We provide before- and after-school care for children in kindergarten through fifth grades during the school year, and full-day care during the school year on days when the Ann Arbor Public Schools are not in session.

Ann Arbor Public School buses will pick-up and/or drop-off children living in each center’s district before and after school. Some centers provide transportation for children in nearby schools in a Gretchen’s House School Bus. Availability varies, please check with the center to see if this is an option.

Our approach to caring for school-age kids is to provide them with a structured, yet flexible downtime before and after-school, as well as additional learning opportunities and time to develop social skills with their peers in a supervised setting.

PLEASE NOTE! We are now enrolling school-age children in our summer vacation SCamp programs. Families who register for SCamp before May 2, 2008, will receive discounted tuition rates.

If your child is a returning SCamp-er, click here for printable enrollment paperwork. (95 KB)

If you would like to learn more about SCamp, please click here for the complete brochure and enrollment materials. (982 KB)
 

A TYPICAL DAY IN THE SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAM

MORNING

7:15-8:00 Morning staff greet parents and children as they arrive. Parents may write notes on the clipboards in their child's room to relay important information to caregivers. Children may choose from a variety of activities.
8:00-8:30 Breakfast is served and/or activities are available.
8:30 School activities are available inside or outside. Children either walk to school accompanied by a teacher or are driven in a Gretchen's House van.

AFTERNOON

3:30-4:00 Children arrive from school, eat snack.
4:00-5:15 Children choose from a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. These may include things like playing in nearby parks, working quietly on homework, or doing dramatic play.
5:15-5:45 Children help clean up play areas, continue playing.