What sets your family's tuition, and where to see the figures.
Tuition is set by the child's class and the mornings a week they come. Co-op membership is separate: every family works duty mornings and takes a family job, and that doesn't change what tuition is. We go through the figures with you on the tour.
The child's class: threes or fours
Two or three mornings a week
Membership: duty mornings and a family job
Registration opens your family's file and covers the forms and the first month's materials. It is due once, when you accept a place.
A place is held with registration and the first month, which goes toward tuition. When a class is full you join the waitlist, and we write to families in the order of the list as places open.
Tuition is billed monthly through our parent portal, and you can set up automatic payment there.
Ask us whether child care assistance is open this month and how it works with our tuition.
If you have more than one child at Acorn, we talk it through on the tour. Duty mornings and the family job are counted per family, not per child.
We ask for a month's written notice. What happens with the month in progress, and with your duty mornings, is explained when you enroll.
Besides tuition there are art and snack supplies and the occasional walk to a nearby park. How each one is paid is the co-op's decision, and we explain it in writing.
Membership
Membership belongs to the family and is met with duty mornings and a family job. Tuition is explained on its own page.
For a family with a 3-year-old, two mornings a week.
For a family with a 4-year-old, three mornings a week.
Duty hours are counted per family, not per child. We talk it through on the tour.
If a family can't work a duty morning, they tell us and we look for another way to help, such as a job that can be done from home or a swap with another family.
We explain how it works for your family, with your child's age and the mornings that suit you.