Health & Safety

Safety is our priority for all of our children and staff. We will follow all DOH/CDC stated health guidelines as they are disseminated.

 

Pick-Up 

Grades K & 1: PS196 Main Entrance, starting at 4:40 p.m.

Grades 2 - 5: PS196 Old Main Entrance starting at 4:40 p.m.-4:55 p.m. (5 p.m. pick-up only)

After 4:55 p.m. all grades will be picked up at the main entrance. 

 

At the designated pick up times, the students will be waiting for an authorized adult. Photo I.D. and sign out is required. The school must receive advanced written notification if someone other than an authorized adult is picking up. We will not release the children to anyone that has not been authorized. Students with written permission from their parent/guardian to go home on their own are released after signing out from their last activity.

 

Late Pick-ups

If you or your authorized person is running late for pick up at dismissal time, please alert the program administrator, by email at info@afterschoolps196.org or phone/text at (339) 788-7797. Additional fee applies. 

 

Pick-ups after scheduled pick-up time (5:00 p.m. or 6:15 p.m.) will incur a fee of $20 per child for every 15 minutes. In the event that my child is not picked up by program closure (6:15 p.m.) and a parent or emergency contact cannot be reached, my child may be taken to the NYC Police Department 112th Precinct.

 

Attendance

Parents should notify their child’s teacher regarding all days that they are registered for the ASP and promptly notify them of any changes. Parents are responsible for emailing their child’s teacher and the after school program when the child will not attend the program on a scheduled day. There are no make-ups, credits or refund for missed days.

 

Students cannot attend After School if they are absent from school. Once your child has been signed out from school, they cannot be readmitted into the building to attend After School.

 

If a student is signed out during the school day, they must be back in school for the last full period in order to attend After School.

 

Attire

Please send your children in comfortable clothing and rubber soled shoes for indoor/outdoor play. All items must be labeled such as water bottle, jackets, backpacks, lunch bags, etc. 

 

Meals & Snacks

We will supply pre-packaged snacks at 3 p.m. and again at 5:15 p.m to students in Extended Stay. Students may bring their own snacks/food. Children with food allergies and/or dietary restrictions should bring their snacks in a bag labeled “after school snack”. Please send your child with a water bottle everyday, preferably not metal. 

 

Injuries

As stated in our program contract, should your child be injured and/or require medical attention and a parent/guardian cannot be reached for instructions, you grant us authority to obtain necessary emergency medical treatment for the child until family is notified and/or arrives. 

 

Materials & Personal Items

If needed for homework, students must bring their own laptop, iPad or electronic device, headphones, power cord, etc. We do not provide any equipment or reference materials. Students must keep change of clothes, if brought, in their backpacks. Please label all clothing, water bottles, lunch bags, jackets, backpacks, laptops, iPads, etc. 

 

Lost Items

The AS Program is not responsible for any items that are misplaced during the day or in after school. 

All items that have names will be returned to the student. All items found will be placed in the lost and found area at the end of the day.

 

Homework Help

• The parent/guardian will discuss expectations of starting and completing homework with their child (e.g., this may include not playing computer games, and not using the computer inappropriately).

• The parent or guardian is responsible for addressing concerns about a child’s academic performance with their school teacher, not the AS Program staff. 

• Students are responsible for bringing their homework information, books, etc. to the after school program. After School staff cannot retrieve forgotten materials from classrooms.

• The AS staff will provide assistance to students regarding homework and will make every attempt to ensure that students complete as much as possible. 

• We cannot guarantee that your child will complete homework before pick up.