Boyertown Area YMCA
Boyertown Area YMCA
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CHILD CARE AND DAY CAMP:THE BOYERTOWN AREA YMCA SERVES ALL FAMILIES LIVING WITHIN THE BOYERTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF CHILDCARE IN THIS AREA. IN 2013, MORE THAN 475 PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN YMCA CHILDCARE EACH DAY. WE PROVIDE BOTH FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME CHILDCARE OPTIONS TO SERVE FAMILY SCHEDULING NEEDS AND TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN OF ALL INCOME LEVELS CAN PARTICIPATE. THE BOYERTOWN AREA YMCA RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE IN ORDER TO HELP STRENGTHEN FAMILIES. WE REALIZE THAT MANY FAMILIES, SPANNING MANY DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS ARE "AT RISK" AND STRUGGLE WITH THE STRESS OF RAISING A FAMILY. THE BOYERTOWN AREA YMCA IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING FAMILIES THAT ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE BY PROVIDING TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDCARE SERVICES.YMCA CHILDCARE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE CHILD AND THE FAMILY AS A WHOLE. WE WORK HARD TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMMING BY PROVIDING ART, GYM, MUSIC AND SPANISH INSTRUCTION BY EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS. OUR KINDERGARTEN CARE PROVIDES PROGRAMS THAT COMPLIMENT THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND THAT STIMULATE PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL GROWTH INCLUDING WEEKLY SWIM TIME. OUR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDCARE PROGRAMS PROVIDE A SAFE AND ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR GAMES, HOMEWORK SUPERVISION, ARTS AND CRAFTS, SWIMMING AND FIELD TRIPS.CURRENTLY WE HAVE 188 PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN THAT ATTEND ONE OF OUR THREE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. IN 2013, A TOTAL OF 20 PRESCHOOLERS RECEIVED $15,024 IN ASSISTANCE. WE ALSO HAVE 245 SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN ATTENDING ONE OF OUR 7 SCHOOL-AGE CHILDCARE SITES. TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS OF CHILDCARE, A TOTAL OF 7 SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN RECEIVED $1,839 IN 2013.THE BOYERTOWN AREA YMCA DAY CAMP PROGRAMS ARE STRUCTURED TO HELP YOUNSTERS LEARN THE VALUE OF COOPERATION AND GAIN CONFIDENCE TO CHALLENGE THEM TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE PERSONAL GROWTH. WE OFFER A VALUABLE ALTERNATIVE TO CHILDREN STAYING HOME ALONE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. IN 2013, WE HAD 490 CAMPERS REGISTERED IN OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS AVERAGING 265 PRE-SCHOOL, SCHOOL-AGE AND TEEN CAMPERS PER DAY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE COST OF THE SUMMER CARE CAN BECOME OVERBEARING SO WE OFFER TUITION ASSISTACE TO FAMILIES IN NEED. IN 2013 $3,606 WAS AWARDED TO 16 CAMPERS TO ATTEND OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS.
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