CONTRACT  2008/2009



This contract is between ________________________and Erin and Adam Underbakke for the care of _____________________ at our home.

The rate for your child's/children's spot in our daycare is: ____________________ per week.

Care for your child shall be provided on these days and times:

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I/We understand….

I understand that the hours described above are the hours my child may attend daycare. Any requests for extended times made the day of may not be able to be met and I will be responsible for having someone pick up my child by closing

time.  _____________________ Initial

I understand that the Underbakke’s do not care for children before 7:00am and after 5:00pm unless I ask them in advance and therefore agree to abide by those times.  The Underbakke’s understand that things beyond anybody’s control CAN happen, and if I am going to be past 5pm I need to call the Underbakke’s immediately.    __________________ Initial

I agree to check and make sure my schedule is correct daily and pencil in any changes. I understand that Field Trips are scheduled around my child’s schedule and I understand that failure to call or notify the Underbakke’s in the event that I am early, late, or had a schedule change may result in the Underbakke’s not being home at the time I need to pick up or drop off my child.

(Schedule is posted by the door) ________________ Initial

All contracts and policies are updated every September with a possible rate increase of $0-$5 per week. 

A $40 fee is charged upon signing the new and updated contract every year to help offset the daycare relicensing fee, and daycare insurance. (If you are unable to pay the $40 all at once, please come up with a payment schedule and incorporate it slowly into your payments) This fee is due when you hand in your newly signed contract every year._______________ Initial

Paydays are Thursdays. If payment is not in by closing time Friday, a $5 fee must be added to the check. If the Underbakke’s receive a NSF check from me, I understand that the only expectable form of payment will then be cash.   ________________Initial

HOLIDAYS, VACATIONS, AND OTHER ABSENCES:

The following days are days we are closed and payment is normal: 

New Years Day 

Good Friday

Easter Monday

Memorial Day

July 4^th

 Labor Day

Thanksgiving Day

Day after Thanksgiving

Christmas Day

If any of the above listed days falls on a Saturday, we will be closed Friday. If it falls on a Sunday, we will be closed Monday. Paid as normal

*7 paid personal days (you will be notified of these in advance)

*3 paid Emergency Days (You will NOT be notified of these in advance. They will only be used in an emergency)

*Unpaid 2 week vacation

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*A calendar will be given out in September (for the following year) outlining our days off.   
*If extenuating circumstances arise, and we need to be closed more days in a year total than the vacation and personal days we have allotted, rates will be adjusted as needed.
*If we are closed due to illness, you may take $25 off of your next check.

* If one of us or the kids is sick and we remain open, you will have the option of keeping your child home and may take $15 off your next check.  
*Any time a child is absent due to illness or vacation, the payment is as normal.

CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE

If you are qualified for child care assistance:

I understand that:

1. Parent shares are due the first Thursday of the month.
2. If the Underbakke’s get a termination letter from CCRR, I will need to pay the weekly rate beginning as soon as assistance is terminated and any subsequent week until we hear assistance is reinstated.  
3. If assistance is reduced to anything under full time, I understand I may be responsible for paying the difference in rates.
4. CCRR allows 25 absent days that they will pay for each calendar year. After those 25 days, I will be responsible for paying any additional absent days. ___________Initial

NO OBLIGATION PERIOD

There is a 1 week no obligation period starting on the child’s first day of care. Either you or Adam and I may terminate this contract within the trial period. No payments will be returned to you. After that, a 2 week notice MUST be given to us if your child will not be coming to daycare.__________________Initial

TERMINATION RIGHTS

This contract may be terminated by either the parents or the Underbakke’s by giving at least a two week written notice.  Adam and I may terminate the contract at any time for the following reasons: The parents do not comply with the contract terms, we are unable to meet the needs of the child, we determine it is not in the best interest of our daycare business or the other children enrolled in the daycare to have the child in attendance, failure for the parents to cooperate with us. ______________Initial

FIELD TRIP PERMISSION

By signing this contract and initialing this paragraph, I give permission to Erin and Adam Underbakke to take my named child/ren on this contract on a field trip requiring transportation. I understand that I will always be notified in advance of any planned field trips and always have the option to withhold my child from the field trip. I understand the Underbakke’s are required to take a car seat safety training every 5 years and will supply their own car seats to ensure they are always properly installed. _____________Initial

SIGNATURES
 
By signing this contract you agree to the contracted services we provide as listed in our Policy and Contract; agree you have read them completely and understand them; and agree to abide by these terms that we have described. Our policy and rates are subject to change at any time. ***In the event the named parents of the named child/ren on the contract are not living together, the signing parent below is responsible for all payments and daycare decisions.
 
Provider’s Signature______________________________ Date___________

Parent’s Signature ___________________________

Parent’s Signature___________________________