King's Kids Christian Child Care program provides loving, Christian child care and latch key service to children, grades Kindergarten through sixth who attend the Fayetteville-Manlius Central Schools. King's Kids is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. The child care service provides a safe, reliable and nurturing environment for children who would otherwise be left at home, unsupervised while their parents are at work.
In addition to offering child care and supervision before and after school, we also offer afternoon Kindergarten classes to supplement public school Kindergarten programs. The day care service is available on school scheduled "teacher conference" days, non federal school holidays, and most school declared "emergency snow days". The child care service is also available during the school summer vacation period for grades K through 6, from 7:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
If you have any questions about King's Kids, our programs or our staff, please give us a call at 315-682-5034 and talk with the Director. Or if more convenient, call after 6:00 P.M., leave a message on the answering machine and we'll call you back. We will even mail you a copy of our Parent Handbook if you leave your address. And, of course please feel comfortable in visiting King's Kids at any time.
King's Kids has five separate programs. Any child may be enrolled in any one or more programs, space permitting.
The Before School Latch Key Program opens at 7:00 AM each morning. This program accommodates those parents who must be at work before their child's scheduled school day starts. The parent can drop their child off at King's Kids where our staff will greet you and care for them. When the child's school bus arrives at King's Kids for pickup, your child will be safely escorted to the waiting bus. Fayetteville-Manlius transportation is provided to the three elementary schools (Enders Road, Mott Road, Fayetteville Elementary), and the two middle schools (Wellwood and Eagle Hill) and Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic School. The busses are scheduled to arrive between 7:35 A.M. and 8:30 A.M.. However, if there is a delay with the arrival of the bus, our staff will be there to care for your child until the bus arrives, including days when school is delayed due to snow.
The After School Latch Key Program is open until 6:00 P.M. every day. Parents who are unable to be home from work when their children get home from school can have their children bused to King's Kids directly from the elementary schools, middle schools or Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic school. Should the schools be dismissed unexpectedly or a scheduled early dismissal, your children will be transported by the district bus to the safety and supervision of King's Kids.
The Afternoon Kindergarten Program is open at 11:45 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. The King's Kids program may be used to supplement the public school kindergarten program. When your child is dismissed from morning Kindergarten class, the district school bus will transport to King's Kids where they are personally met at the bus by our staff. (Usually arriving at King's Kids between 11:40 A.M. and 12:00 P.M.)
The Full Day Program is open from 7:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. during scheduled school vacations, school holidays and school emergency snow days.
The Summer Program is open from 7:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. during the school summer vacation period. Children may attend any number of days during the week and any number of weeks during the school summer vacation.
The dedicated and professional staff at King's Kids is headed by the director, Marjorie Edwards. Marge has over eighteen years of experience at King's Kids and more experience in the day care and public school fields.