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.

• Open to Kindergarten - 5th graders
• 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. 
• 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.

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

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