Summer 2020 Childcare

Registration is offered by the week. We plan to offer care from June 1 – August 7. Parents are encouraged to sign up in advance so we can plan for staffing. Registration will close on Thursday at 6:00 P.M. prior to each week of care. 

Please note we will be closed on Friday, July 3 in celebration of Independence Day. The cost of care this week will be prorated. 

No. To adhere to the recommendation that children remain with the same group of children and staff, you may sign up for 5-day care only. Registration will close on Thursday at 6:00 P.M. prior to each week of care. 

Yes. ½ day sign up is available for mornings only. We will have a 12:00 P.M. pick-up for ½ day registrations and a 4:00 P.M. pick up for full day registrations. If you need to pick up at a different time, a staff member will bring your child to you at the entrance. 

The cost is $390/week for full days or $195/week for ½ days (mornings). A 10% discount will be applied for monthly* registration.  

*(June 1 – July 2 and/or July 6 – August 7) 

Our program will begin at 8:00 and end at 4:00. Drop off will take place at our main entrance between 7:45 and 8:15. Pick up will also take place at the main entrance between 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. for ½ day and between 3:45 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. for full day. If there is a need for a later pick-up time, we will do our best to accommodate an aftercare program. 

If you have previously registered for our Summer in the City program, your registration will be canceled and you will receive a full refund. Please re-register for our summer childcare program if you would like to register.  

In following CDC recommendations, childcare this summer will look different than our typical summer program. Children will play outside on our playgrounds; however, we will rotate the groups to minimize contact with other children and other staff members. Materials in the classrooms will change to reflect those that can be best sanitized. We will still engage the children in crafts, songs, stories, and games; however, the use of shared materials will decrease as much as possible. Our staff will do its best to provide cheerful, fun days for the children while adhering to recommendations. 

Plans are under way for a few virtual offerings for those families who are interested. More details to come. 

We are not planning for camp classes at this time. This will help us keep groups of students together and with the same staff member. However, depending on recommendations and the situation, we hope to hold some camp classes in July and will email details to the St. Paul’s community when available. 

St. Paul’s will be open as a childcare center for families with children who are enrolled either this year or next year at St. Paul’s and need childcare. The goal of this program is to provide childcare to those families who need it because their parents or guardians are working.

Snacks and lunch will be provided. Snacks will be served in the classroom by the children’s caregiver. Lunches will be prepared in the cafeteria’s kitchen and delivered to the classrooms. We will make accommodations for those children with allergies and/or special dietary concerns and who need to bring their own lunch and snack. 

We are in the process of creating a summer childcare handbook for families that outline our additional health and safety protocols. Among other measures, these include keeping groups to no more than ten students, increasing cleaning procedures and handwashing, temperature checks, and masks. The CDC will serve as our main resource for these protocols.

Please reach out to Mindy Stephenson at mstephenson@speds.org or Gina Tamasi at gtamasi@speds.org.