PROGRAM HOURS:

Before Care: 7am-9am

After Care: 3pm-6pm
- After Care operates from 1:15 pm - 6 pm on 1/2 days as listed on OBPS 2023-2024 Calendar.

DAILY SITE ROUTINE:

Before Care: 7 am – 9 am

7 am - 7:45 am: Welcome children into program. Parents will sign child(ren) into program.
- Children will be offered quiet activities to prepare for the school day.
  - Reading
  - Drawing
  - Games/Toys
- Children may move freely from station to station with the understanding of basic rules established with the children; i.e., Breakfast area (no candy), children clean up after themselves; reading area must be quiet; games/art area - children can talk freely, should put away games when finished.
7:45 am - 8:30 am: Continue to play cooperative games or offer children the opportunity to choose what quiet activity they’d like to do.
8:30 am - 8:40 am: Cool down / clean up
- Children who brought their own breakfast may eat at this time or whenever they choose upon entering Before Care
- Children will be brought to the bathroom, wash their hands, and get ready for school.
8:45 am / first bell: Children will be dismissed and released to their classrooms.

This year the Before Care program will not have breakfast provided by the Board of Education to students in the program.

There is NO homework allowed during Before School Care.

After Care: 3 pm – 6 pm

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm: Welcome children into program from school.
- Children will place their belongings in the designated area and will find their seats until attendance is complete.

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm: Physical Activity
- We are State mandated to do 30 minutes of physical activity each day.
- Organized games will be prepared and run by site staff for children to participate in
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm: Snack
- Children will be brought to the bathroom to wash their hands before snack
- Students enrolled in the After School Program will be provided a snack and a drink daily. If you wish to supply your child(ren) with their own snack you are welcome to.
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm: Homework
- Staff will provide 45 minutes of homework time in a quiet environment.
- Staff is available to assist the children when needed.
- Please understand this is independent homework time and not private tutoring; staff will try to make sure the child understands the concepts they are working on.
5 pm - 5:45 pm: Arts & Crafts, Board Games, Physical Activity
- Children may move freely from station to station with the understanding of basic rules established with the children; i.e., children clean up after themselves; reading area must be quiet; games/art area - children can talk freely, should put away games when finished.
5 pm - 5:45 pm: Clean-Up

6 pm: Program end

Our program cannot customize schedules for each child based on their after-school activities. Each one of our program sites will use the above and below format daily with some flexibility based on when attendance is completed.

1. Attendance 3:15-3:30

2. Physical Activity 3:30-3:45

3. Snack Time 3:45-4:15

4. Homework Time 4:15-5:00

5. Arts & Crafts, Board Games, Physical Activity 5:00-5:45

6. Clean Up Time 5:45-6:00

7. Program Ends 6:00

Old Bridge Township