Before & After School Child Care

The purpose of the program is to provide a wholesome place with a loving atmosphere for the care of children while their parents are at work or are in need of care for their children. The program provides opportunities for the child to engage in both active and quiet activities. The child is allowed freedom to experiment and create. A quiet time is set aside daily to allow children to work on homework assignments or to simply rest.

The program seeks to provide the child with experiences and an atmosphere that gives him/her a feeling of success, confidence and a sense of worth. The program provides protection, love, and a sense of security for the child while he/she is separated from his/her parents. Our goal is to have every child feel as if he/she were “coming home,” a place to relax with friends.

The program is available to CPCSC students in grades K-5. Before attendance can begin, parents must complete necessary forms. No personal information about a child will be given out without the written consent of the parents.

The program is in operation before school from 6:00 – 9:00 a.m. and after school until 6:00 p.m. every day school is in session. On distance learning days child care is open from 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. The sites will remain open until 6:00 p.m. if students are present. The sites may close early if no students attend or after the last student leaves. Child care is not open on days when school is not in session with students. This includes school breaks (Fall, Winter, and Spring), holidays, and teacher work days. The program is not open on corporation designated holidays.

During the school year the CPCSC has 3 scheduled e-learning school days in lieu of in-person.  A separate online registration form for each e-Learning Day will be provided to sign up.

On e-learning days child care will be provided from 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at Solon Robinson, Lake Street and Jerry Ross Elementary schools. On an e-learning day between 9:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. children complete their e-learning activities according to their agenda and direction of their classroom teacher. Students bring their charged computer, charger, headset, and other materials needed to accomplish the daily work. Before school care is available from 6:00-9:00 a.m. and after school care is from 3:45-6:00 p.m. The sites may close early if no students attend or after the last student leaves.

The program will offer a wide variety of structured as well as unstructured activities. A dedicated time to accomplish homework is scheduled each day. All structured activities are optional. If a child has homework, a project, or reading he/she would rather do during the program time, he/she will be allowed to do so. Unstructured activities are in the form of different “centers” in various areas of the room and going to the gym. Some of the centers are manipulatives (blocks, beads, puzzles, and anagrams), creativity (drawing with markers, crayons, pencils), and listening (recordings of music or read-a-longs). The centers will vary throughout the year.

The program will charge a fee of $10.00 for a before school session, $10.00 for an after school session. These fee charges reserve your child’s spot each week regardless of attendance. On distance learning days the fee will be $10.00 for up to 4 hours, $20.00 between 4 and 8 hours, and $30.00 for more than 8 hours. Cash or checks payable to the school your child attends are acceptable and credit/debit card payments can be made using the MyProcare parent portal.

A registration fee of $10.00 is required each school year at the time of enrollment. Cash or checks payable to the school your child attends are acceptable and credit/debit card payments can be made using the MyProcare parent portal. The registration fee is not refundable. Make checks payable to the school your child attends.

During the school year, payments are made in advance of the child attending. Payments may be made weekly, twice a month, or monthly as long as it is in advance to secure your child’s spot. Payment for the following week is DUE IN ADVANCE by 6:00 p.m. on Thursdays or the last day of a shortened school week. If payment is not made in advance, your child WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ATTEND the following week. If your child does not attend or is absent on the date payment is due, please call the Site Leader to make arrangements.

• If a child is not picked up by 6:00 p.m., you will be charged a late fee of $1.00 per minute for each child for every minute past 6:00 p.m. For instance, a 6:15 arrival will be assessed the $15.00 late fee for one child; $30.00 for two children, and so on.
• Returned checks will automatically be sent through the bank a second time for payment. You must replace any Not Sufficient Funds (NSF) check with cash. A service fee of $35.00 will be charged for all returned checks. After one returned check, you will be required to pay by cash or money order, only.
• All accounts are subject to periodic audit. Please note that you will be held responsible for any unpaid charges discovered during the audit.
• Overpayments will be transferred to the next school year. Overpayments for students who age out of the program will be refunded if $10.00 or over. Overpayments less than $10.00 will not be refunded, unless requested.
• If you are assessed a penalty fee, that amount will be added to your regular payment. Accounts with outstanding balances will be sent to the collection agency.

Parents are responsible for transporting their child to the program and home following the after school program. Children attending the morning session must be brought into the designated door by an adult no earlier than 6:00 a.m. Children must be checked in and out by a parent or guardian in order to be admitted to and released from the program. The child care staff will note the time and person admitting and picking up the child. Please do not allow your child to walk in alone or leave him/her at the door. Your child’s safety is important to us.

Children should be picked up prior to or promptly at the hour scheduled for the program to close. No one but those registered by you will be able to pick up your child. On days when someone other than a parent will be picking up your child, a written note will be necessary. Identification will be required of anyone with whom our staff is not familiar.

The program closes at the school start time for the before school session and 6:00 p.m. for the after school session. We realize that, on rare occasions, traffic or weather conditions may prohibit you from arriving on time to pick up your child. However, we will assess a late pick-up fee of $1.00 per minute for every minute beyond closing times. This fee will help to offset the extra staffing cost when our staff stays beyond closing time. Local law enforcement authorities may be contacted if the child is not picked up at a reasonable time.

Each child will have a Emergency Information Sheet on file.

If a child arrives running a fever, vomiting or showing any signs of illness, a parent will be called and the child will be sent home with the parent. All medications to be administered during pogram hours must be registered with the site leader and school nurse. Upon receipt of the medication, the site leader shall verify the amount of medication brought to the school and indicate that amount on the student medication log sheet.

Medication shall be administered to a student only with the written and dated consent of the student’s parent and the signed and dated physician order. These forms will have the medication name, dosage, and time for administration listed. The consents of the parent and physician shall be valid only for the period specified on the consent form and in no case longer than the current school or program year. All medication to be administered to a student during the program hours must be brought in its original container.

All prescription medicine, including injectable medicine and all blood glucose tests by finger prick to be administered to a student, must be accompanied by a physician’s order and parental permission. If the medication is to be terminated prior to the date on the order, the written and dated consent or withdrawal of consent of the parent is required. The written consent of the parent and the written order of the physician shall be kept on file. (See school nurse for form)

Medication shall be administered according to the parent's written permission and the physician’s order only by a school nurse or other employee(s) designated in writing by the school principal. Administration of medicine shall be documented in writing. Any designated employee who is responsible for administering injectable insulin or blood glucose test by finger prick shall receive proper training from a practitioner or a registered nurse and such training shall be documented in writing by the practitioner or registered nurse and kept on file in the school building office.

Children who attend childcare before or after school will be served a nutritious snack. Breakfast is sold before school through the Food Services department, but is not part of our program. On distance learning days lunch is not served at school, each child must bring a sack lunch from home.

Children are not to bring personal toys from home. There are toys, games, activities, art supplies, etc. at the program. If a child does bring a toy to the program, the toy will be held and returned to the parent. We are not responsible for lost or broken items.

A parental signature granting permission for their child to use technology in an appropriate manner as defined by the Crown Point Community School Corporation is required by the program. The parental sign-off on the CPCSC Technology and Internet Acceptable Use Policy applies to this requirement.

When it is necessary to close or delay the opening of school, information will be announced using ParentSquare. These announcements will be sent to phone numbers and emails designated by the parents in PowerSchool, as well as posted on the school corporation website.

• When school is on a 2-hour delay all sites are open. The morning session is 6:00 – 11:00 a.m.
• When school is closed before 6:00 a.m. due to weather or other issues all sites are closed.
• If school closing is announced after 6:00 a.m., all child care sites will close at that time. Do not bring your child to the site. In the event children have arrived at the Child Care site prior to the closing, children will be cared for and parents will be called and expected to arrange for the pick up of their child.
• If during the school day Crown Point Community Schools dismisses students early, the childcare will be open.

Every child is expected to behave and treat others in a respectful, kind, and courteous manner. The principal of the school has the authority to suspend or dismiss a child from the program when he/she is not complying with the rules and guidelines of the child care program.