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February 2012 Newsletter

 

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Child Care

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Child Care Programs

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School Age Child Care Programs

Ages: 5 - 12 years

5 year old must be enrolled in Kindergarten

Grades: K-6th Grade

With so many demands on today's families, parents need all the help they can get. That's why we are America's largest nonprofit child care provider! We offer a year-round child care program for school age children in Kindergarten through to 6th grade. Our School Age Child Care Programs ensure that your child's time is spent creatively and constructively. Our programs focus on the character development values which help children grow physically, mentally and spiritually.

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With several affordable care options, including financial assistance for qualifying families, our Child Care Programs meet all of your needs, including safety, care, recreation, and enrichment for your child.You can feel confident knowing that your child is safe and well cared for by highly qualified staff. All of our staff are CPR and First Aid certified and we meet or exceed state staff-to-child ratios. Criminal History Background checks are completed on all staff at the beginning of each school year. And we make sure that our child care staff receive extensive hours of training and professional development before working with your child.

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The Grant County Family YMCA offers the following programs:

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Child Care Program Locations

Grant County School Corporations and Grant County Family YMCA
  • Marion Community Schools (Allen, Kendall (includes Justice students), & Riverview - mornings; YMCA -afternoons)
  • Mississinewa Community Schools (Northview - mornings and afternoons; Westview - students ride bus from Northview in the mornings, and to Northview in the afternoons)
  • Oak Hill United Schools (No mornings, Converse and Swayze students ride bus to Sweetser)
  • Eastbrook Community Schools (Afternoons only, no mornings)
  • Grant County YMCA (Afternoons only)

Schools We Serve

Eastbrook Community Schools

  • Eastbrook North - afternoons only
  • Eastbrook South - afternoons only

Marion Community Schools

  • Allen - mornings
  • Justice Intermediate (@ Kendall) - mornings
  • Kendall - mornings
  • Riverview - mornings
  • YMCA - afternoons for Allen, Justice, Kendall, & Riverview (Buses transport from school to the Y. Call the Y for the bus numbers)

Mississinewa Community Schools

  • Northview - mornings and afternoons
  • Westview (bus to/from Northview) - mornings and afternoons

Oak Hill United Schools

  • Converse (bus to/from Sweetser) for afternoons
  • Swayzee (bus to/from Sweetser) for afternoons
  • Sweetser - afternoons only

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Child Care

Before School Program

Ages: 5 - 12 years, 5 year old must be enrolled in Kindergarten

Grades: K-6th Grade

Hours: 6:30 am - school start

Before School Care is a great program for working parents needing child care before school begins.This can be an affordable care option, with financial assistance available for qualifying families. Children will enjoy unstructured play and stimulating activities that help get them ready for the day ahead. Financial Assistance is available through our Community Partners Assistance Program.

Due to the costs of running morning programs, there must be a minimum of 5 children signed up for a full week before a school site will be opened at a school, and 8 attending weekly for a school morning site to remain open.

Eastbrook Community Schools (Eastbrook North at Van Buren; Eastbrook South at Upland)

  • No morning program

Marion Community Schools (Allen, Kendall, Riverview, Justice)

  • Child Care for Justice Students is at Kendall School. Staff accompany students to Justice School at 8 am.

Mississinewa Community Schools (Westview @ Northview, Northview)

  • Westview students ride bus from Northview.

Oak Hill United Schools (Converse @ Sweetser, Sweetser)

  • No morning program

 

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After School Program 

Ages: 5 - 12 years, 5 year old must be enrolled in Kindergarten

Grades: K-6th Grade

Hours: School end - 6:30 pm

In a time when schools and families are cutting back to basics, your child, more than ever, needs physical education, exposure to the arts, and time to have fun and relax with their peers.This can be an affordable care option, with financial assistance available for qualifying families. After school care offers all this and more! With several affordable care options, including financial assistance for qualifying families, the YMCA After School program meets all your needs, including safety, care, recreation, and enrichment for your child after school.

Eastbrook Corporation Schools (Eastbrook North—Van Buren; Eastbrook South—Upland)

Marion Community Schools (Allen, Kendall, Riverview, Justice)

  • Students are bused to the YMCA —please call the Y for the bus numbers

Mississinewa Schools (Westview @ Northview, Northview)

  • Westview students must ride bus to Northview in the afternoons - please call the school for bus number

Oakhill United School Corporation Schools (Converse @ Sweetser, Sweetser)

  • Students must ride bus to Sweetser from Converse & Swayze

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School Weather Delays

.Ages: 5 - 12 years, 5 year old must be enrolled in Kindergarten

Grades: K-6th Grade

Hours: 6:30 am - school weather delay start bell

Y Child Care staff will make every effort to be at the schools to begin at the normal opening time of 6:30 a.m.This can be an affordable care option, with financial assistance available for qualifying families. The morning program will stay open until school either begins, or is cancelled. When school cancels, the Y Child Care program is also closed. Staff at Northview Elementary School will contact parents to collect their child or to make alternative child care arrangements. Child Care staff are not permitted to transport children in their own vehicles.

For Marion Schools, the Marion Schools Transportation will transport children from the School Morning program to the YMCA in the event of a weather delay changing to a cancellation.

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School Closures/Cancellations

Ages: 5 - 12 years, 5 year old must be enrolled in Kindergarten

Grades: K-6th Grade

Hours: From school closure or cancellation time—6 pm

Fees:  $20 per day (plus $30 registration fee - waived if already registered in the Before or  

            After School Program)

When a school closes because of inclement weather, the Child Care Program at the school also closes. Parents will need to make alternative emergency child care arrangements for their child in the event that this should happen. This can be an affordable care option, with financial assistance available for qualifying families. For participating Marion schools, the school will transport children registered in the YMCA Before and After School Child Care Program from the school to the YMCA.

The Grant County YMCA Emergency Child Care program is open to all children registered in the Before or After School Child Care programs from Grant County Elementary or Middle Schools. This Emergency Child Care Program is provided at the YMCA in Marion.

For County Schools, parents wanting a child to participate in the Emergency Child Care Program must complete registration,  transport their child to the YMCA, and provide a lunch, drink and swim suit.

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'School's Out' Holiday Program

Ages: 5 - 12 years, 5 year old must be enrolled in Kindergarten

Grades: K-6th Grade

Hours: 6:30 am - 6 pm

Fees:  $20 per day (plus $30 registration fee - waived if already registered in the Before or  

            After School Program)

When school is out ,the Y is open. With several affordable care options, including financial assistance for qualifying families, YMCA School’s Out Program meets all of your needs, including safety, care, recreation, and enrichment for your child. Bring lunch, drink, swim suit and towel each day!

If your child is out of school and wants to have an action packed day, bring them down to the Y when 'School's Out' called a Holiday Program.  Your child will do crafts, games, swimming and tons more.  Remember to pack a lunch, swim suit and towel for your child.

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2011 Holiday Programs
Fall Break: Oct 24-28
Thanksgiving: Nov 24 (Y Closed)
Friday Frenzy: Nov 25
Marion Schools Winter Break: Dec 22 - Jan 2

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2012 Holiday Programs
Martin Luther King Day: Jan 16
President's Day: Feb 20
Spring Break: Mar 26-30
Memorial Day: May 28 (Y Closed)
Summer Day Camp: Jun 12 begins (dependant on last day of school for Marion School Corporation schools)

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Registration Information and Rates

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