Tuition Rates and Scholarship

Tuition

Tuition is payable in advance, every two weeks on the Monday preceding the official NIST payday.  A chart indicating acceptable payment days is located on the Parent News Bulletin Board outside the director's office. The first payment upon entering the Center will include a security deposit, which is held in escrow until the last week the child is enrolled in the Center.   Tuition payments can also be made via direct deposit (see the Center Director or Assistant Director for information about this option).   Parents are responsible for tuition while the child is officially enrolled in the  Center whether or not the child has been in attendance. No tuition credit is given for absences resulting from vacation, illness, acts of nature, or any other circumstance outside of the CCC's control (including but not limited to inclement weather, power outage, earthquake, snow, hurricane, storm, flood, terrorist attack, tornado, fire, public health emergency, etc.).   Non-payment of tuition is grounds for termination or suspension of services.

Tuition for a summer camp session is due by 6:00 p.m. the first Wednesday of each session.

Returned Checks or Insufficient Funds

There is a fee for checks returned by the bank unpaid. If a tuition or other payment check is returned more than twice, personal checks may no longer be accepted. The Board of Directors reserves the right to require members who have more than two returned checks to sign up for "direct deposit" to pay their tuition. The same fee applies to "direct deposit," if notified by your financial institution that an account has insufficient funds.

Late Tuition Checks

To encourage on-time payments, the NIST CCA Board of Directors has imposed a late charge on tuition checks received after the close of business on Wednesday of the week they are due. The late charge is imposed per workday (Monday - Friday) and continues until payment is made. If tuition has been paid by a check that is not honored by the bank, it will also be considered a late payment. If you are unable to make your tuition payment on time for any reason, please notify the Director as soon as possible. The Board of Directors reserves the right to require members who have excessive late tuition payments to sign up for "direct deposit" to pay their tuition.

Late Pick-Up (after closing)

Late pick-ups are disruptive for your child and our staff. To discourage late pick-ups, the following policy has been established. Any family who picks up their child(ren) after the CCC closing hour will be assessed a late pick-up fee. The late fee is imposed for the first 5 minutes or any portion thereof for each child. For example, after 5:05 p.m., the fee will increase per minute until the child is picked up. If there are more than three late pick-ups in a calendar year, this may be grounds for termination of services. Please call if you find you will be later than normal so we can alert our closing staff and your child. Staff will not close the Center until all parents and children have left. Therefore, parents of children remaining in the Center after 5:00 p.m. will be charged the late fee and asked to sign the Late Book. The wall clock in the front foyer of Building 308 will be considered the official clock. Parents who are repeatedly late picking up their child will be asked to meet with the Director and/or NIST CCA Board of Directors.

Late Pick-Up (sick children)

A parent will be notified immediately when his/her child is ill. Ill children need to be picked up promptly (within one hour of notification) to avoid further exposure to healthy children and staff. Please help us maintain a healthy, safe environment for your child and others by complying with this policy. Repeated failures to comply may result in a fee and/or the child's dismissal from the program.

Withdrawal

Parents may withdraw their child from the program at any time. A WRITTEN 30-DAY NOTICE IS REQUIRED. Two pay period's tuition will be charged without proper notification. The security deposit, collected at the time of admission, can be used toward the final pay period's tuition if proper 30-day written notification is provided. Withdrawal and subsequent re-enrollment will entail submitting a new registration form and fee, as well as being placed at the bottom of the waiting list within the parents' registration category.

Scholarship Projections (Update Coming Soon)

Tuition Assistance/Scholarship Funds

The NIST Child Care Association maintains a Scholarship Tuition Assistance Fund to assist the eligible parents of child(ren) attending the NIST Child Care Center. The above provides the eligibility income scale. Actual awards may be higher or lower and are determined by the number of families eligible for assistance and the amount of funds available. Scholarships are awarded annually, and recipients must certify twice a year in August/September, and again in February/March, of their eligibility.

Note:  Actual awards may be higher or lower and are determined by the number of families eligible for assistance, and the amount of funds available. 

Example: If a family of 5 people is supported by a total gross income of $57,000.00, then the projected scholarship award would be 20% of the usual tuition charges for enrolled children in that family. If the actual award turned out to be 16%, then this family would only have to pay 84% of the usual tuition.