2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR TUITION RATES SCALES

 Program Fee Every child enrolled at BBC full/part time will pay the month fee of $30.00 per month that is included into the payment tuition rate billed in Brightwheel if full or part time. This helps to pay a fraction of the cost for any extra curricular activities that month in person or online (ie: music, storytellers, yoga, tumbling, ASL, Norwegian, Adventures in History, dance, soccer...etc.) This also goes towards our parties, events and sponsoring community service projects. Children that are drop in (aka school agers or those that come after services) will pay a $10.00 per day fee for each day they are here for extra curricular activities which we call Specials up to the $30.00 a month. There might be a fees for in school and out of school field trips when they come up. (No field trips most years.)

ALL DAY PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
 This includes all preschool curriculum.
All children are in the same classroom. They each work at their own level and pace on common classroom themes/units.

 All children enrolled in this preschool program are required to independently navigate stairs while holding onto the railing, drink from a standard cup or water bottle, sit in child-sized chairs, and nap on mats. Bottles, pacifiers, and portable play yards are not utilized at BBC. Stair gates are not in place; stuffed animals or dolls are only permitted during designated "special stuffy days" at nap time.

For safety reasons, children must not attempt to exit through the front door or back gate. If your child has a tendency to run or seek escape, this environment may not be suitable, as supervision is provided by a single teacher rather than multiple staff members at all times.

BBC operates as a school with structured learning and listening expectations, not as drop-in care. Children who are unable to adapt to BBC after an established adjustment period, and whose behavior presents ongoing safety concerns, may be asked to leave. The teacher's attention must remain focused on the entire class to ensure a safe and productive learning environment for all students.



The preschool is unable to provide services for children who require a higher level of individualized care, such as those with uncontrolled ADHD, certain levels of Autism, or Oppositional Defiant Disorder. This includes cases where extensive one-on-one support is necessary for daily activities. However, if a child has an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and can provide their own Personal Assistant (PA) who meets all requirements—including passing a background check, being fingerprinted by the FBI (as mandated for family child care), and maintaining current training relevant to Minnesota preschool and child care settings—the child may attend BBC. Please note, this does not prohibit enrollment for children with these needs; rather, it reflects that the preschool operates with a single teacher responsible for the entire class and cannot dedicate exclusive attention to one student.

Certain levels of care are just not a good fit for a single teacher classroom with no outside support staff to call in to help in a moment of need. Ms. Jenni has to look out for the needs all of the students, not just any one child that needs a lot of extra higher level care. Plus it's not fair to children that need more one on one attention at times to not be able to get it, when needed. There are children that can come in and do very well with things like speech delays, partial blindness, selective mutism, learning disablities, some Autistic Spectrum Disorders ...etc. All children need to be able to handle the day to day routine within reason.



BBC is NOT peanut/tree nut free and is not on the food program. Children are offered water and milk while at school. Right now children are bringing their lunches from home on Fridays if open during summer.


Preschool Tuition Rate Chart (2026-27)
Full days include program fee, preschool and child care together in pricing. These rates are with the non-paid days off discount worked in, otherwise see drop in rate. Add $5/day for flex schedules week to week schedules for retail and medical workers need to be set at least 4 weeks out always (Ie: On May 15th I need to know what is happening June 15th for the child's flex schedule.) Flex care families have 7 holidays they will pay for each year. We also can talk about a special rate if you need care for only part of the year (ie: teachers, traveling out of the country long term)...etc.

Preschool Mornings Only 8AM-11AM: $100.00/per week Monday - Thursday. Labor Day to Memorial Day. No meals at school.

Preschool Plus Afternoon Care 8AM-4PM:
($175.00/per week Monday - Friday)
($145.00/per week Monday - Thursday)

Preschool & Before and After Child Care 7AM-4:30PM:
($200.00/per week Monday - Friday)
($160.00/per week Monday - Thursday)

Preschool Plus Extended Day 6AM-4:30PM:
($225.00/per week Monday - Friday)
($185.00/per week Monday - Thursday)

Non Napping School Age Summer Only Hours 7-4:30PM: $180.00/per week Monday - Thursday

Part Time: $7.50 a week plus $50.00 per day. No Fridays in summer months.

Teacher's Rate: Families pay $2.50 more each day, per child and have a select 10 weeks off during the summer months. This is to offset the summer days off unpaid. You do not pay during those 10 weeks.

Families starting after January 1st for the second part of the school year will need to pay an extra $15 a week. This is be reflect all the unpaid days off during fall and winter breaks that made the discounted rate for the school year. Families that were not here to pay it then will be billed $15 more a week to cover their tuition cost. The will go into the normal summer time rate once the schedule drops to M-TH for summer.

Flex care option is back. Families must pay for at least 4 days in the two week billing cycle for this option. Part time rate plus the extra $5 a day rate to pick days. If one week on and one week off can do a full time rate plus the $5.00 a day as well.

Drop In Rate: $65.00/day. $15.00/hour with 2 hour minimum. Program fee not included in rate.

Extra Care is $5 a day up to $15 per week for children that are not toilet trained (diapers/wipes are supplied), short term care, K-3rd who do not nap but here during the school year (not summer that is a special rate listed below.)

Payments are biweekly. To pay weekly it is an extra $5.00 a week.

Please ask about any limited time current special offers or rates that may be going on during the school year depending on current ratio.

Tuition is billed via an app and paid bi-weekly.




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