Rates at Miss Cherrie’s Fruitful Learning Center, effective 12/10/2025, are as follows: 

Children ages 6 weeks to 13 years

Full-time care (32 - 45 hours / week) $1,500.00 per month  

Part-time care (15 - 31 hours / week) $1,400.00 per month

Children ages 6 weeks to 13 years

Full-time care (32 - 45 hours / week) $380.00 per week

Part-time care (15 - 31 hours / week) $355.00 per week

Daily rate less than 3 days a week for Drop-in care Monday - Friday: $60 

Daily rate less than 3 days a week for Drop-in care Saturday and/or Sunday: $80 

Hourly rate under 15  hours for Drop-in care: $11.00 per hour 

Hourly rate for extra hours past the maximum full time rate of 45 hours & maximum part time rate of 25 hours: $5.00 per hour 

Fee for late pick up of child: $10.00 per 15-minute interval (or any fraction thereof) per child. 

Fees are to be paid in advance on Mondays for the following week's services. If there will be a third-party payment, as from an  employer or the county, a special payment schedule will be arranged and detailed in the contract. Parents will be responsible for any  specified co-payments or unpaid amounts. 

Fee for late payment. If a payment is more than 5 days late, including weekend days, a mandatory daily fee of $10.00 will be charged  for each day payment is not made. This fee will be charged for each day payment is not made (including the 3 days already past due). 

Fee for non-sufficient funds (NSF) or overdrafts. You will be charged an additional fee of $25.00 if your check does not clear the bank. The financial terms will be finalized upon signing of the parent-provider contract. 

If the parent or legal guardian is under age 18, a cosigner must sign the contract to act as guarantor to the contract and agree to be  bound by all financial terms. 

Families will receive a minimum of 30-day notice when a rate increase is planned.