School Age Services
410-715-3164
E-mail: SAS@ColumbiaAssociation.com

Offering elementary and middle school children a safe, secure haven where they can explore, learn and have fun.

2011 - 2012 School Year Before and After Care
School's Out (Full Day) programs
Additional Information
Forms

2011 - 2012 School Year Before and After Care:

Registrations are now begin accepted on a first come space available basis for the 2011-2012 school year. They can be mailed to the address below or brought to the main CA office from 9 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday until Friday August 12th. Registrations will not be accepted August 13-28, 2011 and will resume Monday August 29th.

Please note: the list of programs that are full and have a waiting list can change daily. We will make changes as soon as possible however this list could be incomplete.

The following programs are full and have a waiting list for the 2011-2012 school year.

Centennial Lane ES- before and after school care
Clarksville- after school care
Clemens Crossing- before school care
Hammond- before school care
Jeffers Hill- before care
Phelps Luck - after school care
Swansfield – before and after school care
Talbott Springs- after care
Thunder Hill- after care
Waterloo ES- before school care and after
Worthington ES- before and after school care

If you would like to be placed on the list please e-mail the following information to sas@columbiaassociation.com

Child(ren)'s name
List to be placed on
Your name
Two contact numbers

Programs are offered at the following sites:

Elementary Schools

Middle Schools
Cradlerock- with transportation from Oakland Mills, Harpers Choice and Wilde Lake Middle Schools
Dunloggin- with transportation from Burleigh Manor
Hammond

A.M. Program: For elementary school students only. From 7 a.m. until the school day begins. Students attend the program at their school.

P.M. Program: For elementary and middle school students. From after school until 6 p.m. Elementary school students attend the program at their school. Middle school students attend at Cradlerock, Dunloggin or Hammond. Students who require transportation pay a monthly fee.

Full Day Programs: Offered on most days when school is scheduled to be closed all day. Requires a separate registration form. Children need not be registered in the A.M./P.M. programs to register for Full Day Programs. School's Out Programs

2011-2012 School's Out (Full Day) Schedule and Current Registration Forms

Registration forms will be available four to five weeks ahead of the days offered. Please note: For children not registered for the before and after care program, a registration form plus a $48 registration fee must be submitted before your child can be enrolled in a Full Day program.

Full Day programs will be provided on the following dates:

February 17 & 20 Registration Packet
April 2-6 & 9, 26
May 18

Additional Information

Tax information: The tax identification number is 52-0823992. The Columbia Association's School Aged Services Department does not provide a statement for taxes. A copy of your monthly bill should be kept for this purpose.

Automated payments: At this time, we do not have the ability to do automated debits from your credit card or checking account. You may set up payments with your bank or complete and submit a credit card payment form each month.

Registration- In order to register a child for the morning and/or afternoon program, a registration form, health inventory, including a special care plan and the Parents Guide to Regulation Childcare acknowledgement form must be completed.

Registrations are accepted at the CA Headquarters, 10221 Wincopin Circle in Columbia, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Forms can also be mailed to Columbia Association, SAS, P.O. Box 981, Columbia, MD 21044.

Income Qualified Application: Reduced rate is available for Howard County residents for School Age Services only, as the programs are held in the public schools, whose household income is within the Columbia Association guidelines. This form and the required documents must accompany the registration form and required fees.

For information about the reduced rate program, download the income-qualified application. Purchase of Care through the Maryland Department of Social Services is also accepted.

New Requirements to Administer Medication:

In addition to the Medication order form/Medication administered form (below), Health Care providers (with prescriptive authority) must provide a handwritten order for prescription and over-the-counter medications that is consistent with all state and federal regulations and must include the following, according to COMAR 13A.16.11.04 (Centers), 13A.15.11.04 Family Child Care Homes and 13A.17.11.04 (letters of compliance):

• Child's name
• Name of medication
• Current date
• Dosage
• Route (how to administer)
• Time medication needs to be given while in care
• Medication start date and medication end date
• Reason for medication (on occasion, this information may be confidential)
• Side effects that need to be reported
• Expiration date of medication
• Advice that one dose of medication has been given at home
• Special instructions or storage information

Blanket Permission Forms are not acceptable for Over-the-Counter Medications or Prescription Medications.

Forms

• 2011 - 2012 SAS Registration form, program information and fees here
• Health inventory form
• Parent's Guide to Regulated Childcare
• Income-qualified application
• Medication order fom/Medication administered form
• 2011-2012 Parent manual
• Credit card payment information

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