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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Extended day in Arlington has a fee scale based on need.  You can only use extended day if the parents work, but making the fee income-sensitive seems appropriate.  [/quote]
I think Arlington guarantees childcare if you register by a certain time and they have access to the entire school verses two classrooms and the gym. Do they also allow part time registration such as 3 days a week? I'm pretty sure SACC costs are similar to both Montgomery County and Arlington. My friend in Montgomery County though says their program offers more diversity with actual classes as part of their aftercare such as basketball and sewing whereas SACC generally is just supervision while kids play board games and either play on the playground or play games such as kickball. [/quote]

It's actually not guaranteed now but I've only heard of people getting waitlisted if they waited until right before the August 1 deadline.  It is a sliding scale with the top rate being about $350/month for 1 kid and that's at income of $65K+.  You cannot do part time registration - it's all or nothing.  And, yes, they have access to most of the school -- main hang out room is the cafeteria but staff runs games in the gym, they can go to the library, homework club in a classroom, play games in the computer lab.  My DD also likes to go help a former teacher in her classroom.

Our Arlington ES offers a variety of after-school classes that the kids can participate in plus the ED staff organizes a variety of activities -- movies, science experiments, craft projects, field trips, parties for holidays and a carnival in the Spring.    [/quote]

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