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A Little About our Billing and Financial Policies

K.E.E.P., Inc. has some pretty straight forward financial policies with which you should familiarize yourself prior to registering for any programs. We guarantee unlimited financial aid for qualifying families and as such, need people to honor their financial responsibilities. In this section of our site you can familiarize yourself with our fiscal policies, but you can also find out about:

• Financial Aid

• Billing Practices

• Payments

• Methods.

• Confirm receipt of payments.

• Ask questions you might have about anything financial.

Online Payments

For your convenience, payments can be made to K.E.E.P., Inc. online from our site using our own Payment Form. This online payment option affords you the opportunity to make your monthly payments in a timely manner!  K.E.E.P., Inc. accepts the following credit cards:

• MasterCard/Visa

• Discover

• American Express

K.E.E.P., Inc. Financial Policies

• No refunds will be issued by K.E.E.P., Inc. except in the unlikely event that K.E.E.P., Inc. cancels a program. No credits will be given for absenteeism, regardless of cause, under any circumstances. No refunds or credits will be given under any circumstances following the purchase of Flex days.

• A non-refundable registration fee will be required upon enrollment of your child/children and annually thereafter.

• All payments are due by the 1st of each month preceding service.

• There will be a seven-day grace period.

• A $25 late fee will be assessed for any payments outstanding at 8:30 a.m. on the 8th of the month, regardless of the day of the week.

• In the event there is a returned check, a penalty of $35 shall be added to the amount due on your account. Should this occur on two occasions, money orders or cash will be required.

• Payments will be applied to all back balances first and current balances second, inclusive of any fines, fees or penalties.

• In the event that your account requires legal pursuit for unpaid balances, there shall be a collection charge of 25% added to the amount due on your account, plus costs and fees for the pursuit of same, inclusive of our attorney's fees.

• We reserve the right to suspend services should your child care payments become delinquent. Suspension of services does not relieve you of your financial responsibilities as outlined herein.

• Your child's schedule may change with appropriate notice as outlined below:

• Notification of downgrade in schedule (including withdrawal) is required by the fifteenth (15th) of the month prior to the change so that your needs can be addressed at the time of billing. If written notification is received after the 15th of the month prior to the requested schedule change, the schedule change will not be acknowledged and full payment for the next month will be due and payable regardless of circumstance.

• Discussions with program personnel (i.e., Teachers, Supervisors, Aides, etc.) WILL NOT be acknowledged as appropriate communication under any circumstances.

• Security Deposits (when applicable) may be applied to the last month of service, if and only if, notification is received IN WRITING by the 15th of the month prior to application. For example, notification would be required November 15th for December 31st withdrawal. There will be no grace period. 

• Project only:  Deposits will automatically be applied in the month of June.

• Children must be picked up in accordance with their pre-designated schedule. If you are unable to pick up your child by that time, there will be a late charge fee reflected in the next billing statement, based on the following scale:

5 to 15 minutes…….$10.00
16 to 30 minutes…..$25.00
31 to 45 minutes…..$40.00
46 to 60 minutes…..$60.00

61 minutes or later will incur a repeat of the above and the authorities will be called.

Payments and Billing

We issue invoices on or around the 15th of the month prior to services rendered.  Your payment is due on the first of the month. This affords you approximately two weeks to pay us your monthly tuition. Late charges will be assessed for any payments received in this office after 8:30 am on the eighth day of the month, as noted above. You will receive late fees for any payments not paid in full unless prior arrangements are made. This includes any prior late payment fees, late pick-up fees, etc.

To make things easier, you are now able to inform us of monthly schedule changes via the appropriate link on our homepage. Be certain to notify us of any downgrades (inclusive of withdrawal) before our billing (the 15th of the month prior) or you will be held responsible for your normal fees for the next month. Upgrades can be issued at any time.

If you are on a part-time schedule in Project K.E.E.P. (i.e., two, three, or four days/week) and you use an additional day, you will be billed for five (5) flex days AND a $25 late fee for utilizing services for which no payment has been made.

Please note the following changes commencing in the 2010 school year:

• There will be a deposit of $100 required for registration in Project.

• There will be a surcharge of 2% on all debit/credit transactions.

• There will be a $25 fee for late payments, as well as use of services prior to purchase (flex).

For More Information
phone us today at 973.383.2213 or email us at Finance@keepkids.org