Helpful Information

Helpful Information for Parents/Guardians

HOURS - Our office hours are 6:30 am-6:00 pm Monday through Friday.

 

LATE PICK UPS - ESS closes promptly at 6:00pm. Late fees will be assessed as follows:    1-10 minutes: $1 per minute per child    11-30 minutes: $30 per child    31-60 minutes: $60 per child

 

FEES - Please click on link to the left for monthly breakdown.**There is a $150 registration fee per family per year. Fees are due on the first day of each month. A late fee will be assessed if payment is not received after the 15th of the month. The ESS program is self supporting and financially independent of the Poway Unified School District.

 

Summer Program Fees: Fees charged for the summer include all field trip admissions, a summer t-shirt, and an afternoon snack.

 

MINIMUM DAY / TIME BANKING  - Included in the Full and PM contracts

 

DISTRICT RECESS/BREAK RATE -Check the fee schedule for rates. Registration for all breaks and recesses is for the entire recess or break (no single days). (Hours during breaks and summer are 7:30 am to 5:30 pm)

 

SIGNING IN & OUT - Students must be signed in and out of ESS daily. Only an authorized person with a picture I.D. can sign a child out of ESS. Your child is expected at ESS each day. Please notify us whenever your child WILL NOT attend ESS on any given day.

 

ILLNESS & MEDICATION - If your child is not feeling well, please do not send him/her to ESS. Students who have been ill must be well, and fever free, for 24 hours before returning to ESS or school. If your child becomes ill or suspected to be contagious, you will be notified to pick him/her up promptly. It is very important that you keep us updated on changes in work, home, cell, and emergency phone numbers.

ESS will administer medication (prescription or non-prescription) to students only if a PUSD Authorization for Medical Administration Form has been completed by a physician and parent. All medication must be in the original container. Sunscreen, chap stick and non-medicated cough drops need only the parent's portion of the form filled in and signed