Licensed before and after school care is available at our sites in the West Valley area. As a partner with local elementary schools, the West Valley Family YMCA child care program enhances and complements the curriculum presented to your child at school.

Before and after-school care starts from 7 am to 6 pm. Other benefits include year-round care, 1:12 staff to child ratio, enrichment instructors with a background in education and child development, and a curriculum that includes homework time, fun activities throughout the day and working with community organizations.

YMCA child care staff is CPR/first aid and water safety certified and fingerprinted to ensure quality and safety for your child. YMCA staff have also completed training and coursework in child development and early childhood education.

Fun, Safe & Enriching

• Homework Time/Educational Support
• Character Development
• Youth Fitness & Healthy Lifestyles
• Recreation & Play
• Family Involvement
• Community Involvement
• Enrichment programs: Educational, Recreational and Fine Arts

In addition to these core areas, the YMCA programs also offer children a wide variety of enrichment experiences. Our programs allow children to explore their interests and desires while building their self-esteem and gaining confidence and pride in their accomplishments. Qualified, subject-specific instructors in addition to the existing childcare staff facilitate enrichment programs.

The three enrichment areas that we focus on are Educational, Recreational and Fine Arts. We believe that these areas allow for the maximum growth and development of all children.

Educational Enrichment
In conjunction with the California State Standards for children, our Educational Enrichment classes build upon skills that children learn during their academic school day. Skills are reinforced through a variety of fun, hands-on classes in an effort to help children gain a better understanding of each concept.

Recreation Enrichment
With the decline of psychomotor programming in schools, Recreation Enrichments are essential in the out-of-school time environment. Our Recreation Enrichments give children the opportunity to learn new sports and sports-related skills while at the same time working on gross motor development, self-esteem and team building.
            
Fine Arts Enrichment
The fine arts foster students' abilities to develop problem solving skills, flexibility, creativity, cooperative approaches, persistence, and responsibility as well as oral and written language skills. In our Fine Arts Enrichment classes we nurture the artistic abilities of all children. Whether it be through visual or performing arts, we encourage children to participate in a variety of arts exploration in the hopes that they will find the best way to express themselves.

Program Highlights 

Financial assistance is available for families who, for one reason or another, are unable to afford child care fees. Download the financial aid application. Please email Debbie Lizano or call 818-774-2840 ext 3325 for details on financial assistance.