Child Care

Child Care

Our Y provides quality, affordable child care to children, giving them a safe and enriching start to learning while mom and dad are at work or exercising.

Kidz-In-Motion 2026-2027

Kidz-In-Motion (KIM) offers a wide variety of fun, educational activities that 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, homework help, and more!  Activities will vary somewhat based on students' needs. However, overall, the programming will offer a safe, enriching, and exciting place for children during 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, for an 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.

Locations

Steadley Elementary is where we watch the kids and where you will pick them up during the regular school year.

Dates & Times:

Our program follows the Carthage R-9 school district from the beginning of the school year till the end of summer school. We provide care on early dismissal days but not on days when no school/school is closed. Pickup by 6:00 pm

Tuition Payment Policy:

When registering, you will need to sign our Auto-Draft Agreement and Program Election form. You will select part-time (1-2 days/week) or full-time (3-6 days/week) attendance.
If your child does not attend, you will still be charged the part-time fee to hold your child's spot. Youth memberships are available to help mitigate cost. Scholarships are also available.

Fees

Registration Fee: $20

Member:
Part-time (1-2 days) $30
Full-time (3-5 days) $40

Non-member:
Part-time (1-2 days) $40
Full-time (3-5 days) $50

State Subsidy $10/week (children in foster care and guardianship are exempt)

$5 additional fee if your child attends on early out days.

How to Enroll:

Print out or pick up a form at the Fair Acres Y, fill it out, and turn it in to the Fair Acres Y with a current copy of the child's immunization record. It is also required to have read through the Parent Guide and initialed the agreement in the form before enrollment.

Enrollment Form
Parent Guide
Parent Letter

If the child needs meal accommodations: Medical Food Substitution Form
If the child will need to have medication administered while under our care: Medication Authorization

Please DO NOT DROP THE FORMS OFF AT YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL.

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 417-358-1070 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Find it hard to exercise with your kids at your feet? With Child Watch, the Y keeps an eye on your little ones—ages six weeks to eight years of age—while you focus on you. Free for Fair Acres Family YMCA members.

Mornings: Mon - Fri 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Evenings: Mon - Thurs 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

  • Child Watch is free to Fair Acres Family YMCA members with Household memberships.
  • Non-members and members of other YMCAs pay $3 per child per hour.
  • 2 hour Max time limit per day- Parent must remain in building.
  • Staff/Child Ratio is 1 to 10.
  • No snacks, diapers, wipes etc. will be provided by the YMCA.
  • No Toys brought from home, no gum or candy, and no other items of this nature brought in.
  • It is at the staff’s discretion to get the parent if the child is causing problems or crying excessively and keeping the staff from doing their job in watching all the children.
  • Infants 6 weeks - 8 years of age.