South Mountain YMCA - School-Age Child Care

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School-Age Child Care

Please read below - some important changes for "Before School child Care"

Before and After School Programs offer a safe and caring environment where children in grades K-5 participate in arts and crafts, gym activities, special events, games and homework time until 7pm each day of the South Orange/Maplewood school calendar. Daily healthy snacks and homework assistance provided. We are licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health.

The Horizon Blue Cross foundation has sponsored a program for all NJ YMCA After School Programs. This “HEALTHY U!” program is designed to integrate healthy practices through organized physical play, nutrition, and parental involvement. By implementing the CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) program, children will be more active, learn more about nutrition, and develop many new habits that we hope will be an aide in guiding children and families to healthier lifestyles.

Our programs follow the South Orange/Maplewood school calendar.

All children participating in the Before/After school programs must have a current YMCA membership. Please click HERE for Membership information.

Click HERE for our current newsletter for current participants of our School-age Child Care.

Please click HERE for the Before/After School Brochure & Registration Form for the 2009-2010 School Year.
*** there are some important changes since the 2009/10 brochure was printed! including an adjustment in the prices. Please see below.

Before School Program – Locations, Hours and Fees for Grades K-5 We have added Jefferson School to our service!

Times/Locations:

NEW Starting time starting at 7:15am until the beginning of instruction, for Clinton, South Mountain, South Mountain Annex AND Jefferson schools, and starting at 7:30am until the beginning of instruction, for Marshall, Seth Boyden & Tuscan schools.

Fees: This program is only offered for 5 days a week, -there are no part-of-the-week options offered with this program. $150/month

After School Program – Locations, Hours and Fees
Site: South Mountain YMCA’s Program Center for Kindergarteners and Grades 1-5 for all Elementary Schools in the South Orange/ Maplewood School District. All participants are picked up and bussed to our South Mountain YMCA Program Center at 13 Jefferson Avenue in Maplewood.
Click HERE for the calendar of Activities during after-school hours.
Hours: School dismissal time until 7:00pm. On half-days the buses will pick them up at the earlier dismissal time.

Fees: You may register for 3, 4, or 5 days per week for the After School Program, however the same days must be attended each week.

5 days/ week………………$330*/month
4 days/ week………………$305*/month
3 days/ week………………$275*/month
*Includes all half days

Sibling Discount – A 10% reduction will be applied to the lesser tuition for those families having more than one child participating in our child care, pre-school or school-age programs.

Registration requirements
To receive an enrollment form, please contact our Program office at the South Mountain YMCA at

(973) 762-4145 or visit usat 13 Jefferson Avenue in Maplewood.

All enrollment forms must be returned with the following payments:

• One check made payable to: “Metro YMCA” for one month’s security deposit (used for your last month’s payment) and one month’s tuition.
• A separate check made payable to: “South Mountain YMCA” for the non-refundable Membership Fee.

All paperwork (including a Welcome packet) and fees must be received before the child can start the program. We also ask that the parents confirm with the school and teacher that their child is participating in the YMCA After School Program.