SAC Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors must have a four year college degree with an education or related major or a comparable combination of college education and child care employment experience. All non-supervisor staff must have at least 460 hours of full time verified experience working with children. You can see the full requirements here.

Yes - we are working very closely with the BVSD Health Services, the Boulder County Health Department, and the Office of Early Childhood Childcare Licensing.

School Age Care sites will be licensed to use the cafeteria, all outdoor spaces, and the library at all sites, unless otherwise specified. We will have exclusive use of the staff lounge for disinfecting toys in accordance with health requirements as well as food storage and medication storage in a designated refrigerator.

SAC will provide students with home learning support. SAC staff are not teachers; however, they can provide support akin to homework help, which they traditionally do in all after school programs. Students can bring their own devices; additional devices are available for those in need. High speed internet will be available at all sites.

Morning and afternoon snack will be provided to the SAC program. Lunch will be available through your school account and/or you may provide a lunch for your child to bring.

We will continue to offer child care during all Phases of the BVSD Reintroduction Plan. However, the extent of our child care offering may look different depending on Colorado’s Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) guidance. During the current Phase 1+, full-day child care will be offered.

If the center closes due to COVID, we will offer refunds for days missed. Registration fees will not be refunded.

All staff will undergo Active Health Screenings, which include temperature check and health questions. BVSD will also place a COVID Site Coordinator at each child care site that works directly with our partners at BCPH to conduct effective contact tracing.

Parents will drop their children at the front entrance to the school, and only children will be allowed inside the building. All child care sites will use a secure cell phone for entry and pickup and to limit front office staff workload. Parent fobs will be discontinued. No visitors or volunteers are allowed in the school.

SAC will continue the Zones curriculum.

 No. Child care is only offered to BVSD enrolled students at this time. 

The Colorado Department of Human Services licenses child care programs (all ages).
 

BVSD Community Schools is committed to ensuring every family in need of child care receives that care. We will work with families on an individual basis during this ever-changing and challenging time. Please contact us at bvsd.childcare@bvsd.org with any questions. We have a bilingual specialist on staff to support our Spanish speaking families.

The BVSD Community Schools Licensed Child Care Handbook Fall 2020 provides relevant links, protocols and other details for ALL licensed child care programs (EC, CMS, SAC, YMCA, ECE) operating in BVSD schools in 2020-21. The handbook is subject to revisions as necessitated by public health and the changing nature of the pandemic caused by COVID-19. Our partners, including Boulder County Public Health, Children's Hospital and the YMCA, also have access to this handbook.

Manual de Cuidado Infantil Escuelas Comunitarias de BVSD

In Phase 1 or 1+, Boulder Universal students may enroll in child care through BVSD Community Schools. However, when we return to any in-person learning (Phase 2 and beyond) we will need to maintain strict cohorting that is aligned to a student's school of record and any cohorting model in place. As such, students attending Boulder Universal will no longer be eligible for child care through Community Schools Child Care Programs. Find more detailed information in the BVSD Community Schools Licensed Child Care Handbook Fall 2020.

In all of BVSD's operational "Phases", children in child care will be grouped so that they will comply with BVSD's cohorting system.

Child care monthly rates are based on the total number of school days and hours throughout the year, divided by the number of months covered. This keeps the monthly amount stable to help families plan, and the variation of child care days from month to month are averaged out. August rates are prorated for the partial month.

The Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) provides financial assistance to eligible low-income families who need child care benefits for children from birth to age 12. If you are eligible, a portion of the total child care cost will be paid. You can find the CCAP checklist to submit to BVSD Child Care here. For information about CCAP denials and the appeals process, click here.