Extended School Care Programs

The school is considered open from 7:30 am-2:45 pm Monday-Thursday and 7:30 am-11:45 am on Fridays during the school year. Therefore, for safety and insurance reasons, we require any student who arrives prior to 7:30 am to be signed-in to Morning Day Care. Parents will be charged for this service.  

After school, students who have not been picked up by 2:45 pm will be signed-in to After School Day Care by a supervising adult and billed accordingly (beginning at 2:45 pm M-TH and 12:00 pm on Fridays and other minimum dismissal days). It is always the parents' responsibility to make arrangements for their child(ren). If a child is signed up to participate in an after-school activity that is cancelled for any reason, an attempt to contact a parent or guardian will be made. In the event that the parent is unable to make arrangements to pick up the child, the child will be sent to After School Day Care and the parent will be responsible to pay the day care fee. 

All school rules apply to Extended Care services (including uniform, behavior and work habits) for all students in attendance. Failure to comply may impact ability to continue Extended Care services.

Archdiocese Extended School Day Program Guidelines

The elementary school principal, along with the pastor (in the case of parish schools), shall decide whether to provide an extended school day program. After careful and thorough consideration of the responsibilities, liabilities, and long-term consequences, if the school decides to offer an extended school day program, the school must follow these guidelines:

• The program must be consistent with the school's philosophy and mission. 
• The principal is the administrator responsible for the managerial aspects of the program, including financial management and the recruitment, employment, and termination of supervising personnel. 
• The school must use an extended school day agreement or enrollment contract with participating parents/guardians.
• Fees charged to parents/guardians must be adequate to cover the total cost of the extended school day program, including some contribution to general school maintenance, security, and similar costs. 
• An extended school day program may only serve those students presently enrolled in the formal school program. 
• The program must include adequate space for its detailed activities. This space must be clean, safe, and well maintained and provide a pleasant, child-centered environment. Telephone or cellphone access must be available during the hours the program operates, subject to the Archdiocesan Acceptable Use and Responsibility Policy for Electronic Communications.
• Extended school day staff members must be at least 18 years old and undergo a tuberculosis check. They must be fingerprinted, complete archdiocesan safe environment training, and comply with the safe environment policies and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Guidelines for Adults Interacting with Minors at Parish or Parish School Activities or Events . It is recommended that staff members have formal training in child development, recreation, or education; possess prior experience working with school-age children; and are familiar with age-appropriate behaviors and abilities of children.
  
• Staff members are required to appropriately supervise children at all times. At no time may a child be left unattended.
• All staff members shall receive a written job description that details work duties. It is recommended that there be no more than 14 children per one adult staff member. It is also recommended that two staff members be available at all times in the event of an emergency.
• Staff members shall participate in the in-service training for signs of child abuse and neglect and appropriate reporting procedures. Staff members shall receive opportunities to attend workshops in child development. Individual staff members shall meet on a regular basis with supervisory personnel for ongoing support and feedback. 
• Staff members shall maintain appropriate records regarding emergency contacts and the arrivals and departures of children enrolled in the extended school day program.