Little Pals Child Care

Little Pals Child Care opens at 7:30AM and closes at 6:00PM, Monday through Friday. When parents choose to enroll their child(ren) at Little Pals, they have 2 options for care: full time or part time. Fees are payable in advance; payments are expected before service is provided, not after. If, for any reason, a parent plans to have their child miss one or more days, full payment for the week is still required. The weekly fee does not change if a child is picked up early or dropped off late.

However, if a child is seriously ill and must be away from Little Pals for a significant number of days, individual arrangements can be made.

Transportation is provided to and from one school only: Laurel Creek, in Fairfield.

SUBSIDIZED CARE

Little Pals accepts subsidized child care payments from Solano Family and Children's Services. However, because the rate paid by SFCS is less than the fees charged by Little Pals, the family is expected to pay the difference, along with the monthly supply fee.

WEEK-END CARE

Regular week-end care is not offered; however, if a parent needs occasional care on a week-end, or in the evening, arrangements may be possible. An hourly rate for service will be charged.

ADDITIONAL FEES

1. Monthly supply fee: Little Pals provides diapers, wipes, special dietary foods, toothpaste, suntan lotion, arts and crafts supplies and virtually any other thing a child may need during the day. In order to supply such items, there is a nominal, monthly "supply" fee of $30. This amount is due on the last Friday of each month, for supplies to be used in the following month. If a child is enrolled between the first and the fifteenth of the month, the entire supply fee of $30 is due; if a child is enrolled after the fifteenth of the month, then $15 (half of $30) is due. The monthly supply fee for infants using formula is $60. a month.

2. Late fees: For every 5 minutes a parent is late, a fee of $5 is charged, payable on the day it is incurred.

3. Returned checks: There is a charge of $35, plus any bank fees Little Pals incurs, if a check is returned; this amount is payable in cash or money order.

Little Pals will be closed on the following 5 holidays during 2010: January 1 (Friday) for New Year's Day, May 31 (Monday) for Memorial Day, July 5 (Monday) for Independence Day, September 6 (Monday) for Labor Day, and November 25 (Thursday) for Thanksgiving; parents are expected to pay for these holidays.

The table below summarizes closed days for the year. The Calendar web page will also list these days.

CLOSED DAYS IN 2010