Sound Beginnings Studio Policies and Expectations Tuition & Registration fee: Semester Registration fee: $25 (will increase to $30 in 2025) Tuition (per student): First Child: $60/month or $240/semester (will increase to $75/mo. or $300/sem. in 2025) Additional sibling: $20/month, $80/semester (will increase to 37.50/mo. or $150/sem. in 2025). Tuition and registration fees are paid via online invoice, Zelle or check, directly to Mrs. Leslie. Weekly classes are 30 minutes long. 7-8 families per class or 8-9 students per class. Materials for class are purchased through the Let’s Play Music website, and are shipped to Mrs. Leslie’s studio. Required materials include the semester workbook, the semester music album, and the semester instrument. If it is your first semester, it is required to purchase a tote bag (available as part of the full set, or as an add-on). Semester sets do not include the tote bag and are specifically for continuing students who have done a previous semester of SB. Infants under 18 months must purchase the music album, but are not required to purchase a workbook or instrument, but may, if desired. Full set: $42.50, Semester set: $35, Sibling set: $21 (individual items or optional add-ons may be purchased also). By enrolling in Sound Beginnings, you commit to ALL 15 weeks of the semester, or from the point of enrollment to the end of the semester. If you decide to drop out before the end of the semester, the remainder of the semester tuition will be billed. No refunds on tuition or registration fees will be extended. Exceptions include extenuating circumstances, such as job loss or unexpected move. Mrs. Leslie will consider each case and be as fair as possible. Please understand, by dropping out, you affect the experience for the entire class and their families. Parents or caregiver attend EVERY class. Grown-ups (up to 3) are welcome to come visit. Siblings or friends are NOT allowed to attend class regularly unless enrolled, including infants older than 2 months. However, siblings or children 0-4, may drop in for an occasional class for a fee of $5/class, when needed. Please make regular childcare arrangements for your unenrolled children so you can be fully present and participating with your child. Phone use is only allowed for taking photos! Please do not scroll, text, or call in class. Leslie is the teacher, and will sing, play and demonstrate activities during class. She will provide suggestions to you as well. But, by enrolling in SB, you, the parent, are committing to fully, and actively, participate in class. Have fun! Engage and play with your child, even your infant! Do not be embarrassed! You playing along will aid their development! You also commit to listening to the semester album regularly, and to completing as many of the optional home-fun workbook assignments at home, with your child, as possible. These are provided to increase the learning, so take advantage! Parents also commit to openly and honestly communicating with Mrs. Leslie with any questions or concerns. And, they agree to read and respond as necessary to communication from Mrs. Leslie. Occasionally, a child may have trouble following directions in class. Children between ages 0-4, may be learning how to do this, so please don’t expect them to do it automatically. This is one reason you enrolled them - to learn how to follow instructions. Cases may vary, but if behavior does becomes a problem that causes distraction for others, a plan of action will be discussed with the parent, or ultimately, a family may be asked to drop. Mrs. Leslie will always carefully work with the parent and student to avoid dropping. In case of sickness with a fever, vomiting, runny nose or contagious virus, cold, cough, flu, rash, etc., please do not come to class. Arrangements can be made to pass along any important class material that was missed. Attendance in class is required unless prevented by sickness or emergency. Vacation plans must be communicated with Mrs. Leslie in advance. Please park neatly in the driveway or along the retaining wall on the east side of the road. Do not park in the neighbor’s driveway, blocking the road, or on the pavers north east of the yard. Please arrive no earlier than 10 minutes before class, and stay no later than 10 minutes after class. By registering in the program, parents accept full financial liability for any incident or injury that may happen to their child(ren), themselves, or any guest accompanying them while on the Wilson property for classes. They release Leslie Wilson and her family, as well as all class participants from all liability.