Before and after-school childcare in Prince William County schools

By: | Inside NoVA
Published: July 31, 2008

Forty-four elementary schools will offer before- and after-school child care during the 2007-2008 school year.

The schools are: Alvey, Antietam, Ashland, Bel Air, Belmont, Bristow Run, Buckland Mills, Cedar Point, Coles, Dale City, Dumfries, Ellis, Glenkirk, Kerrydale, King, Lake Ridge, Leesylvania, Marshall, Marumsco Hills, McAuliffe, Minnieville, Montclair, Mountain View, Mullen, Neabsco, Occoquan, Old Bridge, Pattie, Penn, Pennington, Porter, River Oaks, Rockledge, Rosa Parks, Signal Hill, Springwoods, Sudley, Swans Creek, Triangle, Tyler, Vaughan, Victory, Westridge and Williams.

Weekly rates for the completely self-supporting School-Age Care program are: $87 for before- and after-school care; $63 for after-school care only; $58 for before-school care only.
Before-school care begins at 6 a.m. and after-school care ends at 6:30 p.m.

Vacation camps are also offered at selected schools during winter, summer and spring beaks. There are separate applications and fees for those camps.

Breakfast, which is prepared by the Prince William County Schools Food Service, is included in the tuition and is served in the school cafeteria every day.

Residents should call 703-792-6091 for more information. Those interested in applying can find an application and instructions on the Internet at pwcgov.org/sacare.

There is a $30 non-refundable application fee. Students who participate in free or reduced-price lunch programs pay lower fees.