Fees

2010–11 Fee Schedule

The monthly fee, based on the age of your child, is due on the first of each month without being invoiced. The fee is due regardless of the number of days in the month, absenteeism due to illness, bad weather, vacations, statutory holidays or College closures. The parent portion is determined once any subsidy authorization papers have arrived in our office. Payment of your first month’s fees is considered your deposit and is due upon signing the parent agreement.

Age of Child	Child Care Fee	Maximum Subsidy	Parent Portion
Infant (0-18 months)
Student Rate	$1055	$750	$305
Non-Student Rate	$1105	$750	$355
Toddler (19-36 months)
Student Rate	$1000	$635	$365
Non-Student Rate	$1050	$635	$415
Preschool (3-5 years)
Student Rate	$785	$550	$235
Non-Student Rate	$800	$550	$250

Split Payments

In the event that both parents wish to pay the monthly child care fee, both parents must sign the parent agreement as enrolling parents and provide separate details for payment.

Fee payment

Payment can be made in the Child Care Services Office (at Interurban) or left with your Sr. Educator. Post-dated cheques for the year or permission to apply payment to your credit card must be supplied for the parent portion upon enrollment. A debit machine is also available in the Interurban office for payments.

Receipts

Receipts are given on a monthly basis for income tax purposes and are issued in the name of the person who paid the child care fee. Annual statements may be issued for a fee of $15 per payer, by February 28 of the next calendar year, if you misplace any of your monthly receipts.

Student rates

Our primary mandate is to serve the students of Camosun College by supporting their educational endeavours through offering on-campus child care. A parent qualifies for the student rate if they currently attend Camosun College, during our hours of operation, and is carrying a 20% course load (minimum).

Failure to pay

If fee payment falls into arrears for longer than one month we may ask you to withdraw your child from the Center. Unpaid accounts may be referred to the Accounting Department of the College, which will result in the loss of College services including re-registration, graduation and transcripts. A parent may apply for readmission and be placed at the bottom of the waitlist once all arrears are paid in full. All unpaid accounts will be forwarded to the College Collection Agency to recover the outstanding debt.

Repayment

All post-dated cheques beyond the last day of the Withdrawal Notice will be returned to the person who wrote them or destroyed at their request. Any parent portion paid in advance beyond the last day of the month named in the Withdrawal Notice will be reimbursed by the Accounting Department in the form of a cheque and may take a minimum of four weeks to be issued.

Subsidy

As a parent, you may apply to the Ministry of Children and Family Development (Child Care Subsidy Center) to see if you are eligible for assistance. As the enrolling parent, it is your responsibility to ensure that you apply for subsidy. Full payment of the child care fee is required until we are notified of your subsidy approval and you must pay any outstanding balance (parent portion) not covered by the subsidy to Child Care Services. Any fees owing to Child Care Services due to subsidy not being kept current or funding being denied is the responsibility of the enrolling parent.

Student loan

The date of loan release is the first day of classes. As a student, you are encouraged to write one cheque for the entire semester’s parent portion of fees.

Financial assistance

Applications for a Child Care Bursary and the Victoria Tea Festival Bursary are handed out to current Camosun students in our centers and are awarded in the Fall and Winter terms (November & March). Child Care Services works with the Financial Aid office to decide on the successful recipients. Income testing is also available for parents who need further assistance.

NSF cheques

In accordance with the College financial policies, if cheques or credit card payments issued to the College are dishonoured by the financial institution on which they are drawn (NSF), the issuer will be assessed a $20 service charge for each dishonoured item. All related costs must be satisfactorily settled through payment in cash, money order, bank certified cheque, or by debit card.

Centre fees

An internal waitlist, based on age, is established for children progressing through the centers. On occasion, a space becomes available in the next center and for various reasons a parent requests that their child remain in the current center. If you request that your child stay in the current center and it is granted on a short-term basis, you are required to pay the center fee regardless of your child’s age.

Child Care Services