General Information
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Playschool is available to children who are 3-5 years of age and must be 3 years of age in order to attend Playschool.
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In order to register in Playschool children MUST be completely potty trained.
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Playschool year runs from September through May & registrations are accepted YEAR ROUND.
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Class times
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Morning classes run from 8:30am to 11:30am offered Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.
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Afternoon classes run from 12:00pm to 3:00pm offered Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdays.
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*(Classes will be offered according to availability)
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Can choose between 1 to 4 days a week
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Supply list for your child:
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Backpack
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Indoor shoes
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Lunch kit
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Extra clothes
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Family Picture
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Financial Commitment
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PLEASE NOTE: There is an affordability grant in place by the government and it allows your child to attend our Playschool once a week for FREE. With that affordability grant in place, it substantially reduces all monthly fees by $75.00/month for your child to attend our Playschool.
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Monthly cost is as followed with the reflection of the fees after the affordability grant has been applied:
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Fees owing:
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1 Day a week = $0.00/month (cost is covered by affordability grant)
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2 Days a week = $20.00/month (after affordability grant is applied)
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3 Days a week = $60.00/month (after affordability grant is applied)
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4 Days a week = $95.00/month (after affordability grant is applied)
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(More details about fees and breakdown in our "Parent Information Package")
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Fee plans can be arranged and either be made in one lump sum, bi-yearly, or monthly.
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A $25.00 non-refundable registration fee is required at the time of registration.
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All payments can be sent by E-Transfer dtplayschool@hotmail.com> or cheque (No Cash)
Volunteer Bond Point Program
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David Thompson Playschool is a parent run program and will require the parent to volunteer your time to the school to ensure that the program continues successfully throughout the year.
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Each activity throughout the year are assigned a certain number of bond points.
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Volunteer bond points are recorded and maintained for each family for the year.
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*It is up to each family to ensure their participation is recorded in the volunteer bond point binder located at the sign in desk.
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Every family is expected to assist the Playschool through various volunteer work and fundraising activities such as:
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Parent Helper (3 pts per shift)
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Board/Parent Meetings (2 pts per meeting)
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Becoming a Board Director (5 pts for the year)
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Fundraising (Fundraising options and bond points will be decided at board/parent meetings)
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Casino fundraiser (Participate every 4 years and is mandatory participation)
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Expect to provide a "Family Volunteer Bond" cheque
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The bond will be in the from of a cheque post-dated for the end of school year and will be returned to parents if the required amount of bond points has been acquired.
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If a family does not fulfill its commitment as outlined, the bond cheque will be cashed at the end of the year (May 31st).
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Volunteer Bond Point Requirements:
(*Note: That these totals are per family and not per child. For example; If you have two children attending 1 day a week, you would be required to have the same amount of bond points as a family sending one child, 1 day a week.)-
1 family attending 1 class per week
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$250 Family Volunteer Bond Amount
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Full Year (Sept - May) = 24 pts needed
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Partial Year (Jan - May) = 14 pts needed
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1 family attending 2 class per week
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$300 Family Volunteer Bond Amount
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Full Year (Sept - May) = 30 pts needed
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Partial Year (Jan - May) = 18 pts needed
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1 family attending 3 class per week
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$350 Family Volunteer Bond Amount
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Full Year (Sept - May) = 36 pts needed
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Partial Year (Jan - May) = 20 pts needed
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1 family attending 4 class per week
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$400 Family Volunteer Bond Amount
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Full Year (Sept - May) = 36 pts needed
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Partial Year (Jan - May) = 20 pts needed
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