1. ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE: A non-refundable registration fee of $150 due at the time of registration. This fee is not applied to tuition and covers registration for 2025-2026 school year including summer preschool.
Registration Discount:
A $150 discount will be applied to the first month's tuition if the student stays enrolled through summer 2025 or attends a minimum of six weeks of camps during the summer.
Sibling Discount:
An additional $25 discount toward registration will be applied to the first tuition invoice if no other registration discounts have been utilized.
2. TUITION: Class tuition varies by program, all pre-school(3's & PreK) program tuition fees are based on a 10-month school year in session September – June. Discovery Village does not give credit for vacation breaks, weather closures or absences. There are two payment options offered, monthly payments or pay in full.
All payments are made using ACH in ProCare once the account is created with student information.
You will receive September's tuition invoice on July 1st at the billing email you have listed. In order to plan in advance and have appropriate teachers, the first month's tuition + Supply fee is non-refundable is due by August 10, 2025. If payment has not been received by that time the position will be offered to the next student on the established waitlist.
Monthly Invoice Schedule:
| Tuition Month |
Invoice date |
|
Due |
| September |
08/01/2025 |
|
08/10/2025 |
| October |
09/01/2025 |
|
09/10/2025 |
| November |
10/01/2025 |
|
10/10/2025 |
| December |
11/01/2025 |
|
11/10/2025 |
| January |
12/01/2025 |
|
12/10/2025 |
| February |
01/01/2025 |
|
01/10/2026 |
| March |
02/01/2026 |
|
02/10/2026 |
| April |
03/01/2026 |
|
03/10/2026 |
| May |
04/01/2026 |
|
04/10/2026 |
| June |
05/01/2026 |
|
05/10/2026 |
3. Non Refundable (First Month Tuition + SUPPLY FEE): The annual supply fee and first month tuition is NON-REFUNDABLE if a student withdraws.
4. LATE PAYMENTS & WITHDRAWALS: Tuition is due by the first day of month (Due date of invoice above). A $30 late fee will be charged for any invoice not paid by the 5th of the month.
We require 30 days written notice if you wish to withdraw your child from Discovery Village. A revised pro-rated tuition invoice is sent to the billing email address on file. Notification of 29 days or less will result in payment of full tuition.
5. FAILURE TO PAY: Failure to pay for services may result in student suspension or debt collection. We send past due invoices to customers via the billing email address on file followed by hard copy via in person or mail. If we are unsuccessful in reaching you, a collection notice is sent via certified mail. Late fees are applied to all past due invoices. Delinquent accounts are sent to Puget Sound Collections. It is the responsibility of the customer to monitor their billing email and notify Discovery Village of any questions or concerns via email to engage@discovery-village.com or phone 253-858-4835.
6. PAY IN FULL DISCOUNT: Receive a 5% discount when you pay the year’s entire tuition and supply fees on or before July 30, 2025.
7. PAY IN FULL DISCOUNT Withdrawals: In case of withdrawals, fee will be calculated as if the payments are made monthly with 30 days notice. The remaining amout will be refunded, so basically 5% discount will not be applicable.
7. SIBLING DISCOUNT: Families with two or more enrolled students receive a 5% tuition discount on each child. Sibling discount does not apply to application or supply fees and cannot be combined with any other discount. The maximum discount offered is 5% on tuition per child.
8. MILITARY AND LEOFF DISCOUNT: Active duty military OR first responders qualify for a discount of 5% on tuition. Discount does not apply to registration or supply fees. The military and LEOFF discount cannot be combined with any other discount. The maximum discount offered is 5% on tuition.
9. RETURNED or DISPUTED PAYMENT FEE: A $25.00 charge is applied to all returned or disputed payments. A returned or disputed payment fee occurs when your financial institution issues a charge to an account in response to insufficient funds or if your account is unable to process a transaction for a related number of reasons.
10. LATE PICKUP: If you are more than 10 minutes late to pick up your child, you will be invoiced for $20 each occurrence till max 20 minutes late. There after $1 per minute will be charged.
11. HEALTH: Keeping everyone healthy is very important. The classrooms and play exhibits are cleaned continually throughout the day. If you notice any signs of illness or know your child has recently been exposed to an illness, please do not bring your child to Discovery Village.
12. MEDICATIONS: If your child requires daily medication, Discovery Village will administer only after a medication authorization form is filled out and the medicine is in original packaging; this includes over the counter medications as well. DO NOT put medications in your child’s backpack. They must be handed to your child’s teacher with the completed required documentation.
13. ZERO TOLERANCE: Discovery Village is a tobacco, drug and weapon free environment. We have a zero tolerance policy and any student that brings any of the above will be expelled immediately.
14. APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR: Our goal at Discovery Village is to provide a fun, safe, clean and nurturing environment for your child to learn. Hitting, spitting, biting, kicking or any other type of violent behavior will not be accepted at Discovery Village. Appropriate language is also an expectation of all students. Disrespectful behavior or language will not be tolerated. If a child is deliberately harming him or herself or other children, they will be removed from the classroom immediately and we will contact you for pick up.
15. SAFETY DRILLS: Safety drills (earthquake/fire/other emergency) will be practiced at Discovery Village. Your child will be required to have an emergency kit on hand at the school.
16. READY TO LEARN: Please send your child to school every day well rested, well fed and prepared to learn. Please bring a backpack to school with a change of clothing and/or diapers. Communication from your teacher or the office will be sent home in your child’s backpack.
17. MINIMUM CLASS REGISTRATION: All preschool classes must have a minimum of 8 students enrolled 30 days prior to the first day of class in order to run. Discovery Village reserves the right to cancel or merge classes up to one month prior to the start of a class. If a class is cancelled, or times/dates change all fees collected for the class will be refunded upon request.
18. CONDUCT MONEY: A $50 fee is charged to a customer when Discovery Village is subject to a subpoena to produce documents; for example, the time it takes for us to identify, copy, and collate the requested documentation for family court.