Payment of Fees
Monthly tuition for the EXCEL program is processed on the 20th of each month. Post-dated cheques beginning with August 20th, or banking information for either PAP or credit card must be supplied at the time of registration. Due to the high demand for enrolment, full-time participants will be offered priority enrolment, followed by part-time (4 days or less). Parents with floating schedules will not always be able to be accommodated. A specific number of days per week are required to be identified at time of application. A schedule of our program fees is listed in the parent handbook for your convenience. Flat rates are calculated by the number of actual school days less all inservice, professional development days and holidays. There is no refund for non-attendance.
** FOR CLARIFICATION **
For clarification purposes, since payment is required on the 20th of each month the 2 week notice to withdraw is calculated 2 weeks prior to the payment date, not the 1st of the month. Given the size of our program, sufficient time is needed to address changes to your account, stop payments and provide additional time for persons on a waiting list to enroll and begin their payments at the required time.
** For CLARIFICATION **
Please make sure that the person holding the account and the child’s name are listed on all cheques and correspondence. NSF cheques, declined credit cards or insufficient funds through PAP, will be subject to a $15.00 charge. Please make certain that credit card information provided at registration will be valid at the time of transaction each month. Parents are responsible to notify the Registrar of new expiry dates. Repeated charges may result in the removal of the child from the program.
Make cheques/money orders payable to:
HALIFAX REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD/EXCEL
25 Alfred Street Dartmouth, NS
B3A 4E8
For account information, please contact the Registrar @ 464-2000, ext. 2787 or e-mail excelregistrar@hrsb.ns.ca or excel@hrsb.ns.ca
INCOME TAX RECEIPTS
Official income tax receipts will be issued for each calendar year in late January according to Revenue Canada regulations. The receipt will be made out in the name of the Account Holder that is identified on the application form.
ACCOUNTS IN ARREARS
All transactions take place on the 20th of each month. Consistent payments in arrears may result in the suspension of your child from our program until your account is brought current. More than one suspension may result in the removal of your child from the program and limit any future registration into the EXCEL Child Care Program. If necessary, further action will be taken for recovery of the amount owed.
LATE FEES
All After school programs end at 6:00 p.m. Parents are required to pick up their children no later than the 6:00 p.m. deadline. In the event that a child is not picked up within the allotted program time, the following procedures will be followed. The first transgression will allow for a 5 minute grace period past 6:00 p.m. Parents later than that will be charged $10.50/family for every fifteen minutes late. Each subsequent late pick-up will be subject to a $10.50/familyfee for each fifteen minute period late. More than five incidents of late pick-up without a valid excuse or notification may result in the dismissal of the child or children from the program. We would ask parents who are running late to make every effort to arrange for a family member or alternate contact to pick up your child. Please also contact the EXCEL school staff to advise them of your delay and arrangement.