Tuition Discounts

Discounts and assistance to make great child care reachable.

Below are the ways Newark Nature School helps families afford the program - a UD faculty/staff discount, the State of Delaware’s Purchase of Care subsidy, and a sibling discount when you have more than one child with us. Mention any that apply on the Email Us form and we’ll factor them into the rate sheet we send back.

10% off weekly tuition

UD Faculty & Staff

University of Delaware is the largest single employer in Newark, and many faculty and staff live within a few miles of campus. UD employees get 10% off weekly tuition at Newark Nature School.

We verify with a @udel.edu email or current pay stub - that’s it. Open to all UD units including ATU, ag-extension, hospital staff, and grad students on payroll.

Purchase of Care (POC)

Purchase of Care is the State of Delaware’s child-care subsidy, administered by the Department of Health & Social Services (DHSS) Division of Social Services. It helps income-eligible working families - or families in school, training, or job search - pay for licensed child care.

Families pay a small income-based co-payment, and DHSS pays the rest of the weekly rate directly to the provider. Eligibility, co-pay tiers, and the application live on the DHSS Child Care Subsidy page .

Newark Nature School welcomes POC families. Tell us when you reach out and we’ll walk you through the steps to enroll your child here under the program.

10% off the second child

Sibling Discount

Have more than one little one with us at the same time? The second (and any additional) child enrolled receives 10% off weekly tuition for their program for as long as siblings overlap.

We apply the discount to the youngest child’s invoice. The sibling discount stacks with the UD discount for UD families, up to a combined cap of 20% off weekly tuition.

How discounts work

Discounts apply to the weekly tuition rate, not to one-time fees (registration, supplies, summer enrichment).
The UD and sibling discounts can stack, capped at 20% off weekly tuition per child.
Purchase of Care (POC) is a state subsidy, not a school discount - it works alongside our regular rate, with DHSS covering the portion above your assigned co-pay. POC families are not separately charged any “balance” above the rate published in the DHSS reimbursement schedule.
We verify eligibility once at enrollment for UD and sibling discounts. POC eligibility is renewed by DHSS on their schedule.
Discounts and POC apply for as long as you remain eligible - we don’t front-load them or sunset them at year-end.

Need help figuring out what applies?

Tell us a little about your family’s situation and Savanna will walk you through it - UD, POC, sibling, or some combination. We’d rather have a real conversation than turn a good family away over price.

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Ready to see your rate?

Send a quick note - mention the UD discount, POC, and/or siblings - and we’ll reply with your personalized rate sheet.

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