Frequently Asked Questions
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Our Pre-Kindergarten and Kinder Care programs already include a reduction via the affordability grant.
For Out of School Care students in Grade 1-6, the the link to apply for additional government subsidies is: https://www.alberta.ca/child-care-subsidy
You must apply for subsidy funding directly with the government, not through us. All families are required to pay the full tuition each month.
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“Part Time” only includes care inside of the school bell hours, ie) 9:05am - 3:40pm.
“Full Time” ALSO includes care before and after the school bell hours. ***If you need to drop off before 9am or pick-up after 3:40pm, then you would need to sign up for “Full Time” care.
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The Quest Kinder Care program is a program for children enrolled in 1/2 day Kindergarten, or alternating full day Kindergarten, at one of our host schools. Quest Kinder Care will enable the Kindergarten child to spend the full day at school during regular school hours for five days per week. Children will attend their regularly scheduled Kindergarten class and our program will fill in the gaps to provide care during the opposing hours. For example; if your child attends morning Kindergarten, then they will attend our program in the afternoon, OR if your child attends full day Kindergarten on Monday and Wednesday, then they will attend our program for the full day on Tuesday and Thursday. This program also includes Lunch Care supervision. Depending on whether or not you need care before and after the regular school bell times will determine whether you need to register for our Part Time Kinder Care option or our Full Time Kinder Care option. Please check your desired location for more details.
The Odyssey Out of School Care Program operates outside of regular school hours: Before School Care is from 7 am until the start of AM classes / After School Care runs from PM school dismissal time until 6 pm.
If your child is in Grades 1 - 6 and you require care outside of the regular school hours, then you need to register for Odyssey Out of School Care: either Before School Care, After School Care, or Both.
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This fee pays for your child's participation in all off-site field trips, and special in class activities & visitors throughout the year, which incur a per child cost.
Off-Site trips and In-Class Visitors: Throughout the year, the children benefit from both off-site trips (most of which are school bus trips) and special in-class visitors.
Examples of off-site trips: Telus Spark Science Centre/Creative Kids Museum, Butterfield Acres Farm, Calgary Zoo, Calgary Corn Maze, Bow Valley Habitat, Children’s librarian presentation at the local library, Art studio trip (Northmount Pleasant Art Studio, Leighton Art Centre, etc...).
Examples of in class visitors: Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Mad Science, Butterfly Wings ‘n Wishes, Music classes, Dance, Yoga, Calgary Public Library Story Van, Spanish, Reptiles, Outdoors In.
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The registration fee is a processing fee which sets up an account for each child and manages it. The registration fee shows good faith that you intend to not just hold a spot in our program, but actually attend classes, since this fee is not refundable. It is a common procedure with many child care programs.
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Children must be potty trained to attend our classes. This means your child is able to recognize the need to go to the bathroom and go to the bathroom independently. If your child is not potty trained, we reserve the right to withdraw him/her from the program immediately.
We do of course understand that small children will have the occasional accident. Parents who are concerned about this are encouraged to pack a dry change of clothes (including socks) in a resealable ziplock bag. We can change the child if they have a pee accident. However, if the child has a poo accident the parent will be called to come and immediately pick up their child. If your child is having multiple pee accidents, or has a second poo accident, they will be immediately withdrawn from the program and your deposit will not be refundable. We are not licensed to "clean" or wipe for children.
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Email withdrawal notice to the Registrar only. We need one month notice, on the 1st day of the month before your withdrawal. By emailing the Registrar one month before your withdrawal we can stop all of your upcoming payments, including the next one dated for the 15th of the month. Once a payment is made or a cheque deposited, it is non-refundable. The Initial Payment is always non-refundable. These policies are also indicated in the Parent Handbook which you will get on the first day of class.
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At the time of registration, please take into consideration that you are registering for the full school year from the month you begin until the end of June. We do not offer month-to-month, or partial registration options. We also cannot hold a spot in class for your child without payment.
If you are going out of town for a month or more and want to secure your child's spot in class when you return, you will need to continue paying the monthly tuition. If you do not want to pay for the months that your child will not be attending, you must withdraw from the program following our withdrawal policy guidelines. You may then place your child on our wait list and upon your return we can re-register your child, space permitting.
If you withdraw from the program and re-register within the same school year, you do not have to re-pay the non-refundable Registration Fee or Activity Fee.