School-Age Child Care

YMCA School-Age Child Care offers before and after school, as well as care on no-school days, holiday breaks, and summer for children from Kindergarten through 7th grade.

YMCA School Age Programs

School-Age Child Care provides children with a wide variety of academic enrichment activities that help children make new friends, do better in school, enjoy more physical activity, develop new skills, and live with caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. Children in our programs benefit from a safe and nurturing environment that incorporates character values, provides positive adult role models, and develops necessary skills.

Incorporating the latest research in Youth Development, YMCA School-Age Child Care create academic enrichment activities to foster each child’s cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development. Every day, children engage through a “hands-on, minds-on” approach, allowing children to be physically active and cognitively challenged. Children are given the power of choice to participate in a variety of learning centers such as homework help, STEM, arts and crafts, physical activity, and play.

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Transportation: Our fleet of school buses provide transportation to and from several schools. Scroll down for locations.
Tuition: Tuition is due on the Monday of each week. Autopay is available.
Fees are nonrefundable and due annually at the time of enrollment.

The Treasure Valley Family Y believes that every child is of promise. Therefore, no one is denied Y services due to the inability to pay. For more information about our Financial Assistance program, please call 208 344 5502 ext 277.

Ages: Kindergarten–7th Grade

9th Street Y Kids

Caldwell Y Kids

Eagle Y Kids

Frontier Y Kids

Hillsdale Y Kids

Hunter Y Kids

Lakevue Y Kids

Nampa Y Kids - Central Elementary

Nampa Y Kids - Sherman Elementary

Siena Y Kids

Ustick Y Kids

Private: Vallivue Y Kids - Desert Springs Elementary

Private: Vallivue Y Kids - Skyway Elementary

Washington Street Y Kids

West Boise YMCA Child Development Center

Wilder Y Kids

Our Cause Measures (Impact):

Our purpose is to nurture the potential of every child by focusing on a holistic approach of a child’s cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. We focus on five key areas to positively impact youth: (1) Youth make new friends & build relationships. (2) Youth learn new skills and achieve success. (3) Youth do better in school academically & socially. (4) Youth enjoy more physical activity. (5) Youth live with Character Values of caring, honesty, respect, & responsibility.

Commitment to Safety

We provide licensed, safe environments with staff that are properly screened and trained to ensure that every youth feels a sense of belonging, safety, and connectedness: (1) Ensuring that all staff are properly screened and trained to work with youth. (2) Establishing clear expectations & practices for child abuse prevention. (3) Setting policies & procedures for emergency situations. (4) Providing safe & supportive environments that are clean and developmentally appropriate. (5) Following strict practices for authorized pick-ups.

Positive Behavior Guidance

We provide a positive approach to youth’s behavior, which is grounded in evidence-based, trauma-informed, neuroscience-based research. Our approach is to ensure that all youth feel safe and cared for at the Y: (1) Safety: through self-regulation, safety enhances staff’s and youth’s ability to recognize and manage physiological and emotional upset. (2) Connection: through creating a compassionate YMCA School Family Culture, connection motivates staff’s and youth’s willingness to engage in healthy relationships, help each other be successful, and change perceptions about conflict. (3) Problem-solving: through changing our response to conflict and upgrading social-emotional skills, problem-solving boosts staff’s and youth’s ability to adapt to changing situations.