Childcare Afterschool Programs

DHSP's Childcare Afterschool programs are designed to build children’s social skills and enhance their school-day learning. Children engage in developmentally appropriate project-based learning curriculum, both individually and in groups. All Childcare Afterschool programs are licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.

• For ten months of the year (including early release days), all classrooms provide care from the end of the school-day until 5:55 p.m.
• All programs offer project-based curriculum (theme-based curriculum linked to the Cambridge Public Schools’ learning goals), snack time, homework time, athletic activities, art activities, and various other games and activities based on children's needs and interests. 

Locations:

Fletcher Maynard Academy (225 Windsor St.), 1 Kindergarten – 3rd grade classroom

Martin Luther King, Jr. School (100 Putnam Ave.), 2 age-appropriate classrooms for children in Kindergarten - 5th grade

Morse School (40 Granite St.), 2 age-appropriate classrooms for children in Kindergarten – 5th grade

Peabody School (70 Rindge Ave.), 2 age-appropriate classrooms for children in Kindergarten - 5th grade

Enrollment: 

• Families apply through the DHSP Afterschool Programs Lottery each spring.
• For more information, visit www.cambridgema.gov/AfterschoolLottery.  

Tuition:

• Tuition is based on household size and income.
• Childcare Afterschool programs accept Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) and Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) vouchers.

For more information contact Chandra Green, Enrollment Coordinator, at dhsppreschools@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-6254.