Question 1

What is the enrollment criteria?

Accepted Answer

Any child between birth and 12 years of age is eligible to be enrolled in our center based on available space regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, or sex.

Question 2

Can I get financial aid to help with the cost of tuition?

Accepted Answer

We highly recommend checking out the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County  to apply for Financial Aid. The School Readiness (SR) program can help with the cost of childcare  tuition through a partial scholarship that will pay for a portion of the childcare cost based on household income. Please visit https://www.elchc.org/families/financial-assistance/ (https://www.elchc.org/families/financial-assistance/)to learn more about tuition assistance options.

Question 3

What are the Payment Methods for Tuition and Fees?

Accepted Answer

Accept payment methods 
 • Debit, Credit, ACH and Cash Payments.

In-Person Payments 
 • No Processing Fee

Online Payments
Card and ACH will go directly through the Brightwheel App. 
 • Card Processing Fee: 2.95%
 • ACH Processing Fee: 0.6% $0.25 min, $2 max (checking account only)

Autopay - is an option, but it is not a requirement.
 • Autopay in brightwheel (sometimes referred to as automatic/direct withdrawal) saves time and ensures timely tuition payments by charging the full balance on each statement due date. 
 • Autopay settings can be customized for each student and for multiple payment methods.
 •  Autopay always triggers a payment for the the total balance due, including any existing balance on next statement due date.

Question 4

What times can I drop off my child?

Accepted Answer

Children arriving late often cause disruptions with other children, activities, and meals.  Children must be dropped off by 9:00 am or they will not be allowed to stay.

If your child has an appointment, you may let the Director know that your child will be late no later than the prior day. They may be admitted late with a note from the office of the appointment. We do ask if your child misses a meal/snack during the appointment time that you feed the child before returning the child to the center.

Question 5

What dates will the center be closed?

Accepted Answer

Holidays
The center will be closed on observed holidays. 
 • New Year’s Day
 • Strawberry Festival Grand Parade Day
 • Good Friday
 • Memorial Day
 • Independence Day
 • Labor Day
 • Thanksgiving Day 
 • Day After Thanksgiving 
 • Christmas Eve
 •  Christmas Day
 • New Year's Eve 
 •  A Floating Holiday to Be Announced Yearly in Advance 
         (For 2024 closed December 23)

There will be a rare occasion when we will close early. There will be notice given as soon as possible.  One example would be an approaching hurricane. Another example would be on the first Friday of December each year, we will close early. This is due to road closures in the surrounding area. If the city moves the date of the Christmas parade, then we will adjust as well.

Question 6

What if I am late picking up my child?

Accepted Answer

If your child is picked up late, after 6 pm, you will be charged a fee. The late pick-up fee will be $5.00 per minute, per child for every minute after 6:00 pm. This fee needs to be paid by the close of the next business day.

Question 7

What if my child is absent for an extended period?

Accepted Answer

Vacation
Vacation can be taken once per calendar year.  It is one full week (Monday - Friday) when your child is absent, and no tuition or fees are charged. Please notify the director when you would like to use the vacation week so that your billing invoice can be updated.

Hold Your Spot Fee
If your child is absent for the week and you have already used your vacation week for the year you will be charged 50% of the full time rate to hold your child's spot.

Part-Time and Full Time rates will be billed according to the weekly enrollment agreement for all other absent scenarios.

Question 8

What if my child is sick?

Accepted Answer

Infection Control Policy

At the center 
If your child shows any signs of the symptoms listed below at the center, you will be called and asked to immediately pick up your child. Please help us protect other children and staff by responding promptly. 
Symptoms Include:
 • Diarrhea
 • Vomiting
 • Fever of 100+
 • Severe coughing
 • Difficulty or rapid breathing
 • Rash
 • Pink eye
 • Head lice or nits

At home 
If the child shows any of the following symptoms at home, we ask that you keep the child out of LLP until the symptoms are gone or until your child’s physician says it is safe to return. If your child is sent home they may not return for at least 24 hours from the last symptom.

It is imperative that we all work together to keep all the children who attend the center happy and as healthy as possible. We thank you for your cooperation.

Question 9

Why/When do I have to sign that I have read a brochure?

Accepted Answer

Upon enrollment acknowledgement of the Know Your Childcare Facility brochure is required.

During the 2009 legislative session, a new law was passed that requires child care facilities, family day care homes and large family child care homes to provide parents with information detailing the causes, symptoms, and transmission of the influenza virus (the flu) every year during August and September.

During the 2018 legislative session, a new law was passed that requires child care facilities, family day care homes and large family child care homes to provide parents, during the months of April and September each year, with information regarding the potential for distracted adults to fail to drop off a child at the facility/ home and instead leave them in the adult’s vehicle upon arrival at the adult’s destination.

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