• Before- and after-school program

    The Boys & Girls Club of South Central Kansas, an official district partner organization, offers expanded latchkey child care services to participating Maize USD 266 students.

    The before- and/or after-school program will cost an annual fee of $50 per child for the school year to the Boys & Girls Club of South Central Kansas. This fee can be covered via state insurance (Aetna, Sunflower, and United). Parents will need to enroll in program registrations, which cost $30 monthly for the morning programs, and then a $60 monthly fee for the after school programs. 

    There are scholarships for families that qualify based on the TANF HHS Poverty guidelines. For more information on how to enroll or scholarship qualifications, parents can visit the Boys and Girls Club website: https://bgcsck.org/parents/after-school-membership 

    The affordable programming is designed in many ways to be an extension of the school day for participants and a help to parents looking for before- and/or after-school supervision, educational/enrichment support, and/or social activities for their child(ren). 

    Before- and after-school programs will be available for all elementary school children at the following locations:

    • Maize Elementary School (also including Vermillion Elementary School students)
    • Maize Central Elementary School
    • Maize South Elementary School
    • Pray-Woodman Elementary School

    The Boys & Girls Club of South Central Kansas will continue to provide after-school programs at the following locations:

    • Maize Intermediate School (from school dismissal until 6 p.m.)
    • Maize South Intermediate School (from school dismissal until 6 p.m.)

    The before-school program will run from 6:30 a.m. until the start of the school day. The after-school program will run from the end of the school day until 6 p.m.

    Please keep in mind that students not participating in before-school programming cannot enter into schools until between 8:15 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., depending on the elementary school. Students may enter the building only five to 10 minutes before the first bell, which sounds 10 minutes before the school day.

    For the Boys & Girls Club program, there will be limited capacity per location.

    About the program

    • Cost: Annual fee of $50 a school year per child for program membership, plus subscriptions cost of $30 monthly for morning programs and $60 monthly for after school programs. 
    • Activities: A variety of offerings include homework help, open gym time, outdoor play on courts and turf, STEM activities, social recreation, and arts.
    • Transportation to and/or home from the program will not be provided. Students may walk home, bike home, or be picked up. Parents who wish to establish specific instructions about how their child can leave and/or who can pick them up are encouraged to do so.
    • Participation/attendance: Participating students are welcome to come frequently, sporadically, or whatever works best for them and their family’s schedule. Once participating families have registered, paid, and completed an orientation, families are not required to provide advanced notice about which day(s) their child(ren) will attend. Students who are registered are welcome to come any program day and stay as long as they would like to stay until 6 p.m. Students who attend will be logged in and out so program employees have a record of attendance. Students may only participate in latchkey services at the school site at which they are registered.
    • Staff members: The program will be staffed by Boys & Girls Club employees, and there are opportunities for Maize USD 266 employees to work for the program, too, so your child(ren) may see familiar faces and/or educators they already know.
    • Food: A snack will be provided.

    How to sign up

    Those interested can register and learn more about the program at www.bgcsck.org. 

    Click here to begin your registration.

    If you have questions about the program, please contact the Boys & Girls Club at 316-201-1890.