This Child Care Provider Listing Agreement (the "agreement") is between the You and MyCityChildcare.com, Inc. ("We", "Us", and "Our"). This agreement explains and regulates a business relationship between You and Us, and also explains and regulates Your use of Our member's-only services on URL http://www.mycitychildcare.com ("Our web site"). In the Listing application, You will be asked to affirm that You have read and agree to these terms. This agreement, along with the Privacy and Terms of Use Policies for Our web site, incorporated here by reference, represents the entire agreement between You and MyCityChildcare.com, Inc. If You do not agree to these terms, do not apply for a Child Care Provider Listing. This agreement becomes effective when You submit Your processable application to Us through Our web site or to one of Our officers.

1. OUR SERVICES TO YOU
We have created and maintain a professionally designed web site as an advertising venue for child care providers that also promotes professional child care and the well-being of children in a local area. Our web site is free to parents and other interested people who seek child care or child care related information in Your area. In exchange for Your paid fees for the member's-only services provided on Our web site, We will:

1. create a User ID, Password, and post a business details page for You on Our web site using information You provide (collectively, these are called "Your account");
2. update Your account within five business days after You submit new information through Our web site;
3. promote Our web site and/or its region-specific domain names through a business advertisement under the "Child care" (or similar) heading in a leading Yellow Pages (or similar) print publication in Your region and through other means;
4. update You regularly of the web traffic to Your business details page and Our web site; and
5. provide information about training opportunities, marketing, professional resources, and other matters.

We do not guarantee that any information You provide will be chosen for view by visitors to Our web site.

2. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO US
In order to maintain Your account, You agree that You will:

1. operate a licensed or registered child care business in the state of Texas;
2. maintain a home or facility with the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services free from adverse actions;
3. inform Us immediately if TDPRS takes adverse action against You;
4. provide truthful and accurate information for posting on Our web site using the mechanisms provided within Our web site;
5. notify Us of any inaccuracy or defective aspect of Our web site in a timely manner;
6. promote Our web site by word of mouth in and around Your community;
7. prominently include the words "Visit MyCityChildcare.com" when practicable on any and all promotional materials or paid advertising done or contracted by You for Your child care business, including (but not limited to) print or media advertising, bulletin board listings, business cards, caps, email signature lines, informational flyers, letterhead, pens, pencils, signs, and T-shirts. By advertising Our web site, You advertise Your business; and
8. pay the invoices in a timely manner that You receive by email for Your account.

The inspection history of accounts will be randomly reviewed. If You fail to meet Your responsibilities, We can deactivate Your account without notifying You.

3. ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNT
After We process Your application to become a Listed Provider, You will receive a permanent User ID and temporary Password at the email address You provide. You may change Your Password at any time, but You should change Your Password the first time You log-in to the Member's Area with Your User ID. You agree to keep Your User ID and Password safe from unauthorized use. You are responsible for any and all activity that may occur by users of Your User ID. You promise to notify Us immediately of any unauthorized use of Your User ID or Password or any other breach of security. We may change Your User ID and Password at any time, provided We send You a notice to Your email address on file. We will do this only if there is a breach of security in Your account. We may access Your account information and content at any time to respond to service or technical issues.

4. ANNUAL RENEWAL OF THIS AGREEMENT
After We process Your application to become a Listed Provider, You will receive an invoice by email for Your account. That email will also contain Your permanent User ID and temporary Password. Your account will be activated when Your annual fee is received and Your payment clears the bank. Payment must be made by check or money order only; no cash, please. A $30.00 fee will be assessed for all returned checks. Your account will be deemed active for twelve full months from the date Your account is activated (the anniversary date) unless You or We terminate or deactivate Your account earlier. Your account will be activated annually when You pay the service fee in effect on Your anniversary date. The service fee will be set annually and published in the Member's Area of Our web site by January 10. Your account will be deemed inactive at 12:01 am Central Time on the day following Your anniversary date if Your payment has not yet cleared. Your fees for Our services are non-refundable and will not be prorated for renewed or reactivated accounts that have lapsed.

5. CURRENT ANNUAL SERVICE FEES
The following annual service fees are effective for all accounts activated, reactivated, or renewed from February 8, 2004 to February 7, 2005:

• Registered and Licensed Child Care Homes: $50.00.
• Licensed Child Care Centers: $300.00

Fees for services are non-refundable, not prorated, and must be received before Your account is initially activated or reactivated if it has lapsed.

6. INCENTIVE OFFERS
From time to time, We may offer You incentives to help Us keep Our web site's information useful and up-to-date for visitors and to successfully refer others to become Listed Providers. Incentives will extend only to those who maintain active accounts. Accounts that become inactive for lack of payment will have their incentive credits reset to zero after the account is reactivated. If, as one such incentive, We waive or reduce Your next annual service fee, You will still be bound during that time to this agreement as if You had paid Your annual fee in full. In no case will We substitute the benefits of an incentive offer for a full or prorated refund of a current year's paid annual service fee.

7. MODIFICATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
We may need to modify this agreement from time to time. We may discontinue or modify Our services to You at any time for any reason without notification or liability. You agree to be bound by any changes We may make to this agreement when such changes take effect. We will announce changes prominently in the Member's Area of Our web site at least fifteen (15) business days before they become effective. If You do not agree to the changes, You can cancel the agreement by sending Us an email notice from Your email account on file that contains Your User ID, current Password, and a message that You wish to cancel the agreement. You will receive no refund, prorated monies, or undelivered incentive gifts if You cancel Your account.

8. AGREEMENT TO TERMS
This is the final section of the Child Care Provider Listing agreement. If You agree to all the terms indicated in this agreement, as well as the Privacy and Terms of Use Policies that are incorporated by reference, please submit an application to become a Listed Provider. After We receive and process Your application, You will be instructed by email where to send Your annual service fee.

We at MyCityChildcare.com, Inc. truly believe that Our relationship with You can result in higher quality child care and well-being of the children in Your region, as well as more consistent revenue for Your child care business.

Last updated: February 5, 2004

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