Childcare
Monthly Rate Schedule
Monthly Rates (rates based on days per week)
| Age |
5 days |
4 days |
3 days |
2 days |
1 days |
Rates |
| Toddler (1-2 Years) |
$ 668 |
$ 608 |
$ 456 |
$ 352 |
$ 176 |
5 days - $ 668
4 days - $ 608
3 days - $ 456
2 days - $ 352
1 days - $ 176
|
| Preschoolers (3-4 Years) |
$ 584 |
$ 544 |
$ 408 |
$ 312 |
$ 156 |
5 days - $ 584
4 days - $ 544
3 days - $ 408
2 days - $ 312
1 days - $ 156
|
Weekly Rates
| Age |
5 days |
4 days |
3 days |
2 days |
1 days |
Rates |
| School Age (K-5) Summer |
$ 126 |
$ 118 |
$ 89 |
$ 70 |
$ 35 |
5 days - $ 126
4 days - $ 118
3 days - $ 89
2 days - $ 70
1 days - $ 35
|
| School Age (K-5) Before and After School |
$ 50 |
$ 40 |
$ 30 |
$ 20 |
$ 10 |
5 days - $ 50
4 days - $ 40
3 days - $ 30
2 days - $ 20
1 days - $ 10
|
Payment Assistance
Child Care Registration Fee
A yearly registration fee of $35 per child is due upon enrollment or reenrollment.
Discount
A discount of 10% will be offered to families who have more than one child enrolled in the program. The
discount will be applied to each additional child enrolled and will apply to the oldest of the children.
Typical Daily Schedule
The daily schedule is flexible, based on the number and ages of children in care on a given day.
Each day will include meal and snack times, rest times, outdoor play (weather permitting), large and
fine motor activities, language activities, music, and creative free play. The VELC is open 7:00 AM –
5:30 PM Monday through Friday, except on holidays. Below is a sample of a daily schedule. The VELC
implements the Creative Curriculum which correlates well with the Valley School curriculum and has
great enrichment opportunities.
| Time |
Activity |
| 7:30 – 8:30 AM |
Arrival – Free choice, table toys |
| 8:30 – 9:30 AM |
Wash hands – eat breakfast |
| 9:30 – 9:45 AM |
Circle time |
| 9:45 – 10:15 AM |
Circle time (if 3-5 year olds in care) |
| 10:15 – 10:30 AM |
Wash hands – morning snack |
| 10:30 – 11:00 AM |
Arts and crafts, blocks, dough, cutting |
| 11:00 – 11:30 AM |
Outside play |
| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
Story time, book time |
| 12:00 – 12:30 PM |
Wash hands – eat lunch |
| 12:30 – 2:00 PM |
Rest time (children who do not nap will be provided with other quiet activities to do during this time) |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM |
Free choice – afternoon snack |
| 3:00 – 4:00 PM |
Color, puzzles |
| 4:00 – 4:30 PM |
Parent pick-up – Clean-up |
Discipline
Each child should be privileged with a physically and emotionally safe and orderly environment. A minimum number
of rules, rewards, and consequences must be developed in order to protect each child’s rights to this environment.
The Valley Early Learning Center provides an environment where discipline occurs through a combination of support,
encouragement, and limit setting built around a clear plan developed in accordance with the school. It is important
that staff emphasize positive behavior management and incorporate positive reinforcement techniques to support
clearly taught rules as well as appropriate consequences. All children are encouraged to engage in a cooperative
manner, thereby enhancing their social nature, and encouraging their ability to interact with others.
Meals and Snacks
The following is a sample of our daily menu:
| Meal |
Items |
| Breakfast |
½ c. banana slices
1/3 c. unsweetened cereal
¾ c. milk
|
| Morning Snack |
2 oz low fat yogurt
1/2 graham cracker
water
|
| Lunch |
½-turkey breast sandwich on one slice of bread
½-cup broccoli & cheese soup
¼-cup applesauce
¾-cup milk
|
| Afternoon Snack |
1 muffin
1/3 cup milk or water
|