2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Arrival and snack
Main hall
After-school care in Holyoke, Massachusetts
Homework help in Spanish or English, then play
A licensed after-school program for children ages 5 to 12, in a ground-floor hall near two elementary schools. Every table has adults who speak both languages, so a child can start homework in the language it came in.
The afternoon
From the last bell to pickup, in two languages
Every school day has the same parts in the same order. At homework time there are two tables, one in Spanish and one in English, and children move between them as the homework does.
School year
Monday
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Homework help in Spanish
Anselma Rentas · Spanish table
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Homework help in English
Lian Adorno · English table
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Gym and games
Graciano Corchado · Gym
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Pickup window and free play
Main hall
Tuesday
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Arrival and snack
Main hall
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Homework help in Spanish
Anselma Rentas · Spanish table
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Homework help in English
Lian Adorno · English table
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Hand drums and dance
Graciano Corchado · Main hall
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Pickup window and free play
Main hall
Wednesday
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Arrival and snack
Main hall
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Homework help in Spanish
Anselma Rentas · Spanish table
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Homework help in English
Lian Adorno · English table
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Art table
Lian Adorno · Craft room
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Pickup window and free play
Main hall
Thursday
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Arrival and snack
Main hall
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Homework help in Spanish
Anselma Rentas · Spanish table
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Homework help in English
Lian Adorno · English table
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Reading circle in both languages
Anselma Rentas · Reading corner
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Pickup window and free play
Main hall
Friday
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Arrival and snack
Main hall
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Homework help in Spanish
Anselma Rentas · Spanish table
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Homework help in English
Lian Adorno · English table
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Free choice and outside play
Graciano Corchado · Gym
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Pickup window and free play
Main hall
Sample classes.
Two tables
Homework in the language it came in
Some homework comes home in Spanish, some in English, and some in both. Each table has an adult who speaks both languages, and children move between tables as the work does. Nobody is asked to switch before they are ready.
A Spanish table and an English table, side by side
Adults at both tables speak Spanish and English
Notes for families go home in the language you choose
Programs
Programs by grade and days a week
Choose the days that fit your week. Every program follows the same afternoon.
| Ages | Adults to children | Group size | Five afternoons2:30 to 6 p.m.Monday to Friday | Three afternoons2:30 to 6 p.m.Monday, Wednesday, Friday | Two afternoons2:30 to 6 p.m.Tuesday, Thursday | Vacation weeks7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.Monday to Friday, February and April |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten and grade 15 to 7 yearsA quiet corner at homework help. | 1 adult to 13 children | 26 | Offered | Offered | Waitlist | Offered |
| Grades 2 and 37 to 9 yearsHomework help in either language. | 1 adult to 13 children | 26 | Offered | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Grades 4 to 69 to 12 yearsMore choice in the activity hour. | 1 adult to 13 children | 26 | Offered | Full | Offered | Offered |
Sample programs.
Safety and license
Our license and our numbers
License
Licensed by EEC
School-age child care license · MA License # 000000
Adults to children
1 adult to 13 children
5 to 12 years
Group size: 26
Group size
Up to 26 children
with 2 adults
Capacity
70
Ages 5 years to 12 years
Staff checks and training
- Background checks
- CPR and first aid
- Mandated reporter training
- Medication training
Safety routines
Sign-in and pickup
At pickup the child goes only with an adult on your list, and we ask for ID from anyone we haven't met. The adult signs the sheet at the front table, with the time.
Allergies and medicine
Tell us about allergies at the tour; we ask privately once you enroll. Medicine is given only with your written permission, by a staff member trained to give it.
When a child is ill
A child with a fever or a contagious illness stays home. If a child becomes ill here, we call the first person on your list and a staff member stays close until you arrive.
Ask us about child care assistance
Sample details.
Between homework and pickup
Snack
Fruit, crackers, cheese or yogurt, with water, at long tables in the main hall.
Games and gym
Relays and ball games, and a free-choice afternoon on Fridays, with a staff member in the gym.
Art and drums
An art table on Wednesdays, and hand drums and dance on Tuesdays.
Families say
What families tell us
4.9
38 reviews
5★34
4★3
3★1
2★0
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“My son starts his reading log in Spanish and finishes it in English, and nobody makes a fuss about it. Anselma writes me a note in whichever language I wrote in.”
Yadira R.“Pickup is calm. Everyone on my mother's list is known by name, and she likes being asked for ID.”
Wilfredo S.“On Tuesdays Graciano brings out the drums, and by the time I arrive the whole hall is moving.”
Marisol T.
Sample reviews.
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