The Cary Family YMCA is pleased to offer after school care at Laurel Park Elementary. From start to finish, our afternoons at Laurel Park will be packed with team building and character development! The YMCA provides a safe, educational, fun environment for your children.

Our 2010 format is based on the YMCA’s core values and mission of building a healthy spirit, mind, and body. Our activities are guided by the core values of caring, respect, responsibility, honesty, and faith. We feel these are tools children need to build a future with strong kids, strong families, and strong communities. Children have fun and learn with counselors who enjoy being around children.

At Laurel Park After School your child will participate in:

Assemblies: Children are given the opportunity to unwind after school with skits, cheers, camper recognition, huddle challenges and the thought of the day.

Devotions: Children discuss positive choices and behavior and work together to understand the concepts of respect, responsibility, caring, honesty and faith in God.

Incentives: Character chairs are a part of the camper incentive program here at Laurel Park. Character animals help teach the children character traits.
Character Traits:
Blue: Honesty
Green: Responsibility
Yellow: Respect
Red: Caring
Purple: Faith in God
Character chairs are a way to recognize individuals in the program. A “Character Animal” is given to a child who has led his/her huddle by example and demonstrated the character traits. Honored students are given an opportunity to add their signature to our "Character Chair Hall of Fame".

The Super Store: The Laurel Park YMCA program has created a super store. Children can earn YMCA dollars when they go above and beyond by demonstrating one of the character traits; honesty, respect, responsibility, caring and faith in God. Children then spend their YMCA money at the super store. The super store is filled with games, toys and party supplies.

Grades K-5 are given the opportunity every Friday to shop at the super store.


At the time of registration, a new copy of your child's immunization record must be provided. Registrations will not be processed or accepted without immunization record.
Participants will also need to provide new bank account information (voided check & bank draft authorization) when registering.

**Early Release Days are covered in this program.

Registration:	Registration for the 2010/2011 school year is ongoing. Click here for 2010/2011 Registration Information.
When:	After school until 6:00 p.m. Teacher workdays are not covered through this program. Check out School's Out Special for info about our teacher workday care. Early release days are covered through this program.
Fees:	2010/2011 Rates Members: $1,660/year; $136.25/monthly draft with a $25 deposit Program Participants: $1,992/year; $163.92/monthly draft with a $25 deposit
Contact:	Nichole Hampton, ext. 158 for program information or nichole.hampton@ymcatriangle.org. Elizabeth Ferriter, ext. 119 for registration information or elizabeth.ferriter@ymcatriangle.org.
Documents:	Laurel Park After School Newsletter August 2010 (591.12 K) 2010-2011 Youth Information Form (746.29 K) 2010-2011 Parent Manual (116.09 K) Laurel Park Welcome Newsletter (526.84 K)