{"id":443,"date":"2026-09-14T13:45:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designsmith.co.za\/buttercup\/?page_id=443"},"modified":"2026-09-27T12:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T12:51:24","slug":"fees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/designsmith.co.za\/buttercup\/fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section et_animated\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/designsmith.co.za\/buttercup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Buttercup-Daycare-revised-logo-1024x168.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" 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Pay-Before-Play, e-transfer, bi-weekly invoices. Same transparency we use for food and sleep.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n  <div class=\"pricing\">\n    <div class=\"price-card popular\">\n      <div class=\"badge\">Most Popular \u2014 Full-Time<\/div>\n      <h3>Full-Time Daycare<\/h3>\n      <div class=\"price\">$50 <span>per day<\/span><\/div>\n      <ul>\n        <li>Core hours 7:30 AM \u2013 4:30 PM<\/li>\n        <li>Lunch + morning & afternoon snack included<\/li>\n        <li>Scratch cooking & garden veggies<\/li>\n        <li>Best value for regular attendance<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"price-card\">\n      <h3>Part-Time Daycare<\/h3>\n      <div class=\"price\">$60 <span>per day<\/span><\/div>\n      <ul>\n        <li>Minimum 3 days per week<\/li>\n        <li>Same meals, care & garden time<\/li>\n        <li>Flexible days \u2014 subject to agreement<\/li>\n        <li>Change days with 1 week notice<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"extra-grid\">\n    <div class=\"mini-card\">\n      <div class=\"mini-icon\">&#x23f0;<\/div>\n      <div><strong style=\"color:#2B3A55\">Early \/ Late Care<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#6B7280\"><strong>$10.00 per 30 minutes<\/strong> \u2014 Early from 7:00 AM, Late until 5:00 PM<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"mini-card\">\n      <div class=\"mini-icon\">&#x1f4b3;<\/div>\n      <div><strong style=\"color:#2B3A55\">Payment \u2014 Pay-Before-Play<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size:14px;color:#6B7280\">Invoiced bi-weekly, receipts provided. E-transfer. Pay weekly upfront or monthly upfront if preferred.<\/span><\/div>\n   \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"font-size:26px;margin:10px 0 14px;text-align:center\">Our Policies (from parent handbook)<\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"policy-grid\">\n    <div class=\"pol open\">\n      <button class=\"pol-q\">&#x1f912; Sickness <span>+<\/span><\/button>\n      <div class=\"pol-a\"><div class=\"pol-a-inner\">Your child may not attend daycare if they display signs of contagious sickness or fever. This protects all children.<div class=\"callout yellow\">&#x1f49b; Please keep them home and we\u2019ll keep normal fees \u2014 see missed days policy.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"pol\">\n      <button class=\"pol-q\">&#x1f504; Change in Schedule <span>+<\/span><\/button>\n      <div class=\"pol-a\"><div class=\"pol-a-inner\">Changes in your regular days must be made one week in advance and are subject to agreement. We\u2019ll do our best to accommodate flexible needs.<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"pol\">\n      <button class=\"pol-q\">&#x1f44b; Cancellation <span>+<\/span><\/button>\n      <div class=\"pol-a\"><div class=\"pol-a-inner\">If you remove your child from Buttercup, one week advanced notice is required.<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"pol\">\n      <button class=\"pol-q\">&#x1f4b0; Payment for Missed Days & Stat Holidays <span>+<\/span><\/button>\n      <div class=\"pol-a\"><div class=\"pol-a-inner\">If your child misses a scheduled day due to sickness or early pickup, normal fees are charged. If scheduled day falls on a statutory holiday, normal fees still charged. We are closed on statutory holidays but fees still apply. If statutory holiday falls on weekend, first working day after weekend we are closed but fees still charged.\n      <div class=\"callout green\">&#x2705; Fees <strong>won\u2019t<\/strong> be charged if Buttercup must close for a day for any reason (our decision).<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"pol\">\n      <button class=\"pol-q\">&#x1f3d6;&#xfe0f; Vacations <span>+<\/span><\/button>\n      <div class=\"pol-a\"><div class=\"pol-a-inner\">If you take vacation, you are charged 50% of normal fees for your scheduled days. Maximum 10 days per year at half rate. Please notify us in advance.<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"pol\">\n      <button class=\"pol-q\">&#x1f384; Annual Shutdown <span>+<\/span><\/button>\n      <div class=\"pol-a\"><div class=\"pol-a-inner\">We close over the Christmas period. We will notify you of exact dates well in advance. Normal vacation policy does not apply \u2014 no fees if we close for shutdown? <em>Please confirm with Jenny \u2014 we show exact dates yearly.<\/em><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"pol\">\n      <button class=\"pol-q\">&#x1f4c8; Fees <span>+<\/span><\/button>\n      <div class=\"pol-a\"><div class=\"pol-a-inner\">Latest fees at designsmith.co.za\/buttercup\/. All fees subject to annual review.<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cta\">\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:26px\">Questions about fees?<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"color:#2B3A55;opacity:.75;max-width:560px;margin:8px auto 16px\">Ask Jenny \u2014 we keep it simple and transparent. No surprises.<\/p>\n    <a href=\"tel:+12269229873\" style=\"display:inline-flex;background:#2B3A55;color:#fff;padding:12px 22px;border-radius:100px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;margin:4px\">Call (226) 922 9873<\/a>\n    <a href=\"mailto:andersonjenniferanne@gmail.com\" style=\"display:inline-flex;background:#fff;color:#2B3A55;padding:12px 22px;border-radius:100px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;margin:4px;border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.08)\">Email Jenny<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n(function(){\n  document.querySelectorAll('.pol-q').forEach(btn=>{\n    btn.addEventListener('click',()=>{\n      const card=btn.closest('.pol');\n      card.classList.toggle('open');\n    });\n  });\n})();\n<\/script>\n<\/section><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section et_pb_section_parallax\"><span class=\"et-pb-parallax-wrapper\"><span class=\"et-pb-parallax-background et-pb-parallax-background--css et-pb-parallax-background-module--divi-section-2\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/designsmith.co.za\/buttercup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Buttercup-Daycare-Brantford-6.jpg)\"><\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Thank You for visiting this page<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-443","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/designsmith.co.za\/buttercup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/designsmith.co.za\/buttercup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/designsmith.co.za\/buttercup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designsmith.co.za\/buttercup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/designsmith.co.za\/buttercup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/designsmith.co.za\/buttercup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":558,"href":"https:\/\/designsmith.co.za\/buttercup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/443\/revisions\/558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/designsmith.co.za\/buttercup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}