Wright Start is provided for Wright Elementary School students ages 5 and older. Our purpose is to provide a safe nurturing environment for those students who are required to spend an extended part of their day away from home.

Parents/Guardians may register students at the beginning and throughout the school year in the Wright Start office during hours of operation. The school's administrative office will also enroll students when Wright Start staff is not available. At the bottom of the registration form the registration status of your child is required. You will be charged according to your child's registration status. Wright Start is available for Wright Elementary students ONLY.

Registration Form

Wright Start is available from 6:30AM - 8:15AM (1st bell rings) and from the dismissal of school until 6:00PM. If your child is not picked up by 6:00PM, a late fee will be charged ($10 per every minutes after 6:00PM). If your child has not been picked up by 6:30PM and no one has been contacted, Department of Children and Families will be contacted along with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department. Three or more late pick ups will result in termination of services.

• Registration Fee - $25 per child

• Before School - $30 per week

• After School - $50 per week

• Before and After School - $70 per week

• Teacher Workday - $25

• $10 late fee per every five minutes that a child is not picked up past 6:00 PM

Wright Start contracts with Early Learning Coalition of Okaloosa County to accept income eligible families.

Pre-registration and pre-payment is mandatory. Drop-ins are accepted on space availability. Parents/guardians must call the Wright Start office of that day in order for your child to attend. The front office will accept drop-ins in case of emergency ONLY. Payment is due the day of service.

Drop-in fees are as follows:

• Before School - $8 per day

• After School - $10 per day

• Before and After School - $18 per day

• Teacher Workday - $20 per day

Summer hours are from 6:30AM - 6:00PM. Tuition ($70) and activity fees ($20) will be paid separately. Summer tuition will not be prorated.

Fees are due Thursday BEFORE the week to be attended. You now have th option to set up weekly automatic payments through MySchoolBucks. Checks and cash are accepted and are required to be placed directly into the safe in a sealed envelope. The envelope must include the account name and the payment amount applied to that account. NO money should be accepted directly by any Child Care Coordinator or staff.

If your child is absent a full week, tuition will not be charged; however, a note explaining why is required for auditing purposes. If a child is absent 2 or more weeks without notifying the Wright Start staff, enrollment will be terminated and the child will have to re-enroll upon return, if space is available. If you notify the front office your child's absence, we ask that you remind them that your child attends Wright Start.

If your child is out due to sickness more than 1 day, we will allow for a reduction in fees ONLY with a doctor's note. Any child with a temperature over 100 degrees will be sent home. If a child becomes ill or seriously injured at Wright Start, the parent/guardian will be notified immediately and expected to pick up child immediately. In case of emergency, the paramedic will be called and the parent/guardian will be notified immediately. Parents/guardians will be responsible for all costs incurred in such emergencies.

The staff at Wright Start believes in open communication and will be available to discuss any concerns or questions you may have. We have an open door policy. The same code of conduct that is expected during the school day is expected at Wright Start. We do not deny food or bathroom privileges as a form of discipline or for any other reason. At all times and in all parts of the school, students will be expected to:

• Cooperate with adults in charge

• Respect school property and the property and rights of others

• Keep hands, feet, and objects to themselves

• Walk in buildings and on ramps

• Believe in yourself!

• 1st Offense: Verbal warning

• 2nd Offense: Timeout/redirection

• 3rd Offense: Written report to parent

Any occurrence afterwards will consist of a referral to the principal and or a "break" from Wright Start. If the behavior continues to exist, the student can and will be terminated from the program. If a child strikes another child or adult, that is grounds for immediate termination.

• September 4 - Labor Day

• November 10 - Veteran's Day

• November 20 - 24 - Thanksgiving Holidays

• December 22 - January 3 - Winter Break

• January 4 - Teacher Workday (No Wright Start)

• January 5 - Professional Development Day/Student Holiday (No Wright Start)

• January 15 - Martin Luther King, Jr Day

• February 19 - President's Day

• March 25 - Teacher Work Day/Student Holiday

• May 27 - Memorial Day

• July 4 - Independence Day

• Wright Start students must be signed in and out by a parent/guardian using the computerized check-in station each time they drop off their child in the morning and each time they pick up their child in the afternoon.

• An afternoon snack will be provided to all students at no additional cost.

• Wright Start provides homework time and assistance. However, we are not allowed to "make" your student do his/her homework. If your student is coming home with excessive homework, please let a staff member know. Our goal is to help you and your student.