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Registration Process

In this section you will find more detailed information about the program and forms to complete the enrollment process.

​​Parent Handbook

Parents participating in the classroom are required, under the Child Care and Early Years Act  (CCEYA),  to hold a valid Standard First Aid Certificate with Infant and Child CPR training.  Due to the nature of our program, where parent participation is encouraged, an agreement between Cooperative Preschools and the City of Hamilton has been reached to offer this training at an affordable price through ASCY. Training sessions calendar will be available upon request. We hope this requirement does not affect your interest in our program. On the bright side, it will offer parents another set of skills to improve safety around their child.

Our program offers limited  Non-Participating spots as well to families that are unable to volunteer in the classroom for an additional monthly fee. Non participating parents are still required to fulfill their obligations with regard to other aspects of the operation of our school.

Forms to fill out for us

These are the forms you need to submit to the pre-school:

Registration form

Please fill out and submit with $60 non-refundable registration fee.

Policies Acknowledgment

After reading the Parent Handbook, please sign and return.

 Volunteer Medical Form

Please complete and return.

Permission to Photograph

Please complete and return

Forms to fill out for others:

These are the forms you need to submit to others.

Hamilton Police Vulnerable Sector Check


  • Information on how to submit the police check can be found here and a map to the police station is here.
  • Police Check request letter  is available here (PDF file).

Child Immunization History

Please follow the instructions on the City of Hamilton Public Health Services Immunization Form.


Fees

As parents, we are responsible for the financial stability of the preschool.  Tuition is based on yearly expenses, and it is evenly divided over 10 monthly payments
​10 cheques post dated 1st. of each month are required upon registration, from September to June.
For families with more than one child enrolled there will be a 10% discount on base monthly fee.
 
Fees for the preschool program depend upon the number of days per week that your child attends (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 days a week). 
The actual number of scheduled school days will vary from month to month
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Registration Fee per family $60

Morning Program
Monday to Friday     
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Full Day Program       
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Tuesdays & Thursdays
​12:00 pm - 2:30 pm

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​ *For Full day program cost, add the monthly top up fee (on either Option 1 or 2) to the based monthly fee of the Morning program requested

Other Fees

Monthly Non-Participating Fee
For parents who are unable to participate in the classroom on Duty Days, there is an additional charge.
- For families with 1 child enrolled the additional fee is $105 per month.
- For families with 2 or more children enrolled, the additional fee is $150 per month.

Non-participating parents are still required to fulfill their obligations with regards to fundraising, attendance at meetings and one activity from the volunteer list. The fee is used to hire a supply staff to work on your duty days.

Missed Meeting Deposit
There are 4 meetings which a parent is expected to attend to help make decisions to run the preschool. The missed meeting fee is $10 per Parent Meeting (x4 = $40). A $40 cheque post-dated for June 15 is required upon enrolment. Only the missed meetings will be charged.

Missed Clean-up Day Deposit
Parents are required to attend one major clean-up day at the end of the school year, in order to assist in sanitizing and storing  everything away for the summer.  A $50 cheque post-dated for June 15 is required upon enrolment, this deposit will only be cashed if parents do not attend this event.

Fundraising  Participation Fee Deposit
As a co-op, our school has expectations of all of our families to participate in a major fundraising event to support our school. A $50 cheque post-dated for December 1st is required upon enrolment, Any family who does not participate in some aspect of our fundraising event prep, set-up, day-of activity, will be charged $50. Otherwise, this deposit will be returned.

Late Pick-up Fees
If the children are picked up late a fee will be charged immediately. For every 15 minutes (or part) after 12:00 pm, $10 must be paid on the spot to the teacher.

Missed Duty Day/Snack Fee
If the parent or caregiver misses a duty day or snack without prior arrangement to get a replacement, $30 needs to be paid to the parent who steps up to do the duty day or provide snack on your behalf.

Cheque Details
Cheques should be made payable to Ancaster Small Fry Preschool.

Families that have not provided postdated cheques within 30 days of their start date will be suspended until payment has been made.
There will be no reduction of fees for vacation or due to illness.
The charge for any NSF cheques will be $25.00.

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