflicts with the provider’s own schedule.
payments
Accepted methods of payment include cash, Zelle, Venmo, and Paypal made out to Lynesha Bernstine.
Parents using Subsidy and Government Programs are responsible for timesheets being signed and turned into the provider before the first of the month. The provider will then ensure timesheets are submitted to the agency in a timely fashion.
Parents Using Subsidy and Government Programs as Forms of Payment are subject to the above mentioned guidelines and are responsible for paying any and all amounts not covered by their subsidized programs including late fees and parent share cost fees.
food policy
Each parent will be responsible for providing their child’s daily lunch.
The provider will cover breakfast and snacks.
If the parent opts to not provide lunch for their child, they will have the option to add a $25 with their weekly childcare payment.
hours of operation
Bernstine Daycare hours of operations are from Monday-Friday 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
late fee
A fee of $25 will be charged for late pickups (5:45pm). A fee of $5 is charged for every additional 10mins thereafter.