Before/After Care Program
For those parents considering going back to work and/or are presently working, Miami-Dade County Public Schools will offer 160 After School programs on school days. M-DCPS offers 112 low-cost Before and After School Care programs that serve Elementary, K-8 Center, and select Middle School students. Additionally, M-DCPS offers 48 Middle School Enrichment After School programs that help tutor middle school students throughout Miami-Dade County. Each of these programs are staffed with state certified instructors, program managers, or activity leaders who are all prepared to enrich and expand the after-school experience of the students they serve.
After-school care programs are conducted from the time of school dismissal until 6:00 p.m. Before-school care programs begin approximately one hour before school starts but are only offered as needed. Parents should check with their child’s school for specific program start times.
All after school care programs provide planned activities, which include homework assistance, indoor and outdoor games, arts and crafts, snack time and various recreational activities. Before-school care programs provide supervised, quiet activities for students. Additionally, over 40 school sites offer Community Enrichment programs with classes such as music, ceramics, chess, drama and others designed to provide participants with a variety of educational enrichment experiences.
The cost of M-DCPS principal-operated after school care programs is $60 per week per student (or $55 per week per student – discounted rate for sibling and/or free/reduced lunch qualifying students). The cost of before school care is $30 per week. Any outside agency providers approved to offer full after school care programs at M-DCPS school sites must match M-DCPS pricing.