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Committee reviews proposed ECC daily childcare and preschool rate increases, will refer to board
Summary
Early Childhood Center Director Amy Wiggins recommended a simplified daily tuition model—$60 for infants and $50 for preschool—with a 10% discount for the oldest enrolled child, effective Aug. 1, 2026; the committee will ask the regular board to approve the change.
The Business and Finance Committee reviewed a recommendation from Amy Wiggins, the district’s Early Childhood Center Director, to simplify childcare billing and increase daily tuition rates. Wiggins proposed a daily rate of $60 for infants and $50 for preschool-aged children, with a 10% discount applied to the tuition for the oldest enrolled child in multi-child families. The new model would take effect August 1, 2026.
Committee minutes note that benchmarking for center-based infant care in Michigan shows a typical daily range of $55 to $70. The committee discussed the proposal and will ask the regular board to consider approving the tuition changes at an upcoming board meeting.
Why it matters: the proposal standardizes billing and is intended to improve fiscal predictability for the Early Childhood Center while aligning local rates with regional market benchmarks.
Details: the minutes attribute the recommendation to Amy Wiggins; no vote or final board action was recorded in the committee minutes.
