Extended Care

The Preschool Extended Care Program ("the program") supplements the preschool programs and supports St. Serra's families by providing high-quality child care before and after preschool in a safe and nurturing environment. The program is viewed as a natural extension of the preschool’s regular daily program. As such, the program is closed when the school is closed (e.g., holidays, Christmas and Easter break, summer vacation, etc.).

There are three rate plans available:

HOURLY RATE: $12.00 per hour, per student

There is an annual registration fee of $55.00 per child. The registration fee will be deducted upon your completion of the registration form in FACTS. The hourly rate is charged in quarter-hour increments with a minimum charge of one half-hour. You will receive a billing email at the beginning of each month from FACTS for the previous month’s usage. The amount due will be automatically deducted from your bank account on file on the due date.

EMERGENCY DROP-IN RATE: $21.00 per hour, per student

The drop-in rate is charged in quarter-hour increments, with a minimum charge of one half-hour. Recommended for occasional and emergency drop-in usage. No annual registration fee is required if only using the drop-in option. You will receive a billing email at the beginning of each month from FACTS for the previous month’s usage. The amount due will automatically be deducted from your bank account on file on the due date. 

FLAT RATE (UNLIMITED PROGRAM USAGE)

There is an annual registration fee of $55.00 per child. The registration fee will be deducted upon your completion of the registration form in FACTS. 

The following fees may be paid as a one-time payment (due in September), as a semi-annual payment (due in September and January) or as nine (9) monthly payments starting in September and continuing every month through May. Payments are deducted via FACTS on the 20th of each month.

Annual Rates (per child):

2-Day Program (Tues/Thurs): $3,049.20 (9 monthly payments = $338.80/month)
3-Day Program (Mon/Wed/Fri): $4,237.20 (9 monthly payments = $470.80/month)
5-Day Program (Mon-Fri): $6,157.80 (9 monthly payments = $684.20/month)

*For students who are registered for the Flat Rate Program after September 20, the program amount will be subject to a recalculation based on the remaining school days.

*Monthly payments do not equate to individual monthly usage. The Flat Rate fees have been prorated for the entire school year, including minimum and non-operational days and are paid in equal, monthly installments, taking into consideration that there are periodic holidays, in-service days and vacations. Therefore, there will be no reduction of fees for the months where holidays, in-service days and vacations occur.

Before school: 6:30 a.m. to 7:10 a.m.
After school: 11:15 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Extended Care is offered Monday through Friday. Students must be enrolled in preschool on the days that they would go to Extended Care.

Children bring their own lunch, as well as an additional snack, to Preschool Extended Care.

St. Serra's Extended Care Program is an extension of the school and follows the school's discipline policy. Registration of your child(ren) in the Extended Care program is equivalent to a commitment on the parents and students.

The Extended Care Program is self-supporting and thus fees will be charged in addition to educational cost. There are three rate plans available:

HOURLY RATE: $9.50 per hour, per student: There is an annual registration fee of $55.00 per child. The registration fee will be deducted upon your completion of the registration form in FACTS. The hourly rate is charged in quarter-hour increments with a minimum charge of one half-hour. You will receive a billing email at the beginning of each month from FACTS for the previous month’s usage. The amount due will be automatically deducted from your bank account on file on the due date.

DROP-IN RATE: $19.00 per hour, per student: The drop-in rate is charged in quarter-hour increments with a minimum charge of one half-hour. Recommended for occasional and emergency drop-in usage. No annual registration fee is required if only using the drop-in option. You will receive a billing email at the beginning of each month from FACTS for the previous month’s usage. The amount due will automatically be deducted from your bank account on file on the due date. 

FLAT RATE (UNLIMITED PROGRAM USAGE): There is an annual registration fee of $55.00 per child. The registration fee will be deducted upon completion of your registration form in FACTS. The following fees may be paid as a one-time payment (due in September), as a semi-annual payment (due in September and January) or as nine (9) monthly payments starting in September and continuing every month through May. Payments are deducted via FACTS on the 20th of each month.

Annual Rates:

• 1 Student: $3,286.80 (9 monthly payments = $365.20/month)
• 2 Students: $4,593.60 (9 monthly payments = $510.40/month)
• 3 Students: $5,725.50 (9 monthly payments = $636.17/month)
• 4 Students: $6,454.80 (9 monthly payments = $717.20/month)

*For students who are registered for the Flat Rate Program after September 20, the program amount will be subject to a recalculation based on the remaining school days.

*Monthly payments do not equate to individual monthly usage. The Flat Rate fees have been prorated for the entire school year, including minimum and non-operational days and are paid in equal, monthly installments, taking into consideration that there are periodic holidays, in-service days and vacations. Therefore, there will be no reduction of fees for the months where holidays, in-service days and vacations occur.

The Flat Rate Plan will be most cost-effective for families who have:

• One student attending Extended Care over 2 hours per day
• Two or three students attending Extended Care over 1 ½ hours per day
• Four students attending Extended care over 1 hour per day

Registered families are allowed to change their rate plan one time throughout the year. Any requests for a rate change must be made and submitted before March 31 of the current school year. The form can be obtained by contacting Mrs. Rosie Chavez at rchavez@serraschool.org.

The TK-8 Extended Care Program provides nutritious snacks for Grades TK-2 at 2:30 p.m., and for Grades 3-8 at 3:30 p.m. A smaller snack is offered for students still present at 5:15 p.m. All snacks are peanut-free and tree nut-free.

A early drop-off/late pick-up fee of $20.00 per child for each 15 minute increment or fraction of 15 minutes will be charged if the staff is kept past 6:00 p.m. or if a child is dropped off prior to 6:30 a.m. If this does occur, a call will be made to the parents. If there is no response, a call will be made to persons listed on the information form.