Child Development Center

The CDC’s Touchnet site is currently set up to process payments for monthly tuition, late payments, lost keys, late pick-up, enrollment fees, non-sufficient fund fees, and delinquent account balances. 

There are three available tuition payment options:

1. Miscellaneous Tuition Payments
2. Non-Subsidized Monthly Tuition Payments
3. Subsidized Monthly Tuition Payments

There are five available fee type payment options:

1. Late Tuition
2. Late Pick-up
3. Lost Key Card
4. Enrollment Fee
5. Non-Sufficient Fund Fee

The Center accepts HSA/FSA, Visa, Discover, Mastercard. We do not accept payment over the phone.

Miscellaneous Tuition Payments

This option is mostly used to process payments for delinquent account balances. This category is password protected. The Child Development Center will notify you if this category is appropriate & provide the password.

Miscellaneous Payment Submission Tips

• Payment information is submitted for one child or at a time
• Entered Paying Amount: Total delinquent amount paying for one child
• Paying for multiple children:
  • Each child will be a separate item in your cart
  • Click on "Continue Shopping" in your cart to add payment for another child
  • Total listed in your cart reflects the amount that will be charged to your credit card
  • Click "Checkout" in your cart after payments for all of your children are entered
• Month(s) and Year(s) Paying For: Include all months and years for which payment is being submitted - this will provide us with the information to apply your payment correctly

Non-Subsidized Monthly Tuition Payments

This option is used by families that do not receive child care subsidy from the Department of Social Services. This category processes payments for current invoices and pre-paid child care services.

Non-Subsidized Payment Submission Tips

• Payment information is submitted for one child or at a time
• Payment Amount: Select the applicable monthly tuition rate from the available dropdown in the appropriate classroom for the child you are submitting payment for
• Quantity: The number of tuition months being paid for one child at the selected rate in the specific classroom - it is possible for this quantity to be greater than 1, for example, if a family wants to prepay future child care services or pay an open balance for previous unpaid months
• Paying for multiple children:
  • Each child will be a separate item in your cart
  • Click on "Continue Shopping" in your cart to add payment for another child
  • Total listed in your cart reflects the amount that will be charged to your credit card
  • Click "Checkout" in your cart after payments for all of your children are entered
• Month(s) and Year(s) Paying For: Include all months and years for which payment is being submitted - this will provide us with the information to apply your payment correctly
• Click this link for step by step instructions on submitting a non-subsidized tuition payment.

Subsidized Monthly Tuition Payments

This option is used by families that receive child care subsidy from the Department of Social Services. This category processes payments for current invoices and pre-paid child care services (parent fees and/or subsidy shortages).

Subsidized Payment Submission Tips

• Payment information is submitted for one child or at a time
• Entered Payment Amount: Total amount that you are paying for one child
• Paying for multiple children:
  • Each child will be a separate item in your cart
  • Click on "Continue Shopping" in your cart to add payment for another child
  • Total listed in your cart reflects the amount that will be charged to your credit card
  • Click "Checkout" in your cart after payments for all of your children are entered
• Month(s) and Year(s) Paying For: Include all months and years for which payment is being submitted - this will provide us with the information to apply your payment correctly
• Click on this link for step by step instructions on submitting a subsidized tuition payment.

Late Tuition Fee

This option is used for processing payments for invoices related to tuition payments that were received after the established deadline.

Late Tuition Payment Submission Tips

• Payment information can be submitted for more than one child at a time
• Quantity: The number of children that payment was not received by the deadline for tuition per invoice for late payment fees - for example, the quantity is 2 if you have 2 children that received a late payment invoice
• Paying for multiple children: Submit information for all children at the same time

Late Pickup Fee

This option is used for processing payments for invoices sent to families if an App State Staff member is required to be in the building after closing.

Late Pickup Payment Tips

• Payment information can be submitted for more than one child at a time for one late pickup date
• Quantity: The number of children that were picked up late on a certain date - for example, the quantity is 2 if you have 2 children that received a late pickup invoice
• Paying for multiple children: Submit information for all children at the same time for the same late pickup date
• Number of Times Late: Select the number of times that you were invoiced for late pickups in the current contract period

Lost Keycard Fee

This option is for processing payments related to replacing misplaced/lost keycards for the Center.

Lost Keycard Payment Tips

• Quantity: The number of keycard(s) being replaced

Enrollment Fee

The “Enrollment Fee” option is for processing payments related to initial enrollment to the Center. 

Enrollment Fee Payment Tips

• Quantity: The "Quantity" entered should reflect the number of children being enrolled.

Non-Sufficient Fund Fee

The “Non-Sufficient Fund” option is for processing payments related to checks that have been returned due to insufficient funds. 

Non-Sufficient Fund Fee Payment Tips

• Quantity: The "Quantity" entered should reflect the number of checks returned.

Email [email protected] for assistance.