Assessment Test

The student takes a test that is modeled after the California State Test (CST) to ensure proper placement in Optimus courses. The student’s school grades and standardized test results should be provided for our database.

For students in Pre-K, Kindergarten, or 1st grade, the assessment is done face to face with a teacher who will check English and math skills (such as phonics, letter and word recognition, sight words, pronunciation, counting, addition and subtraction, etc.). The assessment takes approximately 30-45 minutes and is followed by 10-15 minutes of feedback from the teacher to the parent. An assessment for students in these grades is $50. If you decide to sign up for a class or the After School program afterwards, your assessment fee will be credited towards your first tuition payment.

There are two separate computerized assessment tests available for students in or above 2nd grade, one for Math and one for Language Arts. Each test takes approximately 1 ½ to 2 hours to complete. Tests are $30 for one or $50 to take both tests. If you decide to sign up for a class or the After School program afterwards, your assessment fees will be credited towards your first tuition payment.

Enrichment Classes with Pick-Up Service

In cases where parents only wish for their student(s) to attend our enrichment classes (i.e. book club or writing club) and want a pick-up service in addition to enrichment classes, pricing varies. (Enrichment class is $160/month before pick up fee.) Enrichment class prices including pick up fee are as follows: 1 enrichment class is $200/month (i.e. book club on Tuesdays), 2 enrichment classes/month: $380 (i.e. book club and writing club on Tuesdays and Thursdays).

Private Tutoring Discount

Optimus now offers two options to make private lessons more affordable for you. If you sign up for 50 hours of one-on-one instruction in any subject and pay upfront, you will receive a 5% discount on the total tuition. If you sign up for 100 hours of one-on-one instruction in any subject and pay upfront, you will receive a 10% discount on the total tuition. For more information, please read our blog.

Non School Days

When students have the day off from school (such as holidays, teacher prep days, winter/spring break, etc.), we are usually open. We provide daily care from 6:45am-6:30pm for a $55/day charge. Students are expected to bring their own lunches from home on non-school days. But, if necessary, we can pick up lunch for your child if you are not able to pack a lunch. When you drop your child off in the morning, please provide him or her with $10 and immediately let the teacher know that your child will be needing lunch that day. We play interactive games (no electronics) and do crafts in the morning, have lunch at the park at noon, and watch a movie in the afternoon. Students also have some time in the afternoon to read or work on long-term school work.

Summer Early Bird Discount

We offer 10% off tuition if you sign up for our summer program before March 31st. We are offering a sibling discount to families who have 2 or more kids they want to enroll. The first sibling will receive 10% off tuition, the second sibling will receive 15% off tuition. For more information, please read our blog.

Payment Policies

No Registration Fee & Refund

It is common policy at most learning centers to charge a registration fee upon signing up your son or daughter. At Optimus, we believe the quality of our services speaks for themselves, and we see no need to charge you a nonrefundable, upfront fee. We pride ourselves on the fact that our clients can test our services with no financial obligation. To take it even one step further, if at any point you are unsatisfied with our service, you can discontinue your student’s enrollment at Optimus and receive a prorated refund with only two weeks’ notice. However, refunds are not applicable to students who are enrolled in our Summer Program or our monthly classes (i.e. book club class, enrichment class).

Late Fee

Tuition payments are due in advance of the month you are paying for. For example, payments for next month's classes are due by the last week of this month. Any payments that are not made by the 3rd of the month will be considered past due and will be charged a late fee of $30.

We require that you give at least two weeks’ notice when you decide that your child will no longer be attending Optimus. Please give notice in writing or in person to the Director by the 15th of the month. If we are not given two weeks’ notice, you will be subject to pay up to 1 month of tuition to cover the costs we incur as a result of late notice. If you decide not to pay, your account will be referred to a third party collection agency.

Absence Notification For Pickup Service

Please notify us by phone call or text as soon as possible if you know your child will not need to be picked up due to absence or parent pickup. We understand that parents might accidentally forget to notify Optimus, so we won’t penalize you for your first absence without notification. However, your child may have been the only child we needed to pick up that day, in which case arriving at the school when your child is not there would mean a waste of paid time and resources. For this reason, every absence without notification after your first will be charged a $10 driver fee. More than 3 absences without notification may result in removal from our pickup service. We appreciate your understanding in this matter and thank you for notifying us as soon as possible.

Multiple Sibling Discount

While every parent, of course, wants the best for all of their children, we know that the financial burden of sending all of your little learners to an after school program at the same time can become substantial. At Optimus, we are willing to shoulder some of that burden for you. We welcome and encourage you to bring all of your children by offering a 10% discount on your second child’s tuition and a 15% discount on your third child’s tuition.These discounts will be applied to the lesser amount. Do you have even more than three children? No problem! Arrange a meeting with the director and we will handle your situation personally!

Military Discount

Optimus thanks the American troops for all they do! To show our appreciation and support, all active-duty military members receive a 5% discount on their child’s tuition!

* Not valid with other discounts.