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District day care seeks predictable pricing, staff discount and expansion starting July 1
Summary
Amy May proposed new pricing tiers for the district day care to generate stable revenue for hiring and program expansion; she said current full‑time usage is about 20 children and a summer waitlist of ~30, and that staff would pay a $10/month discounted rate.
District day‑care lead Amy May presented a plan to move the school districtday care to a tiered pricing model she said will generate predictable revenue and allow the district to hire additional staff. "By moving to this model, we really unlock the ability to improve this program from pretty good to pretty great," Amy May told the board and asked for approval of new pricing tiers effective July 1.
During board Q&A members raised affordability concerns (one member cited a hypothetical two‑child cost of about $1,700/month). Amy May clarified the plan would not increase fees for families already using full‑time slots, said current typical full‑day usage is "about 20" children on a given day, and reported a summer waitlist of about 30 families. She also confirmed a staff discount of $10 per month for full‑time slots and explained the districthad previously used a three‑year grant to fund a "plus" program; those grant dollars have been exhausted.
Amy asked for board approval to implement the pricing tiers and to move toward staffing and program changes that would expand care through sixth grade if the revenue proves sustainable.
