School Age Care (TOP)
The YMCA offers a BEFORE and AFTER school program within the Marcellus and West Genesee School districts.   Our programs in the West Genesee School District serve Split Rock Elementary, Stone Hedge Elementary, Onondaga Rd. Elementary and East Hill Elementary.  Children attending Split Rock and Stone Hedge are bussed from their schools to our Onondaga Rd. site by the West Genesee transportation department.   Children attending East Hill Elementary have the convenience of staying in their own school to attend our program. 

The YMCA Fun Club philosophy is to develop the whole child through Spirit, Mind and Body.  We reach this philosophy through Character Development activities focusing on the YMCA’s SPIRIT values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.  Weekly lessons are incorporated into each program to fulfill the needs of learning self control, communication and conflict resolution between peers.  Each child that joins our Fun Club has the opportunity to engage in MIND activities such as creative art, blocks and building, hands on science and dramatic play.  We also incorporate a YMCA literacy program, KidzLit, into each of our sites.  Our goal through the KizLit program is to bring good books to life and help kids enjoy reading.  We read a range of children’s literature featuring stories and characters from diverse cultures and backgrounds.  We use these books to emphasize values such as respect, kindness, and responsibility.  We have also recently incorporated a math program called KidzMath into each of our sites.  The KidzMath program helps children develop number skills and learn to make fair decisions, be responsible, and assist one another.  The games that follow the story are cooperative rather than competitive, therefore, your children will work together to reach a goal or to beat the game rather than beat each other.  The result, children feel they are winners and feel confident and successful.  Your children will also participate in a number of service learning and community involvement projects.  These projects include but are not limited to donating artwork to the downtown Samaritan Center, canned food drives, hat and mitten drives, planting flowers for our schools and participating in the Muscular Dystrophy Hop-a-Thon.  Each child that walks through our doors also gets the chance to engage in activities focusing on BODY.  They enjoy healthy snacks each afternoon.  Cooperative sports and physical group games are also utilized on a daily basis.  There is time set aside each day for outdoor time as long as the weather permits.

**School holiday care and ½ day care is also available**

Children enjoy being involved in the YMCA Fun Club.  They get the chance to be a member of a safe place where they can grow socially, emotionally and physically through a range of great activities and supportive staff.

Fun Club Fees (per month): * First month fee due at registration.

* 15% off 2nd child in family

Morning Program                                                              Afternoon Program
Full time ……. (5 days per week) ……. $122.00            Full time ……. (5 days per week) ……. $168.00
Part time ……. (4 days per week) ……. $ 97.00             Part time ……. (4 days per week) ……. $134.00
                          (3 days per week) ……. $ 73.00                                        (3 days per week) ……. $101.00
                          (2 days per week) ……. $ 49.00                                        (2 days per week) ……. $ 67.00
Drop In..……. (1 day per week or less).$ 7.00/day        Drop In. ……. (1 day per week or less).$ 9.00/day

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Marcellus Fun Club (TOP)
September 2006 - June 2007
Caring for children ages 5 years to 12 years.
Schools: K.C. Heffernan Elementary and Driver Middle School
Location: K.C. Heffernan Elementary
Monday - Friday
7:00 a.m. - 9 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Space is limited.  Registration is ongoing.

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West Genessee Fun Club(TOP)
September 2006 - June 2007
Caring for children ages 5 years to 12 years.
Schools: East Hill, Onondaga Road, Split Rock, Stone Hedge
Location: Program held at Onondaga Rd. and East Hill
Monday - Friday
7:00 a.m. - 9 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. - 6 p.m.

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Kinder Kids Club (TOP)

Beginning with school year 2006-2007, the Downtown YMCA will be offering our Kinder Kids Half Day Kindergarten program in the West Genesee School District.  Children from Split Rock, Stone Hedge, Onondaga Rd, and East Hill are able to attend the Kinder Kids Program.  Transportation is provided through the West Genesee transportation department.  The program will be offered at the Fairmount Free Methodist Church for Kindergarten students who attend AM Kindergarten in the West Genesee School District.  This site will also be used for school vacation days, ½ days and snow days.

Charge per week is $102.00

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September 2006-June 2007

Fairmount Free Methodist Church

Monday-Friday (School Days)

12:00 noon – 6:00 pm

Vacation Days

8:00 am- 6:00 pm