MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS SETTLE IN,
BENEFIT FROM BEFORE-, AFTER-SCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS


August 28, 2001


Student membership continued to grow at Miami-Dade County Public Schools today, with K-12 membership totaling 340,906. "Historically, the district has seen enrollment grow during the first week of school and continue to grow after the Labor Day holiday," said Alberto M. Carvalho, Public Information Officer.

Many of those students were able to take part in after-school care, which is offered at 202 public elementary schools, and before-school care, which is available at 120 elementary schools.

After-school programs, which provide students with a snack, homework time, games and activities are conducted from school dismissal time until 6 p.m. and cost $30 per week. Before-school programs offer supervised, quiet activities and cost $15 per week.

Programs are offered by one of four providers: the community schools of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the YMCA, the YWCA or the Family Christian Association of America (FCAA).

"These programs have been very successful in providing students with an extended learning environment in our district's full-service schools," said Carvalho.

For more information, parents should contact the principal's office at their child's school or call the school district's Office of School Age Child Care Programs at 305-995-1899. Information also can be obtained by logging on to www.dade.k12.fl.us/childcare/.

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