DHSP 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.
• Programs are open during school vacation weeks.

Program Locations

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

Martin Luther King, Jr. School (102 Putnam Ave.), 2 age-appropriate classrooms for children in Junior Kindergarten - 5th grade

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

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

Enrollment: 

The deadline to apply to the 2023-2024 DHSP Afterschool Programs Lottery was May 26. Applications received after that date will automatically be added to the waiting pool.
Apply to the DHSP Afterschool Programs Lottery

Tuition:

Tuition is based on a sliding fee scale according to total gross family income and family size. A family’s tuition rate is determined by their income verification documents and shared with a family when they are being offered a seat.

Tuition Assistance:
You do not need to fill out any additional paperwork to request tuition assistance! We use the documents you submit in your application to verify income and calculate tuition rates, including tuition assistance. We accept DTA and Department of Early Care and Education Vouchers.

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