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Welcome to Childcare
The City of Augusta Child Care Bureau provides quality childcare in a safe environment for families and children enrolled. Through activities, we will involve, challenge, intrigue and assist children in ways that enhance their character and develop their minds and bodies.
The Bureau of Childcare operates under the Department of Community Services, overseen by Director Earl Kingsbury. The Department of Community Services is organized into smaller, specialized bureaus to enhance our effectiveness. This structure allows us to focus on different areas of community service with the required expertise.
Philosophy
Cost&Hours
Information
MISSION
The mission of the City of Augusta Childcare Program is to provide a quality, valuable, community service offering a safe, flexible, affordable program for parents and guardians to place their children when they are away from home.
For children
The program offers a safe, supportive environment that encourages creativity and positive self-esteem. This is accomplished through wholesome and fun activities; including age-appropriate education activities, arts and crafts, literacy activities, creative play, and nutritious snacks.
FOR PARENTS
The program offers affordable childcare with dependable scheduling and flexible enrollment policies.
For the community
The program provides support for families of local businesses, social services, and schools.
BEFORE CARE
The Before Care program operates daily, Monday to Friday from 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM at Buker Community Center. Children will need to be here NO later than 7:55 AM. Cost: $50/week per child x 37weeks or entire school year “slot”
Families who are enrolled in ONLY before care are responsible for paying for the slot of care for the 39 weeks of the school year regardless of absence. *Before Care only includes additional delayed starts due to weather, NO other extended care options are included*
After Care
The After Care program operates daily Monday to Friday from 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM. On Early Release Days, the program operates from 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM. Cost: $90/week per child x 37weeks or entire school year “slot”
Aftercare slots include the following extended care options for our families: Early Release Days and snow days. Families who are enrolled in After Care are responsible for paying the same weekly fee for the 39 school weeks of the school year, regardless of absence. Families who require childcare during vacation weeks (December, February, and April Vacation Weeks) need to sign up for vacation care.
Children will be transported daily from each elementary school to Buker Community Center between 2:45 PM -3:00 PM and on early release days 11:45 AM -12:00 PM.
Vacation Care
Vacation Care is available for families who require care for vacation weeks. All Vacation Care is offered at the Buker Center 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM. Vacation Care does not include drop-in Snow Day Care. Cost: $155/week per child per vacation week signed up for
SUMMER DAY CAMP
Summer Day Camp program operates daily from 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM Monday to Friday during the nine (9) weeks of summer vacation. The program is divided into groups/classrooms based on grades/age. Children entering Kindergarten in the fall will be enrolled in “KinderCamp”, children entering grades 1st-5th grade will be enrolled in Day Camp.
Each week has a theme, arts & crafts, gym classes, lots of outside time, literacy and science, and sensory activities. Group field trips and or special events occur weekly. Families can enroll for selected weeks, only being responsible for payment on the weeks they enroll and attend to better meet the flexible schedules of summertime. Cost: $185/week per child
City of Augusta Childcare's registration applications are submitted online through MyRec. This system also allows you to make payments online at your convenience and manage your child(ren)'s care accounts.
To submit your registration:
1) Create an account, if you do not already have one.
2) Fill out a registration application for all children you wish to enroll.
3) Ensure you receive a confirmation.
Setting up a MyRec account does NOT fully enroll your child in childcare. You will receive a confirmation from the office. Summer Camp is a separate program from School Year Care and registrations will need to be submitted when registration opens in the spring.
Contact Information
Buker Community Center
22 Armory Street
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: (207) 626-2350
Fax: (207) 620-8800
Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
City of Augusta Child Care registration applications are submitted online through MyRec. This system also allows parents and/or legal guardians to make payments online at their convince and manage child(ren)'s care accounts.
