BRATTLEBORO — Meeting Waters YMCA is, for the 10th consecutive year, offering its popular Snow Day Program in Brattleboro.
The Snow Day Program combines with the Meeting Waters YMCA's ASPIRE and Lewis Day Camp to provide year-round “out-of-school” care for school-age children from the Brattleboro area and their working parents.
The Snow Day Program will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on days when schools are closed due to inclement weather.
The program, which takes place at Oak Grove School, offers recreation, art, and enrichment activities for children from kindergarten through age 12. The cost is $25 per day, which includes two nutritious snacks and all program supplies. Child Care Subsidy is accepted and the Meeting Waters YMCA offers financial assistance from its Reach Out to Youth fund.
The Snow Day Program will be led by two of the Y's veteran ASPIRE staff members - Lynn Cameron and Alberta Seale.
This innovative program was developed by the Meeting Waters YMCA in 2001 after the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce and Windham Child Care Association gathered business leaders, youth program providers, and educators to discuss the challenges faced by area businesses and their employees on days when schools have an unanticipated closing for snow or other reasons.
The Snow Day Program functions in much the same way that ASPIRE does on school vacations, teacher conference days, and holidays. Also the same, according to Program Director Sue Fortier, is the reliability, quality and focus on enrichment. “Just like ASPIRE, the Snow Day Program will involve children in a variety of activities that are fun, educational, and engaging.”
Enrollment in the program is limited to 20 children. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
More information and a registration form are available at the Meeting Waters YMCA's website at www.meetingwatersymca.org, by contacting their Brattleboro office (802-246-1036), or by emailing [email protected].
The Meeting Waters YMCA is a charitable, social service organization founded in 1895. Its programs serve over 1,000 children, teens, adults, seniors, and families from more than 30 Vermont and New Hampshire communities throughout the Connecticut Valley.