Cary Presbyterian After School Program

Our program is a community-based mission of Cary Presbyterian Church, designed to provide quality childcare for the children of working parents.

• We believe that children should have a safe, enjoyable place to be before and after school hours.
• Children should have opportunities to learn from other children, adults and life experiences.
• Children should be treated with respect and learn how to treat others from all walks of life the same way.
• We are licensed by the NC Division of Child Development, so our facilities, staff and program is carefully regulated.

We offer:

• a small enough program that your child gets individual attention from our qualified and caring staff
• staff/student ratio of 1:10 or less
• clean and comfortable rooms to play and work in
• homework assistance in quiet study rooms
• a great outdoor playground, as well as an indoor recreational area for inclement weather
• healthy snacks
• buses with seatbelts
• full day coverage on Teacher Workdays

Schools We Serve

Our students attend traditional calendar elementary schools (grades K - 5) in the Cary area, including:

• Briarcliff • Cary • Farmington Woods

• Fuller • Kingswood • Northwoods

• Reedy Creek • Washington • Weatherstone

We have sometimes made special arrangements with private schools, but be aware that their vacation, early release and teacher work days may not be the same as ours.

Program Hours

After school: We will pick up your child at his or her elementary school at dismissal time. You may pick up your child at CPC as late as 6:00pm.
Early release days: We will pick up your child at his or her elementary school at the early release time. You may pick up your child at CPC as late as 6:00pm. This also includes early dismissal on Wednesdays.
Teacher work days: Children may be dropped off as early as 7:45am and can stay as late as 6:00pm.

Tuition (current school year)

Registration fee: $100 due at time of registration (non-refundable)
After School Program rates:
    $255 /month for 3-5 days /week (this includes teacher workdays)
    $125/month for 1-2 days/week (teacher workdays not on regular days attended are available for $30/day)

Calendar

We follow the Wake County Public School System traditional calendar for holidays, teacher workdays, and early release days.

Our days OFF for the 2009-2010 year are:

Sep. 7: Labor Day Nov. 11: Veteran's Day Nov: 26-27: Thanksgiving Dec. 24 - Jan. 3: Christmas Break

Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Day Apr. 2: Good Friday May. 31: Memorial Day

We will be OPEN from 7:45am – 6:00pm on the following days:

Sep. 28: Teacher Work Day Oct. 30: Teacher Work Day Nov. 25: Day before Thanksgiving Dec. 21-23: Christmas Week

Jan. 25: Teacher Work Day Feb. 15: Teacher Work Day Mar. 29-31 & Apr. 1: Spring Break Camp

Inclement weather policy:

• Early closing: The After School Program will be closed if Wake county schools close early. It is the parent or guardian’s responsibility to pick up their children at their elementary schools.
• Full Day Closing: The After School Program will be CLOSED on the first day Wake county schools close. Each subsequent day Wake county schools close, the director will make a decision to open or close, based on conditions.

Activities

After School children are picked up at their schools at dismissal time and transported to the church, where they have a healthy snack. While we are waiting for everyone to arrive, we have closets full of games, blocks and Legos, and dramatic and creative play options. At around 4:00, we offer quiet, supervised homework rooms for students needing to complete school assignments. When they are finished, they can join the others on the playground for basketball, soccer, swinging, climbing, playing in the sand…… being kids having fun. If the weather is inclement, we can use the Fellowship Hall for indoor recreational activities. Parents pick their children no later that 6:00pm.

On Teacher Work Days and Early Dismissal Days, we expand our activities to include more extensive craft projects, organized recreational options, and sometimes an age-appropriate movie. On full days we will sometimes schedule an off-site activity or field trip to places like Jellybeans, local museums, parks and playgrounds.

Registration

Forms are available at the After School Office.

They may be picked up during hours of operation (2:00 – 6:00 PM) or by calling for other arrangements. Currently enrolled students will have priority, and their applications will be accepted first through February 20. After that time, applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis throughout the spring and summer. We will keep a waiting list in the order the applications were received should all our spots fill.

You are welcome to schedule a visit to our facilities by calling the director at 469-4593 for an appointment.

Fees:
There is a non-refundable registration fee of $100.00, due with the application.

Monthly tuition is $255.00. Because there is just one week of school in August, the first tuition payment of $60.00 is due August 25, 2009. Tuition is due the first of each month after that, from September through June. The June tuition will also be $60.00.

Students may attend part-time for 1-2 days each week if we are able to find another student to attend on alternate days. If we do not have another student and a full-time student is available, the full-time student will get priority. Monthly tuition for a part- time student is $125.00.