2009-2011 - Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District

Following one returned check, neither the District nor the City will accept personal checks as payment.
Future payments must be made by money order, certified check, credit card or cash (Primary CREST only) for the remainder of
the school year.
Both Primary and Upper CREST Childcare accept Visa or MasterCard as payment. However, we are not
able to accept authorization for credit card payment over the phone. Credit card payments may be made
each month at the site or set up for automatic payment. Credit cards set up for automatic payment will be
charged the appropriate fee on the 25th of each month.
To ensure your payment is credited to the proper account, please make sure to include the
following information with your payment:
• Child’s full name
• Child’s school
• Driver’s License Number
FEE DELINQUENCY & TERMINATION
The State of California Education Code #18114(a) states:
“Fees shall be considered delinquent after seven (7) calendar days
from the date the fees were due.”
On the seventh day after the fees are due, the Lead Teacher (grades K-3) or Site Coordinator (grades 4-5)
will notify the parents/guardians that have not paid their monthly fees. At that time, a Late Payment Notice
will be sent to families stating that their fees are delinquent and they have ten calendar days to pay. Services
will be terminated 10 calendar days from the date of the notice unless all delinquent fees are paid before the
end of the ten (10) calendar day period.
EXAMPLE
Fee schedule for childcare services for the month of May:
April 25
May 2
May 12
FEES DUE
FEES DELINQUENT – Late Payment Notice is sent indicating intent to terminate the
contract if fees are not paid within 10 calendar days.
SERVICES TERMINATED if fees are still not paid.
Upon termination of services for nonpayment of delinquent fees, the family will be ineligible for CREST
services, including Childcare, Playground Access, Enrichment and Youth Sports, until all delinquent fees are
paid.
Readmission will occur only if space is available when all fees are current.
OPTION CHANGES & WITHDRAWAL POLICY
Upper CREST Childcare offers parents the convenience of enrolling their child(ren) in an option including
not only full-time after-school care, but also day camps during winter and/or spring break. By enrolling in
these options, parents are able to pay a portion of their day camp fees each month with their after-school
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