Blackshear YMCA

The YMCA offers afterschool care for children in grades K – 5 at seventeen licensed sites in three area school districts. The Afterschool Program provides on-site care for your child beginning when school is dismissed and continuing until 6:30 p.m.

Participating children learn valuable social and scholastic skills in a safe fun and supervised environment.

The afterschool program offers a constructive balance of counselor led activities and free time for child exploration. Daily theme activities include arts and crafts science/math activities character development activities presentation activities (music theater cooking etc) and literacy. In addition the YMCA of Austin has partnered with and will be delivering the curriculum on a daily basis of Active Life a non-profit group whose aim is to “inspire and empower youth to effectively manage their health education and communities.” The end of each afterschool day will include Centers: Board Game Blvd. Hard Hat Highway (building) Craft Court (art) Drama Drive and Literary Lane. Last all days include time for homework a daily snack and outside-playground time.

Children are divided into age-appropriate groups for many of the daily activities. Special day-long programs called All Day Cares are available for most school holidays (see calendars below) and for all early release days. Care on these days is included with your monthly fees. As with all of our programs the after school program emphasizes our five character values: respect responsibility honesty faith and caring. Additionally after school curriculum is built on the Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets. (Assets for 5 – 9 yr olds; Assets for 8 – 12 yr olds)

Child Ages:

5 years - 12 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Vouchers:

This provider accepts vouchers