The Hayes Center serves CPTC students, employees and community members.

Monthly Rates for Childcare

Other Fees

• Late fee past closing: $2 per child per minute.
• Registration Fee: $50 per child

Other Practices

• Registered CPTC students are not charged between quarters (break weeks) unless utilized.
• Employees receive 12 vacation days per enrollment year
• Community members receive10 vacation days per enrollment year
• Upon graduating from CPTC, students can either stay at the Center using the community member rate or work with Center staff to find another care option in the community. 

1. Pay Online

   • Students (via MyCC)
   • Staff/Community (via ProCare) 

2. Pay by Phone

   • Cashier Office
     253-589-5505
   • https://www.cptc.edu/about/office-hours 
   • Visa or Mastercard accepted.

3. Pay in Person

   • Cashier Office
     Building 17
     https://www.cptc.edu/about/office-hours 
   • Check, cash, money order, Visa or MasterCard accepted.

4. Payment Assistance Programs

• DCYF Child Care Subsidy
• BrightSpark Pierce County Child Care Subsidy
• ChildCare Aware Military Subsidy
• Student Tuition Discount (ASG Funded)
• Tribal Subsidy
• ​​​​​​​Contact Hayes Center staff to learn more about these assistance programs.

"Children between the ages of 6 weeks to 5 years old whose parents or guardians are:

• CPTC students, or
• CPTC employees, or
• Community members

• Early Achievers Level 4
• ECEAP family support and resources
• Health and child development screenings
• NAEYC accredited
• Teachers with degrees in Early Childhood Education
• USDA food program - Healthy meals and snacks

Early Achievers - Level 4

The Center is an active participant in Washington State's Early Learning Quality Rating System, Early Achievers. This program is dedicated to providing families across the state equitable access to high quality early learning programs. 

ECEAP

ECEAP is a Washington state funded preschool program for three- and four-year-old children who meet income guidelines. The program provides early childhood experiences such as:

• Learning activities
• Social development and problem solving
• Nutritious meals and snacks
• Health screenings and follow-up
• Family support services
• Family involvement and leadership opportunities

For more information about ECEAP, contact us at (253) 589-5531 or go to
https://dcyf.wa.gov/services/early-learning-providers/eceap 

NAEYC

National Association for the Education of Young Children 

Being NAEYC accredited means the Center is held to the national standards of high-quality early learning practices with continual access to the most up to date early learning industry practices. 

NACCRRA

National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies

The Center accepts NACCRRA financial assistance for child care costs supporting military families in our community.

USDA

The Center participates in the federal USDA Child and Adult Food Program (CACFP) centered around promoting healthy and nutritious meals and snacks for enrolled children. 

When to Stay Home | “If they can’t play, they can’t stay” 

Keep your child home if you notice any symptom of illness that prevents your child from participating in normal daily activities. For example: lethargy, fatigue, persistent crying, difficulty breathing, lack of appetite or anything parents or teachers may consider a significant change in behavior. 

Your child is excluded from care if any of the following symptoms are present:

• Fever of 100.4F or higher
• Medication used to lower an active fever/temperature
• Two loose bowel movements
• Coughing
• Vomiting twice
• Consistent yellow or green nasal discharge
• Lice
• Ring worm
• Scabies
• Covid-19 like symptoms
• Open wounds or sores discharging bodily fluids that cannot be adequately covered
• Any of the contagious diseases listed in WAC 246-110-00-10

Illness Exclusion 

If your child is ill with any of the above symptoms or is sent home with any of the above symptoms, they must be symptom free for 24 hours before returning to care. 

Exemptions are not granted for MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) vaccine. Per Washington State Law, all ageeligible children entering childcare are required to have an MMR vaccination – no exceptions. 

Adult Expectations 

If your child is sent to school ill or develops symptoms while in care, you or an adult listed as an emergency contact will be required to pick up the ill child within one and a half hours of notification. 

We recognize that having to leave work or class is an inconvenience, however, it is necessary in order to ensure the health of the staff and children within the classroom. Failure to pick up your child could result in interruption of care.

The Flu and Covid-19

• Both COVID-19 and the flu are serious respiratory illnesses.
• COVID-19 and the flu share many symptoms.
• Only medical tests can confirm a person has COVID-19 or the flu.
• A positive test for one virus does not rule out the other. Infection with both viruses is possible.
• The CDC recommends people with COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms get tested for both viruses