DC aftercare programs

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know of any after school programs that will pick up pk3 or pk4 students and take them to their site to participate in activities? Ex swimming, karate, language instruction or general homework programming? This is a common practice where I'm from. I haven't seen a lot of information in DC about this .

[Anonymous]

Each school offers their own range of onsite and sometimes off site programs. It really just depends on what school you are look at having your child attend.

[Anonymous]

There are many after school programs that offer these services but they are not a part of the school. Your best bet is to contact the school and see if they can tell you the names of the more used programs. Many times if their are large groups getting picked up the front office knows of them.

[Anonymous]

Many? Pick-up? Offsite? For PS3 and PK4? I don't think so. In fact, I don't think there is any at all, not from where I stand, which is Capitol Hill. Beyond possibly some scheme to help the poor (check Parks and Rec), this market is squarely in the hands of nannies, sitters, au-pairs, and grandparents. What you will find is many schools providing some contracted or parent-led solution. Indeed, check with the school for details and be prepared to pull. Title I schools offer a DCPS afterschool service, which is at this point mostly decent to quite excellent. But they're mostly too poorly staffed to provide a good environment for kids age 3 and 4. I also wouldn't recommend something offsite for that age group. Too difficult to supervise the "work-flow" during such a transition. It's also very disruptive to an age category that really wants nothing more than lay low and play after 6 hours of "school", which - especially at first - little sleep and rest. My kids are resilient but I'd have never done that to them. They went with the in-house provider and that was a good solution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many? Pick-up? Offsite? For PS3 and PK4? I don't think so. In fact, I don't think there is any at all, not from where I stand, which is Capitol Hill. Beyond possibly some scheme to help the poor (check Parks and Rec), this market is squarely in the hands of nannies, sitters, au-pairs, and grandparents. What you will find is many schools providing some contracted or parent-led solution. Indeed, check with the school for details and be prepared to pull. Title I schools offer a DCPS afterschool service, which is at this point mostly decent to quite excellent. But they're mostly too poorly staffed to provide a good environment for kids age 3 and 4. I also wouldn't recommend something offsite for that age group. Too difficult to supervise the "work-flow" during such a transition. It's also very disruptive to an age category that really wants nothing more than lay low and play after 6 hours of "school", which - especially at first - little sleep and rest. My kids are resilient but I'd have never done that to them. They went with the in-house provider and that was a good solution.

Who ARE you? "scheme to help the poor"?! Who talks like this?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many? Pick-up? Offsite? For PS3 and PK4? I don't think so. In fact, I don't think there is any at all, not from where I stand, which is Capitol Hill. Beyond possibly some scheme to help the poor (check Parks and Rec), this market is squarely in the hands of nannies, sitters, au-pairs, and grandparents. What you will find is many schools providing some contracted or parent-led solution. Indeed, check with the school for details and be prepared to pull. Title I schools offer a DCPS afterschool service, which is at this point mostly decent to quite excellent. But they're mostly too poorly staffed to provide a good environment for kids age 3 and 4. I also wouldn't recommend something offsite for that age group. Too difficult to supervise the "work-flow" during such a transition. It's also very disruptive to an age category that really wants nothing more than lay low and play after 6 hours of "school", which - especially at first - little sleep and rest. My kids are resilient but I'd have never done that to them. They went with the in-house provider and that was a good solution.

Peabody offers off-site aftercare for this age group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many? Pick-up? Offsite? For PS3 and PK4? I don't think so. In fact, I don't think there is any at all, not from where I stand, which is Capitol Hill. Beyond possibly some scheme to help the poor (check Parks and Rec), this market is squarely in the hands of nannies, sitters, au-pairs, and grandparents. What you will find is many schools providing some contracted or parent-led solution. Indeed, check with the school for details and be prepared to pull. Title I schools offer a DCPS afterschool service, which is at this point mostly decent to quite excellent. But they're mostly too poorly staffed to provide a good environment for kids age 3 and 4. I also wouldn't recommend something offsite for that age group. Too difficult to supervise the "work-flow" during such a transition. It's also very disruptive to an age category that really wants nothing more than lay low and play after 6 hours of "school", which - especially at first - little sleep and rest. My kids are resilient but I'd have never done that to them. They went with the in-house provider and that was a good solution.

Peabody offers off-site aftercare for this age group.

Where? Who takes them? What type of provider?

[Anonymous]

Brent has an in-house provider who in turn contracts with activitiy providers. So my preK child did a Hoop-Ed sports class one day a week for an hour, but every day goes to Springboard (our in-house provider).

[Anonymous]

You can find them all on Peabody's website.

[Anonymous]

Capitol Hill Arts Workshop had a van that would pick kids up from our school for afterschool programs. I don't know how young they go, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Capitol Hill Arts Workshop had a van that would pick kids up from our school for afterschool programs. I don't know how young they go, though.

I think it's kindergarten. We were happy with the program, but it's expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Capitol Hill Arts Workshop had a van that would pick kids up from our school for afterschool programs. I don't know how young they go, though.

No, not that young.
I looked up Peabody (http://www.capitolhillclusterschool.org/for-parents/before-and-after-care-programs/peabody-pc-enrichment-programs)
Except for Tai Chi, I don't believe these are off site/pick-up options. Tai Chi is "pick up" to the extent that it takes place at Stanton Park. The provider "picks children up" and walks them across the crosswalk to the park that otherwise boarders the school.
Hence, I still stand to be corrected about any existing off-site, pick-up, afterschool program for PS3 or PK4. The Brent parent may have spotted one in Hoop Ed, although - correct me if I'm wrong - I think the provider comes to that school and does not pick up either.

[Anonymous]

It seriously isn't that hard. What you posted are ennrichment not after school programs. Joe's Den and Rita's place.

http://www.capitolhillclusterschool.org/for-parents/before-and-after-care-programs

[Anonymous]

Actually we didn't go this year (couldn't get out of this school fast enough) and I see that they dot have DCPS program this year like that had last year. Previously Joe and Rita picked up the kids and took them off site. Without DCPS program maybe they are now on site? Other kids took the Cluster Metro bus from Peabody to Watkins for aftercare for Mr. Havner's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seriously isn't that hard. What you posted are ennrichment not after school programs. Joe's Den and Rita's place.
http://www.capitolhillclusterschool.org/for-parents/before-and-after-care-programs

Actually it is hard, yes, because it's not the information I asked for. These programs are not off site, which is what OP (and I) were asking about.

My questions is still out there: Any off-site/pick-up 3 or 4 yo afterschool programs? I don't think so. And in fact I know of none. And I stand to be proven wrong.