Laura Alpern (Center Director) comes to MLEDP with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s Equivalency in Education. She has 20 years of experience in teaching roles including teaching in the Pittsburgh Public Schools as well as substitute teaching in Mt Lebanon and Upper St. Clair School Districts. She loves teaching children! Laura, her husband, Stuart and two daughters, Marissa and Sylvia, have been residents in Mt Lebanon for over 20 years . Mrs. Alpern loves to visit the library, the Mt. Lebanon pool, and many other Mt. Lebanon places so please stop and say hello!
Additional Rate and Schedule Calendar Information
*A Typical School Day is a day when children are scheduled for a regular session of school.
*Typical Days Billing: The Typical Days listed above in the Kindergarten Care Schedule Calendar, are totaled (based on your RSPA agreement) then divided into easy monthly installments.
The following items are billed separately.
- **Long Days are in service-clerical days and parent teacher conference days with 11.5 hours of care available.
- **Long Days are always billed separately. Since families sign up for care as needed and Long Days are an additional cost, we do not pre-bill for these days. You are only billed for the days for which you sign up. No Tuition Credits are Given for absences on Long Days.
- Late Pick Up Fee - $10.00 for every 15-minute increment beyond closing time (6:30 p.m.).
- Late Payment Fee - Payments are due the first day of every month. A late fee of 5% of the account balance will be assessed to accounts, if payment arrives after the 5th day of the month.
- Failure To Call Off Fee: If your child is scheduled for afternoon care and is absent without calling to inform the center, then you will be charged a $25.00 Failure To Call Off Fee.