Kidz-In-Motion
Kidz-In-Motion (KIM) offers a wide variety of fun, educational activities which are guaranteed to keep your school-age child entertained and learning!
KIM is an after-school program for kids in K-5th grade attending CIC, Steadley, Mark Twain, Columbian, St. Ann's or Fairview Elementary Schools., operated in cooperation with Carthage R-9 School District. Membership in the YMCA is not required.
KIM is a state-licensed childcare program designed to provide a safe, caring, and fun place for your child after school each day. Children will choose from a variety of activities including games, crafts, help with homework, and more! Activities will vary somewhat due to the needs of students. However, overall programming will be offering a safe, enriching, and exciting place for children in the after-school hours. Dinner is provided each day.
Kidz-in-Motion runs each day school is in session, from school dismissal time until 6:00 p.m. The program is also available, at no extra charge, on days school dismisses early, but it will not run on days there is no school in session.
All Kidz-in-Motion staff are required to complete a criminal record check and a child abuse/neglect screening through the Missouri Family Care Safety Registry. CPR/First Aid training and continuing education credits are required for all staff members. KIM maintains a 15-1 child-staff ratio.
Begins Monday, August 21, 2023
Locations
Steadley Elementary is where we watch the kids and where you will pick them up.
Dates:
Our program follows the Carthge R-9 school district from the begining of the school year till the end of summer school.
Fees
New Registration Fee: $15
Member:
Part-time (1-2 days) $25
Full-time (3-5 days) $35
Non-member:
Part-time (1-2 days) $30
Full-time (3-5 days) $40
How to Enroll:
Please pick up the Parent Handbook & Child Enrollment Form and fill it out completely. We ask you to return the forms, including a current copy of your child's immunization record, to the Fair Acres Family YMCA at 2600 S. Grand Ave. in Carthage. Please DO NOT DROP THE FORMS OFF AT YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL.
Policies
Policies are outlined in the Parent Handbook, which you can pick up at the front desk of the YMCA.
PLEASE NOTE: Parents must give the school permission to release their children to KIM. The YMCA is not authorized to take a child from school into KIM without prior parental permission. Parents are responsible for providing the YMCA with a current copy of their child's immunization record.
For more information, please contact the YMCA at 358-1070 or email