Tuition and Fees

Lighthouse Daycare provides care for children ages six weeks to 12 years old. We do accept Link and Connect, however spots are limited. Contact us for more information.

The Fall Registration Fee is non-refundable. The fee for first-time enrollment is $100. For those with LINK assistance the first-time enrollment is $50. Private Pay Multi-child families’ fee is $150 first-time enrollment.

For children who are re-enrolling, the registration fee is $50.00 for private pay. For those with LINK assistance the re-enrollment registration fee is $25. Re-enrollment is done twice yearly, fall and summer.

Children attending the Lighthouse Daycare Center either full-time, part-time or drop-in must pay the Registration Fee. Two (2) weeks notice must be given before withdrawal of any student.

During the fall term, each child between the ages of 2 and 4 will be charged a fee to cover the cost of our ABEKA curriculum. This fee ranges from $50 to $90 per child.

• All weekly fees are due by noon on Wednesdays.
• Charges for the prior week are processed on Monday.
• A Late Payment Fee of $25 will be charged to any account that is two (2) weeks or more past due.

LINK Assistance

For those receiving LINK assistance, your child must attend our daycare for a minimum of three (3) days each week. If you are unable to meet this weekly requirement, your child’s slot will be give to another child on the waiting list and your child’s enrollment will be terminated. LINK assistance allows for a specific number of days each month for your child to be in our care. If your child attends daycare for more days than are allotted, the daily drop-in fee ($25) will be charged to your account. If you use LINK to pay for charges, all weekly fees are due by noon on Wednesday. A Late Payment fee of $25 will be charged to any account that is two (2) or more weeks past due.

A Late Pick-Up Fee of $10 will be charged when a child is picked up after 6:05 p.m., plus an additional $1 per minute. Late fees are due the next day the child addends daycare.

If the Business Office has difficulty collecting payment for an outstanding daycare bill, the center will take the responsible party to Magistrate Court. When this happens, the child(ren) of this parent/guardian cannot return to the Daycare until all fees associated with the account and the collection process are paid.

There will be a charge of $25 for all non-sufficient funds (NSF) transactions. Your bank may also charge NSF fees on your account. Any check returned by your bank for insufficient funds must be reissued and any bank fees paid within five (5) days of notification. If a second insufficient funds transaction is returned, then you will be required to reimburse the payment and bank fees within five (5) days with cash only. In addition, all future daycare services must be paid for with cash only. Checks will not be accepted for any reason on any account if more than one insufficient check has been returned.

Multiple Child Discount

One child attending Lighthouse Daycare Center will pay full Daycare Fees. The Second child in the same family will receive a 5% Fee Discount. The Third child (and additional children) in the same family will receive a 10% Fee Discount.

Military Discount

Active/retired military members will receive a 10% discount with proof of status. **Must be a parent of legal guardian of the child enrolled to receive discount.**

Here at Lighthouse Christian Academy and Daycare Center, we value the time that families are able to spend together. Therefore, we allow each child vacation days to be used instead of payment for our full time program.

Vacation days will be granted each August through July for the Infants – 4-year-old program.

• If your child attends FULL-TIME (5 Days/week), you will receive 10 vacation days.
• If your child attends PART-TIME (3 Days/week), you will receive 6 vacation days.
• If your child attends PART-TIME (2 Days/week), you will receive 4 vacation days.

Vacation for afterschool program-summer (June-August)

• If your child attends our Afterschool program FULL TIME (5 days/week), you will receive 5 vacation days.
• If your child attends our Afterschool program PART TIME (3 days/week), you will receive 3 vacation days.
• If your child attends our Afterschool program PART TIME (2 days/week), you will receive 2 vacation days.

Full-time status is determined by the fee contract that is signed at the time of registration. If you wish to change your status at any time, please see the Director.

Vacation days DO NOT roll over to the following school term.

*LINK, CONNECT, DROP-IN ONLY, AND PRESCHOOL ONLY DO NOT QUALIFY FOR VACATION DAYS.