Tuition Policy
Tuition is calculated on an annual basis. Tuition can be paid in full or on a monthly basis. We accept payment by credit card and check. NO CASH. The school year runs from September through May. All monthly tuition payments are due the first day of the month, regardless of weekends or holidays – no exceptions.
Discounts: NLA offers a 3% discount if the school year is paid in full by August 1, 2024. There is an automatic 5% discount for younger siblings of active students.
Noah’s Little Ark uses Brightwheel for billing. Invoices will be available 10 days prior to the due date. If paying by check please do not put payments in your child’s bag and do not leave payments on a desk in the office. Payments by check should be placed in the NLA dropbox outside our main entrance.
Checks should be made payable to Noah’s Little Ark and include a parent name, or child’s name, or invoice number on the memo line.
Cash payments will not be accepted.
Fees
Late Fees: All monthly tuition payments September through May are due on the first day of the month. Tuition payments are late on the 2nd of the month – no exceptions. On the 2nd of each month, unpaid tuition is immediately subject to weekly $15 late fees.
Family accounts more than 2 months in arrears will be cause for suspension of the child(ren) from all programs. All monies owed must be paid in full before being permitted to return to class.
Returned Check Fee: If a check payment is given to NLA but does not clear, the family is responsible to pay a $50 bounced-check fee to NLA and must submit immediate payment for the tuition still due.
Late Pick-Up Fee: After a 5-minute grace period at pick-up, you will be charged $2/minute for each minute until your child is signed out.
Payment for late pick-ups is due at the time of pick-up. That means that the following day a late fee of $15 will be automatically added, and every 7 days thereafter until the charges are paid in full.
Withdrawals and Refunds
Withdrawals: You may withdraw from NLA programs at any time by written notice to the director. No part of tuition paid will be refunded, except in extenuating circumstance as decided by the NLA school board. All charges, fees, and tuition that remains as an outstanding balance on your account is still due. You have two weeks to close the account in good standing with full payment, or NLA may submit the account to a third-party collection agency. Failure to pay an outstanding balance will disqualify the family from attending NLA paid programs in the future, unless the situation is resolved, and all parties are in agreement.
Refunds: Tuition and fees are non-refundable. If you need to petition the NLA Board for a special circumstance, submit a request letter to the director.
Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships are available to families whose circumstances require assistance. An application may be requested at the time of registration or picked up in the NLA office. Completed applications will be presented to the Board for consideration at the next meeting following receipt of the form.