Fee's

The following represents the Centre’s policy regarding fees
1. Fees are to be paid monthly in advance.
2. Fees must be paid by the seventh of each month to avoid a 10% penalty.
3. Fees are charged for statutory, school holidays and sick days.
4. Holding Fee. Where a child is to be absent from the centre for a period of 2 weeks or more a holding fee of 50% of the child’s normal weekly fee is payable.
5. Bear Park will be closed over the Christmas period and you will be notified of these dates. . No fees are incurred during this closure.
6. Every year Centre fees are reviewed in February and adjustments are applicable from the 1st of April. Parents are notified of adjustments in March.
7. All fees are to be paid by directly into the Bear Park bank account, either by automatic payment or direct debit. You will be given these account details upon your enrolment. Please ensure you clearly print your child’s name or reference number onto this bank deposit.
8. If you are paying with cash please place in a clearly labeled envelope and hand directly to Centre Supervisor or Centre Administrator. This will be signed and document by you.
9. There is a $200.00 enrolment bond when enrolling your child to secure their position. If you are planning to withdraw your child from Bear Park you must give one month’s written notification to the supervisor. Your enrolment bond will be deducted off your final account if the correct notification procedure has been followed.
If your child’s position becomes available at Bear Park and you do not wish to accept it – your enrolment bond is non- refundable.
10. Late fees. For children who are frequently picked up after the session’s conclusion, their parents will incur a late fee penalty that is payable directly to the staff member on duty. They will issue you with a late fee slip, which denotes the amount owing.
11. Change of sessions
If you wish to change your child’s enrolled sessions of attendance, you must fill out the appropriate “change of session” form and this request will be auctioned at the start of the following month depending on availability.