The Extended Day Care Program provides families enrolled in the Snake River Montessori School with convenient childcare based on the Montessori philosophy. Extended Day has two classrooms, Primary and Elementary. Below you will find helpful information about our program.

Access Plans (See Office for program rates)
All access- unlimited use of the extended day program
Occasional Use – use of extended day on an occasional basis.

Students who are registered for the all access program will have a guaranteed space in the program with the exception of non-school days

Occasional Use Access: (See Office for program rates).
To reserve a space for occasional use one must sign up for days needed.
When all the spaces in the schedule are full that means the program is full.

Extended Day Hours:
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. - before school care.
11:45 a.m. – 6:00pm Primary – (3 and 4 year olds)
3:15 p.m. – 6:00pm Kindergarten and Elementary after school care.

IMPORTANT CLOSURE DATES
In order to give our staff some time off, we have scheduled some days that extended day will not be open.
(We are sorry for any inconvenience.) Please check your school calendar for these dates.

!!!!IF THE SCHOOL CLOSES DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER, EXTENDED DAY WILL ALSO BE CLOSED!!!

ILLNESS
!!! CHILDREN WHO ARE TOO ILL TO ATTEND SCHOOL MAY NOT ATTEND EXTENDED DAY!!!

REGISTRATION FEE
All Access Individual Student: $50 per school year       Family Rate: $80 per school year
Occasional Use Individual Stident $100 per school year Family rate $160 per school year

CHARGES
Occasional Use billing occurs once a month.It is uncomfortable for us to remind parents to pay their Extended Day bill on time. Payments are due on the 15th of the month. A late fee of $20 will be assessed after the 25th of the month. If you are late picking up your child (ren), a late fee if $5.00 per minute will be assessed, after the first 5 minutes. (Please call if you will be late. We realize emergencies do occur and we will try to work with you).

ATTENDANCE
Parents must check their child (ren) in/out of Extended Day with a member of the Extended Day Staff.  Only those adults named on the registration form will be able to pick up the child (ren) unless written or verbal permission is given. If our staff is not familiar with the individual picking up, identification will be requested.

The check in/out process (for Occasional Use only)
Find your child’s time card in the white binder and write in what time they where dropped off/picked up from Extended Day.

LUNCH/SNACKS
Please provide a nutritious lunch for your child—include fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and lunchmeat sandwiches, etc. Please no carbonated beverages, adult candy bars, or Go-gurts (these tend to be very messy. For lunch please include personal plastic ware or silverware (we do not have these available).

Snacks are included in the price of Extended Day and will be offered in the afternoon. If you would like to bring a special snack in for sharing, please let us know a day before. (Due to allergies, please do not bring snacks containing nuts, i.e.… walnuts, peanuts...etc).


ACTIVITIES
Program activities are planned to ensure a fun and nurturing environment while extending theMontessori philosophy into the after-school hours. These activities include indoor and outdoor activities; dress up, crafts, story reading, manipulative, music, dancing and free play. For the elementary students, there will also be homework assistance and library time.

Slippers
Please send your child with slippers, all students wear slippers in the extended day classroom.