Enrolled families get a free week of tuition for referring a new family to TDC
Executive Director: davidgeorge@learnplaygrow.org
FORMERLY TOPEKA DAY CARE. Serving local children and families since 1963.
FORMERLY TOPEKA DAY CARE. Serving local children and families since 1963.
FORMERLY TOPEKA DAY CARE. Serving local children and families since 1963.FORMERLY TOPEKA DAY CARE. Serving local children and families since 1963.
Providing early education and quality care to facilitate the development of children and families to their fullest potential.
TUITION & SLOT UPDATE
Since we don’t have a Disaster/Pandemic Provision in place, many decisions about policy are being made by our Board of Directors concerning staff pay and parent tuition.
We are considering how to protect our operations and services if we stay open or must close at some point. This is a difficult and confusing proposition because we must have paying customers while open, but we can’t charge for care that’s not provided if closed.
Your questions about tuition and slots cannot be answered completely at the present time. I’ve been telling other parents that all is fine for now. All families should keep balances as close to zero as possible. All families have up to two weeks in a calendar year (per signed contract) that are tuition free. However, by doing that now, there may not be options for a late summer trip without payments or unpaid time during winter break. We also have plans to add children of doctors, nurses, and emergency workers in vacated slots as time passes, but we are unsure how that will look long-term.
We will have better answers for our TDC families in the coming days and weeks. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Please keep looking for important updates on our main Facebook page and through our KidReports App.
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TESTIMONIALS
Happy Parents
"My children started with TDC in 2016, and because of generous scholarship donations we have been able to continue long-term, stable and supportive care. Without this assistance, I would be at risk for losing my childcare services, and ultimately my job. I am so appreciative."
~ Cade R.
"Thank you for working with my family to secure this educational component, and I'm so grateful that my son can continue at TDC. It's a place we both love!"
~ Denene T.
"We love the teachers and director at our center so much. If we are ever blessed with another baby, we wouldn't think twice about sending them to a TDC site."
~ Jen L.
"I have two kids enrolled at TDC and they love it. My 3 year old has learned so much from the wonderful teachers who work there. I also get a good feeling leaving my infant with people I trust."
~ Carley V.
TUITION INCREASE REMINDER
New rates apply to families with children at Crestview and Little Explorers only. Adventures has a corporate care agreement with locked rates, and Highland Park will keep the same price structure with scholarship offerings, teen mom subsidy and teacher discounts.
Prices beginning August 5, 2019...
Infants: $220
Toddler 1: $200 (12 months to 18 months)
Toddler 2: $190 (18 months to 2.5 years)
Preschool: $180 (2.5 years to age 4)
Pre-K: $170 (4 years and older)
IMPORTANT: Billing will change when a child hits the age milestones shown above, not when he/she moves to a new classroom.
Another hike will not be considered until August 2021, so you are guaranteed the same rates for a two-year period.
Thank you for letting us teach and care for your child!
PARENTS LOVE OUR INSTANT NOTIFICATIONS
TDC currently has a tablet with the KidReports App in every classroom (at four locations) so parents can have instant access to their child's day.
This program includes information about attendance, meals, reports, play activities, diaper changes, nap schedule, curriculum, newsletters, paperwork, photos, field trips, fundraisers and much more.
We are so excited to offer this service free of charge to our TDC families! Make sure you register for this service during enrollment, and please give us feedback after you have used this App for awhile.
WEATHER DELAYS OR CLOSINGS
TDC’s Inclement Weather Policy is intended to accommodate the needs of both families and employees. The main goal with every major weather event is to keep everyone out of harm’s way.
TDC Learning Centers may follow USD 501 from time to time, but independent choices may be reached by the Executive Director based on snow amounts, ice potential, timing of precipitation, when plows may be available and/or extreme temperature patterns.
Parents and staff members should not contact Center Directors or Main Office regarding decisions that may or may not be made. All announcements pertaining to late starts, early releases or closings will be made by 5:30am on the day affected and notices will be posted on KSNT, WIBW, Facebook, Twitter, learnplaygrow.org, eblast, group text and KidReports.
Please understand that we take many factors (besides weather conditions) into consideration to determine if we can/should open late, close early or close completely. We apologize for any inconvenience.