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United Way of Fairfield County
Camp and Childcare

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Creative Play Preschool

Creative Play Preschool

Creative Play is a preschool operating from September through May. Our preschool provides social and academic skills for children ages 3, 4 & 5. Creative Play Preschool has a wide variety of activities such as story time, music, language development, activity time, creative movement, outdoor play, art, and social interaction. These activities help to prepare your child both socially and academically for Kindergarten. All children attend a physical education class held once a week, and Pre-Kindergarten also includes a weekly swim lesson.



Annual Registration Fee


Member $20.00
Non-Member $40.00
Price per family and non-refundable.


Tuesday / Thursday Class

Children three years old by September 1, 2010


Tue, Thur 9:00 - 11:00 AM
Weekly Fee: Member $22.00
  Non-Member $25.00


Monday / Wednesday / Friday Class

Children four years old by September 1, 2010


Mon, Wed, Fri 9:00 - 11:30 AM
Weekly Fee: Member $30.00
  Non-Member $33.00


Pre-Kindergarten Class

Children five years old by June 1, 2011


Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri 12:30 - 3:00 PM
Weekly Fee: Member $42.00
Non-Member $47.00


Creative Play Preschool Extended Care/Day Care


This is a new program designed to help our Creative Play Preschool parents continue to work while we provide a safe, fun, learning environment for their child. To take advantage of this Day Care program, children must be enrolled in the Mon/Wed/Fri class or the Pre-Kindergarten class. Extended care hours are from 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM. During the course of the day, children will be taken to their preschool class and then returned to the extended care room. Both sets of teachers, Creative Play and Extended Care, will teach from similar curriculums in order to promote consistency within the programs.


Space is limited.


Brochures are available at the Welcome Center Desk or by calling 654-0616 ext. 244 for Sherri Miller or Ext.243 for Jayne Powell.


Mon, Wed, Fri or Pre-K full time 4 or 5 days
Weekly Fee: Member $110.00 plus preschool fee
Non-Member $115.00 plus preschool fee

Mon, Wed, Fri or Pre-K part time 3 days or less
Weekly Fee: Member $90.00 plus preschool fee
Non-Member $95.00 plus preschool fee


Before and After School Childcare


Before and After School Childcare

Licensed care for boys and girls grades K-6 and located at the Y. Your child can participate in before and after school activities such as swimming, crafts, homework, indoor/outdoor recreation and much more. YMCA School Age Childcare provides a safe, structured atmosphere for those hours before and after school. Care is provided from 6:00 AM to the start of the school day and from school dismissal until 6:30 PM. Transportation provided by the Family Y. Lancaster City Schools and private schools are served.


Annual Registration Fee


  Member $20.00
  Non-Member $40.00
Price per family and non-refundable.
 
Weekly Rates:   Before Care After Care
  Member $40.00 $50.00
  Non-Member $50.00 $60.00
 
Part-time Rates: (3 days or less per week) Before Care After Care
  Member $25.00 $36.00
  Non-Member $35.00 $46.00


Summer Day Camp 2010

COME JOIN THE FUN AT SUMMER DAY CAMP 2010

Summer Day Camp 2010

Camp Discovery at the Family Y is a day camp for children going into Kindergarten through children going into the 7th grade that runs Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM (A limited number of extended care hours are available). Opening day is June 14th with camp ending on August 13th. Camp Discovery offers fun, age appropriate activities.


There will be childcare available the week before Day Camp starts and the week after Day Camp ends. For more information please call Jayne at ext. 243 or Sherri at ext. 244.


The camp counselors strive to incorporate the YMCA core values of Honesty, Caring, Respect and Responsibility into every activity.


Campers are grouped by age and a minimum ratio of one counselor for every ten campers is maintained. Morning activities take place at Maher Park which offers tennis and basketball courts, ball fields, a fishing pond, hiking trails, a shelter house and a playground. Lunch is provided for our campers and any child under the age of 18 in the community, through the Summer Food Service Program. In the afternoon, all of the campers swim. In addition to the in-camp activities, there is a weekly field trip.


Camp Discovery accepts Title XX funds from the Department of Job and Family Services, and offers limited scholarships through the Y and United Way support. For more information please contact (740) 654-0616 ext. 244 for Sherri Miller or Jayne Powell at ext. 243.


Location: This summer, campers will enjoy all the amenities Maher Park has to offer. Maher Park is accessible from 33 south to the Broad Street Exit or Tallmadge Avenue to Lewis Avenue.


Annual Day Camp Fee
Trip/Craft Fee - $30.00
Due at time of registration
Per child and non-refundable

You will receive a $15.00 Day Camp credit if your child is registered and all paperwork is completed and turned in by June 5th.


Dates: June 14 - August 13
Hours: Mon through Fri 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Cost: Member $100.00 per week
  Non-Member $110.00 per week

Extended Care:   6:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
    4:00 PM - 6:30 PM  
Cost:   Member Non-Member
AM or PM Care Only   $10.00 per week $15.00 per week
Both AM & PM Care   $15.00 per week $20.00 per week
Extended Care spaces are limited!

Financial assistance is available to qualifying individuals with written documentation they have first been denied Title XX assistance through the Department of Job & Family Services.



Camp Shining Sun & Camp Rainbow


Camp Shining Sun (Day Camp)/Camp Rainbow (Weekend Resident) has welcomed children and adults with special needs since 1967. The Fairfield Council for the Retarded, Inc. developed the facility and operated the camp through the summer of 1998.

In April of 1999, the Robert K. Fox Family YMCA became the proud operator of this wonderful program! Camp Shining Sun/Rainbow is sponsored by the United Way of Fairfield County and is offered free of charge to Fairfield County resident's ages 5 and older with an IEP/ISP.


To receive transportation to Camp Shining Sun, camper must register by June 8, 2009.


Camp Shining Sun  
Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Camp Rainbow
Friday - 6:00 PM -- Sunday - 8:30 AM

For more information call (740) 654-0616 ext. 244 for Sherri Miller or ext. 243 for Jayne Powell.



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