General Information and Policies

 

Thank you for your interest in our center. Our staff will be pleased to welcome you with a tour of our facilities and answer any questions you may have about our program. If you are considering our program for your child, we hope this information will be helpful.

 

Rising Star Child Care is licensed for 142 and serves children from newborn to 12 years of age. Business hours are Monday-Friday 6am to 7:30pm.

 

DOCUMENTATION

Before your child may start we will need the following on file:

  •   Emergency Card

  •   Enrollment forms

  •   Tuition Contract

  •   Transportation Agreement (If Applicable)

  •   $75.00 Non-refundable Registration Fee Per Child

  •   Parent Contract & Orientation Form

  •   General Medication Form

  •   Immunization Record (Only a medical exemption signed by a physician will be accepted in place of a complete immunization record.)

 

 

TRANSPORTATION

At this time we provide transportation to the following schools:

Iditarod

Tanaina                                

Larson

Cottonwood

Full day programs are offered for school age children on in-service days and holidays if they are already enrolled in our before & after care program.

 

 MEALS AND SNACKS

Here at Rising Star we participate in the USDA food program. We provide breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack which is included in the price of tuition. Whole milk is served with meals to all children under 2 years and 1% milk is served to all children over 3.

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Rising Star Child Care is an equal opportunity provider.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call 866-632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: 202-690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.