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World View Christian Center 12700 SE Crain Highway Brandywine, Md 20613

(301) 372-0053 phone (301) 372-0842 fax 6

A Quality Child Care Service! PRESCHOOL PROGRAM

*Bible Learning *Pre-Reading *Pre-Math *Pre-Science *Health/Nutrition *Summer Program *Computer Enrichment *Music *Tumbling *Certified Teachers

*Christian Environment *Pre-Geography *Foreign Language *Social Interaction *Language Development *Dramatic Play *Arts & Crafts *Field Trips *Drama *Consultation Services

PHILOSOPHY

At World View Christian Center Inc. we believe that the Center or Child's world should be a warm and caring environment where each child wants to be because he or she feels important. Our goal is to provide each child with the best possible care and educational stimulation included in a bible-based curriculum designed to teach about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

We believe that learning is a joyous experience because play is thought of as an enriching, educational time that is a natural extension of each child's environment. We believe that "play is children's work", therefore, all endeavors of teaching are from an informal and relaxed perspective. The stress of rote learning will be avoided. Children are encouraged to "learn by doing", ask questions, and by experiencing/viewing the world through their own senses. Through play, a child learns to understand the world. Here at the Center, each child has the reinforcement of caring, patient, and competent teachers. A child learns to fully feel the love of learning.

Our teachers make learning joyful by providing experiences and setting the stage for learning. Our Pre-School teachers know that children learn the best through active engagement and we help children relate new experiences to what they already know, thereby broadening their areas of thinking.

As a child learns and grows, each begins to feel power. Loving, patient, and consistent caregivers encourage this independence but respect the fact that a child still feels the need for security. Through encouragement and praise, the child learns confidence. A primary goal at the center is the development of a healthy, happy, and confident self-image for each child.

We welcome parents to visit, observe, and/or participate at the center as often as possible. The Center is not a babysitting service, but a high-quality program that includes various experiences to meet each child's cognitive, social, physical, and emotional needs. In the eight to ten hours a day that a child spends in the Center, he/she thinks of friends and teachers as part of their extended family, therefore enriching a child's own family life at home. The Center works together with parents as partners in the development and care of each child so that there is a consistency between child care and home practices.

World View Christian Center Inc. is a place where adults are not afraid to let children be children and to help make the very best of their short childhood years. We will bring a view of the world into the classroom each day. Some of the views consist of animals, plants, music, occupations, families, toys, cultures, languages, letters, numbers, construction, museums, art, shapes, colors, scents, and much, much more!

We thank you for entrusting your child(ren) to our care. We are confident that you have made an excellent choice!

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WORLD VIEW CHRISTIAN CENTER 12700 SE DYSON RD

BRANDYWINE, MD 20613 301/372-0053

www.worldviewchristiancenter.com

FALL CONTRACT 2013-2014

Program duration: August 2013-June 2014

A Quality Child Care Service and/or private learning experience will be provided at World View Christian Center under the following conditions and guidelines:

HOURS OF OPERATION Monday — Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m; however, there is a 10 hour core day for all pre-school children, which means your child cannot be at the center for more than 10 hours per day based on the fee you are charged. Parents of children who are enrolled full-time and need over 10 hours of service per day need to complete an extended enrollment form that can be obtained from the administrative office.

Upon completion of this form, the fee will be $3.00 per hour (per child) for any time over 10 hours in a given day, Without this form, parents will be assessed a fee of $5.00 per hour (per child) or portion thereof. Infant and Toddler extended care fee is $6.00 per hour (or portion thereof) with a completed form on file or $10 per hour (or portion thereof) without the form.

CENTER CLOSING The center will be closed for one week. This will take place a week before PG public school system opens for the school year. Parents are not responsible for paying the center for childcare services during this week that the center is closed. Please make other child care arrangements for your child during this week.

SNOW DAYS/INCLEMENT WEATHER In the event of inclement weather, please call the center after 5:00 a.m. for possible delayed openings or closings of the center. It is also posted on Channel 7 News. If the outgoing message on the machine does not state any delayed openings or closures----the Center will open on time. NOTE: Parents are responsible for paying for the delayed openings and closures. If the school closes all day, the fee is $10.00 for the day. If school lets out early, there's a $5.00 fee per day. If the Center closes down early due to inclement weather, the center will notify all parents via phone or email at least two hours early notifying them as to the emergency closing. Please be certain that all email addresses, work and cell numbers are updated.

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REGISTRATION There is a $50.00 non-refundable registration fee. This is a one-time fee per family. Once paid, there are no more registration fees for your family for all future programming (unless your child has been out of the center for 1 year or more). The first bi-monthly tuition is due upon registering your child. This fee will be prorated (if appropriate) to cover the actual time remaining during the first payment cycle. Also, the center reserves spaces in the Summer Program for every child enrolled. If your child's camp registration form isn't turned in listing vacation time, then fees are due for the full summer.

KEY FOBS We use the Key Fob system to enhance the security of our students, staff, and building. A $25.00 deposit per fob is required in order to receive 1 or more key fobs. All parents who regularly pick-up their children are required to have a key fob. If a key fob is lost or stolen, there is a $50.00 replacement fee. (of which $25 is refundable as a deposit).

DEPOSIT There is a deposit due upon registering your child. This deposit is equivalent to one week's tuition (divide bi-weekly amounts by 2). This amount is applied to your child's (ren) tuition after a positive payment relationship has been established (usually within 6 months).

PAYMENT OPTIONS Monthly tuition is due by the 5 th of each month without penalty. However, there is also a bi-monthly payment option which also is available. Tuition under this option (bi-monthly) is due no later than the 1 St and 15th of each month by 11 am. If the 1 st and/or 15th fall on a weekend then tuition is due Friday prior. Please remember that your regular tuition payment is due to hold your child's slot (whether or not your child is at the center). Vacation and sick time has already been factored into tuition. NOTE: If a check bounces, parent/guardians will be expected to pay all back charges immediately and from that point, only a money order will be accepted until further notice, a 35.00 NSF fee is charged on all return checks.

LATE TUITION POLICY Tuition is due at the center on the 1 St and 15th of each month and monthly payments by the 5 th before 11:00 a.m. If any dates fall on the weekend, then tuition is due that Friday prior. Payments received after these dates and time (unless arrangements have been agreed upon) will be assessed a late fee of $25 per day per child until the payment is received. Continuously making LATE PAYMENTS will jeopardize your child's enrollment.

LATE CHARGE of $8.00 for every 15 minutes or portion thereof (per child) is assessed for any time beyond 6:30 p.m. and payable at the time of pick up.

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DISCOUNTS: The multiple family discount as follows: • The 1 st child, pays the regular monthly tuition • The 2" child, gets $22.00 off regular monthly tuition • The 3`d childand remaining children gets $65.00 off the regular monthly tuition

ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS The center accepts Master Card and Visa. A 1% charge for credits and 2% charge for Debits to offset processing fees.

SWEAT EQUITY TUITION Sweat Equity Tuition discounts are designed to partly compensate parents for assisting the Center in reducing current operating costs by providing tuition discounts to parents. Refer to the front office for more details.

TRANSPORTATION FEES BY ZONES Monthly Fees for transportation services between home and the center are as follows:

Zone 1: One-Way Both Ways Within a 5 mile radius of W.V.C.C. location $80.00 $130.00

Zone 2: Within a 10 mile radius of W.V.C.C. location $150.00 $220.00

Zone 3: Within a 15 mile radius of W.V.C.C. location $190.00 $315.00

Zone 4: Areas-Waldorf, LaPlata, Bowie, Oxon Hill $235.00 $400.00

NOTE: Payments are due by the 5 th of each month.

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POTTY TRAINING (TWO YEAR OLD CLASS) All children in the two-year-old class MUST BE fully potty trained within a 2 month period without being assessed a potty training fee. After two months, there will be a $25.00 (cash) per week Potty Training fee ( or $5 per day for partially potty trained children. Children are considered potty trained when they exhibit independent signs when needing to use the restroom (verbally stating that they have to potty or goes to the restroom without being asked). Remember that the two-year- old program is designed for academic enrichment. With parents working together (Parents and Teachers), potty training issues should be resolved early in the academic year.

*NOTE: If a child who is Potty-trained start having consistent wetting & bowel movement accidents after becoming potty trained, a parent-teacher conference will be scheduled. Discussions regarding paying pro-rated potty training fees for consistent accidents will be discussed.

ILLNESS AND EMERGENCY

Only well children will be cared for at the center. No child with an elevated temperature will be admitted. If a child has been out sick with a contagious disease she/he will not be re-admitted to the center without a written statement from the child's physician certifying that she/he is no longer contagious. IN ADDITION, no child is allowed at the center the day she/he is given a vaccination. (There must be a 24-hour incubation period)

• EMERGENCIES — The center must always be kept informed of the location and phone number of at least one person and two standbys.

• MEDICATION — Medication will only be given to a child with a written note signed by a physician. That also includes over-the-counter medication. ALL MEDICATION MUST HAVE A PHYSICIAN'S NOTE. Physician's mediation forms are available upon request from the administration office.

• INJURIES — Any serious injuries that occur at the center will be reported immediately. Any minor injuries that occur at the center will be reported to the parents or written on a parent's note, which will be placed in child's daily papers that are picked up at the end of the each day.

PICK UP ARRANGEMENTS No one other than the parents/guardian and persons listed on the Emergency Information Card will be permitted to pick up your child. Advance personal (face to face) notice by parent/guardian will be required if someone else will be picking up your child.

**Please remember this is for the safety of your child**.

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FIELD TRIPS ALL CHILDREN ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THEIR CLASS ON ALL SCHEDULED TRIPS. Please make other child care arrangements for your child if you do not want your child to accompany his/her class on scheduled field trip on that day. Child Care services will not be available at the center because all teachers MUST accompany his/her class/students during field tips. Parents are expected to arrive on time for scheduled field trips. If you arrive LATE and the bus is gone, you must make other arrangements for your child for the duration of the field trip.

LABELLING All items (clothes, cups, bottles, food & etc) must be labeled at all times. This is done for the protection of your child.

HOLIDAYS THE CENTER WILL BE CLOSED THE FOLLOWING DAYS:

• New Year's Day • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • President's Day • Election Day • Veteran's Day • Staff Training Day • Good Friday • Memorial Day • 4th of July (Independence Day) • Labor Day • Thanksgiving Day and the day after • Christmas Day and the day after

LATE TUITION POLICY Tuition is due at the center on the 1 st of each month. Payments received after the 5 th (unless arrangements have been agreed upon) will be assessed a late fee of $25 per day until the payment is received. Continuously making LATE PAYMENTS will jeopardize your child's enrollment. After third day of delinquency, World View reserves the right to dis-enroll your child, and the parent automatically loses their deposit on file.

MEALS AND SNACKS AM and PM snacks are provided with full-time pre-school tuition. AM snacks are not provided to our academy students due to the AM academic schedule. Parents are required to provide a.m. snacks (fruits or other non-sugary snacks) on a daily or weekly basis. Please see your child's teacher.

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COST FOR LUNCH The lunch menu will be provided two weeks prior to the end of each month. Menus are used to share with the parents what is being served on a given day. Note: Any menu changes will be posted on your Child's Parent News Board. Menus are available two weeks prior to the end of the month.

Serving times are as follows: • Morning Snack 10:00 a.m.. to 10:30 a.m. • Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Afternoon Snack 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

NOTE: Any lunch monies not used will be credited to the next month's order. Parents are responsible for keeping up with balances and replenishing the lunch account.

NOTE: You may bring in breakfast foods (prepared) for your children up to 7:45 a.m. Teachers are unable to warm up or prepare foods due to supervising children. This is done for safety of the children.

Age Monthly Cost Daily Cost 2 y/o $40 $3 3-4 y/o $50 $4 5 & up $60 $5

PARENT REFERRALS FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00) will be given to any parent who refers another family that enrolls his/her child (ren) at World View on a full time basis. The fee will be given to the parent after the child has been consistently enrolled for 3 months.

PARENT CONFERENCES Parent conferences are scheduled on a quarterly basis to discuss your child's academic performances.

PARENT CONCERNS Any parent concern should be addressed to the teacher. If for some reason you are not satisfied after meeting with the teacher, you may request a conference with the director.

PARENT COMMUNICATIONS All communication from the Center to the parent will be communicated via email, by phone or letter. Every month, newsletters are placed in your child's cubby informing you of upcoming events and classroom news. *Note, upcoming events are communicated periodically on a weekly basis.

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PUPIL ATTIRE All students (four years through first grade) are required to wear uniforms (Monday thru Thursday). Every Friday is "Dress Down" day. Parents of two and three-year-olds may participate, but are not required.

UNIFORMS

BOYS Navy Blue Pants/Shorts White World View Polo Shirt Black Socks Black Shoes Navy Blue Tie Navy Blue Sweater

GIRLS Navy Blue Skirt/Dress White World View Polo Shirt White Tights/Socks Black/Navy Blue Shoes Navy Blue Sweater

Boys and Girls can wear navy blue sweats on Gym Days and Fridays. Parents/guardians must supply an appropriate change of clothing for his/her child(ren) and an adequate supply of toiletries for those who need them. Every Friday all preschool linen (for naptime) should be picked up, cleaned and brought in on Monday. Soiled clothing should be taken home that day and replaced with a clean set the following day. Closed shoes with rubber soles (sneakers) are acceptable.

NOTE: Group discounts for uniforms may be available. Please see front office.

WITHDRAWING A CHILD If a parent desires to withdraw his/her child(ren), a two weeks notice must be given in writing and placed in the tuition box. If your deposit has not been used, it will be returned (within 7 business days) to you or it may be applied towards the last week of enrollment.

EXTENDED CARE When the public schools close early or all day and the center is open, extended care is available at $3.00 per hour not to exceed $10.00 on a given day. There is an additional fee of $5.00 during the Christmas Season and Spring Break. Extended care fees are due as incurred. Fees not paid after 3 business days will be assessed $5 per day late fee.

SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS The Center uses surveillance cameras in each classroom for the protection of all children, staff, team members and visitors. We also use surveillance cameras as a tool to view the class without having to disturb the learning process.

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INTERNET/VVEBSITE The Center is in the process of updating our website. There are times that we post pictures of the children on our website. Please put in writing if you do not want your child's picture on the website. The letter may be given to an administrator or placed in the tuition box.

PICTURES/CAMERA PHONE The Center does not allow any parents, teachers or visitors to take pictures or video the children at the Center unless the director approves of it in writing.

BIRTHDAY PARTIES Please notify your child's teacher at least two weeks in advance if you desire for your child to have a birthday party. All birthday parties are held at 3pm. Please see your child's teacher regarding set-up and etc.

END OF YEAR TAX STATEMENT All "End of the Year" Tax Statements are available for pick up by the third Friday in January.

MANDATORY VOLUNTEER HOURS Parents of full-time children are required to complete ten volunteer hours annually (August-June). The volunteer hours may consist of assisting on field trips, assisting your child's teacher in fundraisers, monthly assemblies, special programs or etc. Families who do not have the volunteer hours completed by April 1 st will be required to complete a family volunteer form in the office or pay $10.00 per hour or portion thereof for time not completed.

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