INVOICING
Invoices are sent to parents or guardians monthly. Invoices are normally emailed, although parents or guardians can ask for paper invoices. Receipts are emailed for each payment made, and a yearly receipt for income tax purposes will be distributed by the end of February of the following year.
Fees are based on the number of days in the month and are invoiced at the beginning of the month.
Payments must be made in full and on time. There are drop boxes located at both sites for payments. If alternate payment arrangements or payment plans are needed they must be discussed with the Executive Director. Cheque, or automatic withdraw from your account is available.
Fees are due the 15th of each month.
See below for current fees
Late Fees and Collections
Child care fees must be paid on time. If payment is not received, you will receive a secondary notice and have a specified number of days to pay. If payment is not received, a late payment fee will be charged to your account. BBE will act to collect unpaid fees by working with the parent or guardian to arrange a payment plan. Failure to abide by the agreed upon payment plan is grounds for immediate withdrawal of service. The Centre will take additional steps to collect payment by sending your account to a collection agency.
Fee Structure
As a funded Centre, our daily fee structure is regulated by the Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care Program. For more information on Manitoba’s maximum daily fees visit the Government of Manitoba’s website www.gov.mb.ca/childcare. In the event of absence, closure or inclement weather preventing families from attending the centre, fees will remain in effect.
Subsidy
The Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care Program provides a subsidy for child care fees for eligible families based on net annual income. We recommend you apply for the subsidy prior to your child’s start date or renew prior to the expiry date as it may take 4-6 weeks to be processed. Please ensure you keep track of allowable absent days and your subsidy expiration date. You will be responsible for paying full child care fees if your subsidy ends. You can request the application forms from the Executive Director, visit the BBE website, or apply at www.mbchildcareonline
Lunch Fee or Forgotten Lunch Fee (lunch program currently on hold due to COVID)
Currently, if lunch is not provided a fee of $6.00 will be charged per meal/child to families.
A hot lunch is available/optional for Infant Toddler and Preschool children at a cost of $3.50 per day. If applicable, regular meal fees will apply if your child is absent. If a parent or guardian who is not signed up for regular lunches forgets to provide a lunch, a forgotten lunch fee will be charged. Parents or guardians with children in the infant or preschool programs must provide 4 weeks notice prior to vacation time in order to have the meal fees removed from their invoice.
On school in-service days, an optional hot lunch program is available at a cost of $5,00 per day. A forgotten lunch fee of $5.00 will be applied if your child does not have a lunch.
There is no credit or lunches on days children are away.
Snack Program (program currently on hold due to COVID)
Currently, If snacks are not provided by families, or there is not sufficient snack and a child is hungry, the centre will provide snacks to the child and the family will be charged $6.00 per day per child for snack. Families will be billed the next month. Please make sure to send plenty of snacks as children are busy and use lots of energy. BBE will not notify you if a child is hungry each day, it is the parents responsibility to provide sufficient snack.
A snack program is available at a cost of $1.00 per day for children who attend at the Monterey site (ages 3 months - 5 years)
The fee for the snack program at the school age site (Kindergarten to Grade 5) is $1.50 per day. Two weeks notice is required to opt out of the program. If your child is not registered for the snack program, please ensure that your child has enough snacks in their lunch kits to last the day. If your child does not have snack and is hungry, the applicable fee will be applied to your account. There is no credit for snacks on days children are away.
MILK PROGRAM (Current)
there is currently a milk program available for a cost of $5.00/ month - unlimited milk.
Current Fee Schedule
Bright Beginnings Educare Inc. Fee Schedule,
Infant Daily Rate $30.00
(3 months – 24 months)
Rates apply all year, including Statutory holidays. Fees will not be charged for the 3 days that BBE is closed over the Christmas Break.
Preschool Daily Rate $20.80
(Age 2 – 6)
Rates apply all year, including Statutory holidays. Fees will not be charged for the 3 days that BBE is closed over the Christmas Break.
Hot Lunch – optional program - unlimited food/milk - fees apply whether child is present or absent for any reason
Infant & Preschool. 3.50/day
Hot Lunch In-service School Age. $5.00/day
Snacks - optional program - unlimited food/milk fees apply whether child is present or absent for any reason
Infant, Toddler, Preschool. $1.00 per day
Credits for meals will not be given on any days away
School Age $1.50 per day
Before and/or After School $8.60/day
(Grade 1 – 5). 1 or 2 periods
Charge applies 5 days per week to maintain a space beginning the first day after Sept long weekend.
School Age In-service Fee. $20.80/day
(Grade 1 – 5).
Charge applies whether space is used or not.
School Age (Grade 1 – 5). School breaks $20.80/day
Winter Break
Spring Break
Summer Break
Charge applies whether the space is used or not.
Exception:
Fees will not be charged for the 3 days that BBE is closed over the Christmas Break.
Kindergarten (preschool space) $20.80/day
Rates apply all year, including Statutory holidays, winter break and spring break. Fees will not be charged for the 3 days that BBE is closed over the Christmas Break.
School Age Statutory Holiday $20.80/day
Charge applies whether the space is used or not.
Incidental Fees 2019
Sun screen - annual Fee. $10. billed in May
Key Fobs - Monterey Site. $15.00 per key fob
Lunch $5.00 if forgotten from home
Late fee if after 6:00 pm. $1.00 per minute per child
Over 10 hours of care. - as per Government fee guidelines.
Infant. $40/day
Preschool/School Age . $30/day
All fees are subject to change without notice
Invoices are sent to parents or guardians monthly. Invoices are normally emailed, although parents or guardians can ask for paper invoices. Receipts are emailed for each payment made, and a yearly receipt for income tax purposes will be distributed by the end of February of the following year.
Fees are based on the number of days in the month and are invoiced at the beginning of the month.
Payments must be made in full and on time. There are drop boxes located at both sites for payments. If alternate payment arrangements or payment plans are needed they must be discussed with the Executive Director. Cheque, or automatic withdraw from your account is available.
Fees are due the 15th of each month.
See below for current fees
Late Fees and Collections
Child care fees must be paid on time. If payment is not received, you will receive a secondary notice and have a specified number of days to pay. If payment is not received, a late payment fee will be charged to your account. BBE will act to collect unpaid fees by working with the parent or guardian to arrange a payment plan. Failure to abide by the agreed upon payment plan is grounds for immediate withdrawal of service. The Centre will take additional steps to collect payment by sending your account to a collection agency.
Fee Structure
As a funded Centre, our daily fee structure is regulated by the Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care Program. For more information on Manitoba’s maximum daily fees visit the Government of Manitoba’s website www.gov.mb.ca/childcare. In the event of absence, closure or inclement weather preventing families from attending the centre, fees will remain in effect.
Subsidy
The Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care Program provides a subsidy for child care fees for eligible families based on net annual income. We recommend you apply for the subsidy prior to your child’s start date or renew prior to the expiry date as it may take 4-6 weeks to be processed. Please ensure you keep track of allowable absent days and your subsidy expiration date. You will be responsible for paying full child care fees if your subsidy ends. You can request the application forms from the Executive Director, visit the BBE website, or apply at www.mbchildcareonline
Lunch Fee or Forgotten Lunch Fee (lunch program currently on hold due to COVID)
Currently, if lunch is not provided a fee of $6.00 will be charged per meal/child to families.
A hot lunch is available/optional for Infant Toddler and Preschool children at a cost of $3.50 per day. If applicable, regular meal fees will apply if your child is absent. If a parent or guardian who is not signed up for regular lunches forgets to provide a lunch, a forgotten lunch fee will be charged. Parents or guardians with children in the infant or preschool programs must provide 4 weeks notice prior to vacation time in order to have the meal fees removed from their invoice.
On school in-service days, an optional hot lunch program is available at a cost of $5,00 per day. A forgotten lunch fee of $5.00 will be applied if your child does not have a lunch.
There is no credit or lunches on days children are away.
Snack Program (program currently on hold due to COVID)
Currently, If snacks are not provided by families, or there is not sufficient snack and a child is hungry, the centre will provide snacks to the child and the family will be charged $6.00 per day per child for snack. Families will be billed the next month. Please make sure to send plenty of snacks as children are busy and use lots of energy. BBE will not notify you if a child is hungry each day, it is the parents responsibility to provide sufficient snack.
A snack program is available at a cost of $1.00 per day for children who attend at the Monterey site (ages 3 months - 5 years)
The fee for the snack program at the school age site (Kindergarten to Grade 5) is $1.50 per day. Two weeks notice is required to opt out of the program. If your child is not registered for the snack program, please ensure that your child has enough snacks in their lunch kits to last the day. If your child does not have snack and is hungry, the applicable fee will be applied to your account. There is no credit for snacks on days children are away.
MILK PROGRAM (Current)
there is currently a milk program available for a cost of $5.00/ month - unlimited milk.
Current Fee Schedule
Bright Beginnings Educare Inc. Fee Schedule,
Infant Daily Rate $30.00
(3 months – 24 months)
Rates apply all year, including Statutory holidays. Fees will not be charged for the 3 days that BBE is closed over the Christmas Break.
Preschool Daily Rate $20.80
(Age 2 – 6)
Rates apply all year, including Statutory holidays. Fees will not be charged for the 3 days that BBE is closed over the Christmas Break.
Hot Lunch – optional program - unlimited food/milk - fees apply whether child is present or absent for any reason
Infant & Preschool. 3.50/day
Hot Lunch In-service School Age. $5.00/day
Snacks - optional program - unlimited food/milk fees apply whether child is present or absent for any reason
Infant, Toddler, Preschool. $1.00 per day
Credits for meals will not be given on any days away
School Age $1.50 per day
Before and/or After School $8.60/day
(Grade 1 – 5). 1 or 2 periods
Charge applies 5 days per week to maintain a space beginning the first day after Sept long weekend.
School Age In-service Fee. $20.80/day
(Grade 1 – 5).
Charge applies whether space is used or not.
School Age (Grade 1 – 5). School breaks $20.80/day
Winter Break
Spring Break
Summer Break
Charge applies whether the space is used or not.
Exception:
Fees will not be charged for the 3 days that BBE is closed over the Christmas Break.
Kindergarten (preschool space) $20.80/day
Rates apply all year, including Statutory holidays, winter break and spring break. Fees will not be charged for the 3 days that BBE is closed over the Christmas Break.
School Age Statutory Holiday $20.80/day
Charge applies whether the space is used or not.
Incidental Fees 2019
Sun screen - annual Fee. $10. billed in May
Key Fobs - Monterey Site. $15.00 per key fob
Lunch $5.00 if forgotten from home
Late fee if after 6:00 pm. $1.00 per minute per child
Over 10 hours of care. - as per Government fee guidelines.
Infant. $40/day
Preschool/School Age . $30/day
All fees are subject to change without notice