{"id":14862,"date":"2026-06-16T13:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/?p=14862"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:08:31","slug":"2026-27-school-age-childcare-enrollment-opens-july-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/2026-27-school-age-childcare-enrollment-opens-july-13\/","title":{"rendered":"2026-27 School Age Childcare Enrollment Opens July 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-School-Age-Flyers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11122 \" src=\"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-School-Age-Flyers-e1718111528510.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"887\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-School-Age-Flyers-e1718111528510.png 887w, https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-School-Age-Flyers-e1718111528510-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">YWCA Cortland operates safe, recreational before- and after-school care for children ages 5-12 at four sites during the school year. Children can choose from a variety of activities to partake in. All sites provide an afternoon snack, use of a large outdoor play area, personal safety programming, gym time (depending on school and time of year), various games, art materials, time for reading or homework, and just plain fun!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span style=\"color: #fa4616;\"><strong><span class=\"WdYUQQ\">Enrollment <span style=\"color: #fa4616;\">Information:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We&#8217;re so excited to get started with our 2026-2027 School-Age program enrollment!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>July 13, 2026<\/strong>: Full-time care enrollment opens*<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>July 20, 2026:<\/strong> Part-time care enrollment opens**<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/operations.daxko.com\/Online\/5444\/ProgramsV2\/Home.mvc\"><span style=\"color: #fa4616;\">REGISTER HERE<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"WdYUQQ\">Due to limited enrollment at each site based on license capacity, we recommend enrolling as soon as possible to ensure a spot for your child. If capacity has been reached, a waitlist for that site will be created. <\/span>A minimum enrollment of ten children is required to run a program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*What is considered full-time care? <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After-school care Monday-Friday<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before and after-school care Monday-Friday<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">**What is considered part-time care? <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before-school care only<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3-day care for before and after-school care<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Full-day\/full-week only care<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #fa4616;\"><strong>Available School Sites &amp; Hours:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span class=\"WdYUQQ\">Randall<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Before-school care: From 6:45 am until school opening<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After-school care: From the end of the day until 5:30 pm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\">*All families enrolled in after-school programming at this site will receive free care thanks to the NYS LEAPS Grant.<\/span><span style=\"color: #fa4616;\"> <a style=\"color: #fa4616;\" href=\"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-LEAPS-Information-7-9-24.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">(See details, requirements, and benefits here)<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span class=\"WdYUQQ\">Smith<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Before-school care: From 6:45 am until school opening<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After-school care: From the end of the day until 5:30 pm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\">*All families enrolled in after-school programming at this site will receive free care thanks to the NYS LEAPS Grant.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #fa4616;\"><a style=\"color: #fa4616;\" href=\"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-LEAPS-Information-7-9-24.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">(See details, requirements, and benefits here)<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span class=\"WdYUQQ\">Homer Elementary<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Before-school care: From 6:45 am until school opening<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After-school care: From the end of the day until 5:30 pm<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span class=\"WdYUQQ\">Homer Intermediate<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"WdYUQQ\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Before-school care: From 6:45 am until school opening<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After-school care: From the end of the day until 5:30 pm<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #fa4616;\"><strong>Access to Full-day and Full-Week Care at the YWCA<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If enrolled in the School Age Program, you will have access to register for full-day &amp; full-week care at YWCA Cortland, operational during all school holidays except the December Holiday Recess. Please note that we DO NOT offer care on snow days!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Full-day\/ full-week care is held at the YWCA on 14 Clayton Ave. from 6:45 am to 5:30 pm. Children will be provided with a morning snack, lunch, and an afternoon snack, but lunches\/snacks can also be brought from home. <em>We kindly ask that you do not send food containing peanuts.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Due to limited space, pre-registration and pre-payment are required for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">all families!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Coming soon\u2026Full-day and full-week care schedule for the 2026-2027 school year.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #fa4616;\"><strong>*Important Announcement for Randall &amp; Smith Families!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11128\" style=\"width: 426px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/General-LEAPS-Information-1.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11128\" src=\"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-School-Age-Flyers-2-e1718130428673.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-School-Age-Flyers-2-e1718130428673.png 1525w, https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-School-Age-Flyers-2-e1718130428673-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024-School-Age-Flyers-2-e1718130428673-1024x519.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click the image to learn the conditions, benefits, and more details about this free care for Randall and Smith Schools.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YWCA Cortland operates safe, recreational before- and after-school care for children ages 5-12 at four sites during the school year. Children can choose [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7,41,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-general","category-needs-approval","category-recent-news","has_no_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14862"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14880,"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14862\/revisions\/14880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cortlandywca.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}