The Extended Care Program - Educare

Lake Montessori's after school program, provides parents with a flexible, safe and fun atmosphere to leave their children during the before and after school hours. 

In our program the young children (3 and 4) have time to eat lunch, take naps, and participate in social skill-building play.  They may choose from a wide variety of toys and activities, such as listening to stories on tape, creating track designs for train play, board games, art activities, and much more.  The materials available to them are set up in a similar manner to the primary classrooms.  Although the environment is less structured than the classroom, the children are expected to follow the same basic rules:

• Respect yourself.  Take care of your body and personal belongings.

• Respect other people.  Do not hurt or abuse people or their work.

• Respect the environment.  Take care of the materials, our classroom, and our school.

As the older children are dismissed (2:30-3:00) from school, the program moves to the playground.  During this time children are provided with both planned activities and unstructured time for children to play, read, or just be together. Children are free to choose the activities that interest them.  Thanks to many generous donations from the friends and family of the Robinson family, a wide variety of playground equipment was added to our large playground during the 2005 summer break.  The school also added a regulation basketball court that  provides goals for older and younger students, a 4-square area, and a hopscotch area.

A nutritious snack is provided each day. Throughout the year, extra-curricular activities may be offered in conjunction with Educare - little kickers, tumblebus, piano lessons, daisy girl scouts, etc. Most of these programs are offered at an additional fee.

The Educare Program is available for children age 3 and older from 7:00-8:30 a.m. and from the 11:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Young children staying for the afternoon must be able to stay dry through their naps.  For your convenience, we charge by the hour and require no daily or weekly commitment.  The cost is $2.25 an hour.