The Loveland Board of Education on Tuesday approved a tuition-based, all-day kindergarten program.

        Parents of students attending the program will pay a fee — about $1,800 a year, or $200 a month for nine months — to cover the costs of adding staff for the extended day. Parents now do not pay for half-day kindergarten programs there.

        Eligible students will be chosen randomly, said Principal Carol Demic. The extended day program would likely last from 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., and will begin in the fall.

        The addition of a school this year — Loveland Intermediate School on South Lebanon Road — afforded the district more space in its buildings, leaving the Loveland Early Childhood Center with classroom space for the all-day kindergarten program, said Superintendent Dr. Michael Cline. Some parents also have expressed the need for such a program.

        “For some parents it's because they work, the children are gone all day and (parents) want an educational environment instead of day-care environment,” Ms. Demic said.

        Parents will receive a mailing in mid-May about the new all-day program. They must return a form expressing interest by June 1, and will have to submit a tuition agreement and the first installment of tuition by June 15, Ms. Demic said. Checks will be returned to parents of students not admitted to the program, she said.

        “We're looking forward to this because we can offer children with special needs an all-day opportunity that would really benefit them,” Ms. Demic said.

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