WESTMONT — The Community Unit School District 201 Board of Education approved a tuition-based all-day kindergarten program at both Manning and Miller schools in Westmont for the 2013-14 school year.

The board approved the program at its March 19 school board meeting. The district previously had only operated a half-day kindergarten program.

Tuition will be $2,000 per year for the full-day program. Families that do not wish to participate in full-day kindergarten will have the option of a half-day program at no cost. There will be payment plans available for the full-day tuition so that families may pay the total amount over the school year, officials said.