Cabbagetown Co-operative Nursery School
Registration
The school accepts children on the basis that they will attend for the full school year. Because the school is a co-operative, the fee payment schedule is structured to be flexible. Therefore, the annual tuition is divided into ten equal monthly payments. However, the fees are not based on the actual number of school days in any particular month. Tuition is based on full attendance for the full school year.
Waiting List
Parents who want to enroll their children in the school may be placed on a waiting list. If so, here is the priority on the waiting list:
1. Currently enrolled and returning families
2. Previously enrolled and returning families
3. New families in order of their first contact with school
You must make a deposit to keep your spot on the waiting list. A child already enrolled in the school has priority to switch from one session to another should a vacancy arise. A waiting list is kept if there are more children wishing to transfer than vacancies.
Fees
When parents receive notice that their child is accepted in the program, they must pay:
* a deposit, equal to one month's fees (and non-refundable)
* a $16 registration fee (also non-refundable)
* a $100 cleaning fee
The deposit will go towards the last month's fees (i.e. June). Therefore, September through May fees are due on the first day of each month. All parents must provide post-dated cheques at the beginning of the school year (the cheques are made payable to Cabbagetown Co-operative Nursery School or CCNS). If you withdraw your child early, the school requires 60 days’ notice. From the date you notify us, we will keep two full months’ fees (the deposit as well as one extra full month fee.) Please see the fees page for complete information.
Arrears
Any family whose cheque has come back NSF and does not make the cheque good before the 15th of the month is considered to be in arrears. Any bank charges because of a NSF cheque will be charged to the family. The Treasurer will meet with the family to resolve the problem. If necessary, the Treasurer will offer the alternative payment date of the 20th of each month. There are no other exceptions. The Treasurer cannot be expected to make more than two trips to the bank a month. If the family does not follow the payment schedule and the family continues to be in arrears for more than two months, the family may lose its place at the school. If two cheques return NSF within the school year, the bank must certify all remaining cheques.
FUNDRAISING
Parent fees do not fully cover all the school's expenses. Fees contribute to salaries, rent and supplies, but many capital expenses - new equipment, for example - are met through fundraising. Fundraising activities are an opportunity for you as a parent to become involved and a chance for your neighbours and friends to contribute to our community-based school.
ALLERGIES
Creating an environment that reduces the risk to severely allergic or anaphylactic children requires the co-operation and understanding of all members of the Nursery School, including staff, children and parents. In all literature sent home to parents, we request that no peanut or tree nut products are allowed at the Nursery School at any time.
The Nursery School does not purport to be, nor can it be deemed to be. free of food items and non-food items that may lead to a severe allergic or anaphylactic reaction. The school will make every reasonable effort to reduce the risk to children with severe allergies or anaphylaxis in accordance with this policy.