afterschool
frequently asked questions

FAQs

  • Enrollment is on a month to month basis. Should you decide to cancel your enrollment, we would require 30 days written notice.

  • We are proud to partner with Dany’s Cars to offer shuttle service to our site. Dany uses DOJ fingerprinting and background checks to screen his drivers. We were referred to Dany’s Cars by Prospect Sierra, a local private school, who are very happy with his services.

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  • Certainly you and your child can come to visit our facility and sign up for a day. There are drop in options available at checkout.

  • Parents can register for the month and we will automatically renew you for the next month, unless you indicate otherwise. Billing is on a 10 month basis with no class on holidays or BUSD off days.

  • There is no class on holidays or BUSD off days. Billing is on a 10 month basis with no class on holidays or BUSD off days.

  • Our menu is nut free. We offer nuts in smalI shakers during the chocolate making day for campers to flavor their chocolate with. We will make sure your child stays away from the flavorings and can respond to the severity of the allergy in certain cases.

  • We have 1 staff person for every 12 children in order to ensure an enriching, safe, and positive camp experience.

  • We are proud to host a stellar staff of culinary school graduates, credentialed school teachers, youth yoga and mindfulness instructors, and former chefs. All of our staff have received background checks and Food Safe and CPR certified.

  • We maintain rigorous safety standards in our culinary classroom. Every camper is taught kitchen hygiene and safety, including proper handwashing, knife skills, and food safety. Our culinary instructors monitor the safe use of all culinary tools.

  • We are a vegetarian cooking camp. If your child has other dietary restrictions, you can let us know during the registration process. We operate with a Food Allergy Management and Prevention Plan (FAMPP) in accordance with the CDC guidelines for managing food allergies in schools to keep campers safe.

  • Our camp serves ages 5 - 12. Children of all ages find our camp to be engaging and a time to return to simply being a kid! We find that older kids and younger kids bond and make new friends. Also campers recieve developmentally appropriate tasks.