• Cambridge Academy is open from 6:30 A.M. to 6:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, except for designated holidays. Cambridge offers five day per week programs for children twelve months through pre-kindergarten, private kindergarten, and before/after school care for kindergarten through fifth grades. Our Midway location can also accomodate infants 6 weeks and older.

ENROLLMENT POLICY

• Enrollment in Cambridge Academy is granted without discrimination in regard to sex, race, color, creed or political belief. Children must be at least six weeks, but not older than eleven years of age. An Enrollment Application must be completed in full, including a certificate of good health and a copy of the child’s immunizations. The enrollment fee is also due and payable at the time of enrollment. Enrollment fees are non-refundable. Parents will be notified in writing of any policy changes as those changes occur.
• A waiting list has been established for each class when the enrollment for that class has been reached. If an opening occurs, or if an enrolled student fails to appear, the first name on the waiting list will be called. If that person does not desire to enroll at that time, but wishes to remain on the list, their name will be re-entered as the last name on the list. Being on a waiting list does not guarantee enrollment. There is no charge for being placed on a waiting list.
  

CLASSES AVAILABLE

• Each classroom has a degreed or experienced full-time teacher. Private kindergarten teachers are degreed in Early Childhood or Education. Schedules, weekly topics, lesson plans and teaching methods will be in keeping with sound principles of education as recognized by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Professionally prepared teaching materials are utilized in all classes with emphasis being placed upon the basic learning skills needed for success in a school setting. Lesson plans and schedules are posted so that you may encourage your child’s learning experiences. Supplementing their classroom activities, all students receive instruction in music, computer education, and a foreign language.
• Cambridge Academy offers a number of optional specialty classes such as dance, martial arts, cheerleading, basketball, athletics, and swimming lessons. All classes are conducted at Cambridge utilizing qualified staff.

SECURITY PROCEDURES

• Cambridge Academy maintains a high degree of security for its families. Access to the building is through proximity cards that are assigned to parents for their exclusive use.
• Controlled access to the classrooms and check in/out procedures are enforced at all times. Parents must sign their child/children in and out each day. Sign in/out logs will be located with the supervising teacher.Parents and those designated in writing by the parents will be the only persons allowed to pick up a child. Photo identification (i.e. a driver’s license) will be required at the time of check out.
• Our Coit location has 32 security cameras located throughout the building, and our Midway location has 16 cameras. At our Coit location, parents can monitor their child via the display monitors set up in the lobby.

FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS

• All enrollment fees are due and payable at the time of enrollment. Yearly enrollment fees are non-refundable. Monthly tuition is pro-rated at a daily rate for the first and last months, if attendance for those months is for less than four (4) weeks. Tuition and all accrued fees are due and payable within the first three (3) workdays of the month. A late fee in the amount of $25.00 will be applied on the fourth (4th) workday of the month. No notice will be given prior to this fee being applied. Unpaid balances in excess of one (1) month’s tuition will necessitate the interruption or cessation of a student’s enrollment. An additional enrollment fee may be required for re-enrollment following the withdrawal of a student or the drop of a student for non-payment of fees.
• Nominal costs associated with some field trips are applied to the bills as they are incurred. Notices for these field trips and costs are posted in the classrooms prior to the event.
• A $25.00 fee will be applied on all returned checks. NSF checks must be made good with cash or certified funds. More than two (2) NSF checks in a six-month period will result in cash or certified funds being required for future tuition payments.
• A late pick-up fee will be applied in the amount of $5.00 for pick up between 6:30 P.M. and 6:45 P.M. An additional charge of $1.00 per minute will be charged for any time that a child is picked up after 6:45 P.M. Payment must be made at the time of pick-up.

FAMILY DISCOUNTS

• Families having two (2) enrolled students residing full time in the same household are entitled to a 5% discount of their tuition and enrollment fees. Families with three (3) or more enrolled students residing full time in the same household are eligible for a 10% discount of their tuition and enrollment fees.

HOLIDAYS

• Cambridge Academy is closed on the following holidays:
  • New Year’s Day
  • Good Friday
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Day after Thanksgiving Day
  • December 24th or December 26th
  • Christmas Day
• If a holiday occurs on a weekend, closure will follow local business practices.

SNOW OR ICE DAYS

• Cambridge Academy will follow the closing schedule of the Plano Independent School District for all days in which the public schools are closed for an entire day. Cambridge will remain open until 6:30 PM if the public schools release their students early due to weather and will plan to pick up our students per the instructions of their public schools. If PISD schedules a late opening day due to weather, Cambridge will open at regular time (6:30 A.M.) and will plan to assist in getting the students to their schools on a timely basis. There will be no extra charge for these services or refund of tuition for any days missed due to bad weather or conditions beyond the control of Cambridge Academy.
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