Helpful updates! It looks like the sibling discount is for families paying “full tuition.” Any idea whether that might mean the top income-based fee, or 5 days of programming, or something else?
We have a request out to askdhsp@cambridgema.gov to see if they will answer. (Sent this last Thursday.) I'll keep you posted. Hopefully they answer soon. Thx again
The “full tuition” is the assessed tuition rate for the child, not the highest rate on the sliding scale. The discount applies to all household income levels. The 50% sibling discount applies to any additional child in a family who is assessed a tuition rate. In other words, it does not only apply to the highest tuition rate, but any rate that is assessed for a family. The first child’s tuition rate will be 100% of the assessed rate. Any additional sibling will pay 50% of that rate.
Megan
Megan Dalton | Evaluation Assistant; Department of Human Service Programs
Helpful updates! It looks like the sibling discount is for families paying “full tuition.” Any idea whether that might mean the top income-based fee, or 5 days of programming, or something else?
Hi Ryan, Great question.
We have a request out to askdhsp@cambridgema.gov to see if they will answer. (Sent this last Thursday.) I'll keep you posted. Hopefully they answer soon. Thx again
Update — here's what they said (good news):
The “full tuition” is the assessed tuition rate for the child, not the highest rate on the sliding scale. The discount applies to all household income levels. The 50% sibling discount applies to any additional child in a family who is assessed a tuition rate. In other words, it does not only apply to the highest tuition rate, but any rate that is assessed for a family. The first child’s tuition rate will be 100% of the assessed rate. Any additional sibling will pay 50% of that rate.
Megan
Megan Dalton | Evaluation Assistant; Department of Human Service Programs
City of Cambridge | mdalton@cambridgema.gov | P: 617-349-6200