NOTE: Any holiday that falls on Thursday the Center will be closed that following Friday.

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 Fee Policy

Families who register with ICCC are required to pay a one-time, non-refundable registration fee of $75.  Each year, in September, you will be required to re-register and pay the $75 registration fee.  If a family cancels from the program and re-registers, they will be charges the registration fee again.

 Payments

Upon registering, and before your child attends, full fee paying, parents are required to pay the first and last week fees. Weekly payments must be made Friday to participate the following Monday. Payments for children registered in programs can be made by cash, or credit card via Brightwheel App with a processing fee.

If your payments are late or unpaid, your child will also be refused care until your bill is paid.

Late Pick-up Fees

International Child Care Center closes at 6:00pm. If your child is picked up after 6:00pm, there will be a late fee of $5.00, plus $1.00 for every minute you are late. If a parent is consistently late, they may be asked to find alternative child care.

 Vacations/Absent days

Full fee paying families are able to take one week vacation, free of charge, during the summer months only. Subsidized families are given an allotted number of vacation/absent days when you qualify for fee subsidy. If you exceed your allotted days you will be required to pay the Centre for those absent days that subsidy does not cover. Please see your parent agreement.

Fee Subsidy

International Child Care Center works with the State of Michigan Department of Health and Human Service to support families who need fee assistance. Families can apply for fee subsidy from the MDHS.

Please note: Failure to pay any fees to International Child Care Center will result in termination of care and the outstanding balance will be forwarded to the Collections and/or Small Claims Court. If the matter proceeds to court you will be responsible for paying all court costs.

 Child Protection Law

The Child Protection Law states that every person who has a reason to believe that a child is at risk has a legal obligation to report his or her suspicions immediately to the Children’s Aid Society. The ICCC staff has a legal obligation to report any suspicions to the Children’s Aid Society, and inform them about concerns which might be confidential. The staff at ICCC is trained to spot signs of child abuse and neglect. If there are reasonable grounds to suspect abuse or neglect, staff are required to file a report. ICCC is committed to meeting the legal requirements of the Child and Family Services Act and to ensuring the safety and protection of each child in our programs.

Sleep Supervision

ICCC ensures that staff will periodically perform direct visual checks of sleeping children by being physically present and checking for indicators of distress or unusual behaviors.

Visual checks will be completed every 20 minutes during the rest period, at 12:40pm, 1:00pm, 1:20pm, 1:40pm, and 2:00pm.

In addition, staff shall ensure that there is sufficient lighting in the sleep room or area to facilitate the direct visual checks.

Staff will communicate to parents the observance of any significant changes in a child’s sleeping patterns or behaviors during sleep. Families will be consulted respecting their child’s sleeping arrangements at the time the child is enrolled and at any other appropriate time, such as at transitions between programs or rooms or upon a parent’s request.

 Arrival and Prompt Pick-Up

Parents or guardians are required to personally drop-off and pick-up their children from the Centre, this includes entering the building and making contact with your child’s educators. Arrival and departure of children must be recorded by the parent or guardian prior to leaving the premises via the Brightwheel App.