- Observe your child/youth in the program setting. Parents are always welcome in their child’s program at any time.
- Have daily contact with your child’s staff or provider.
- Serve as a CYS volunteer.
- Attend special programs offered in CYS programs.
- Participate in parent conferences, surveys and educational workshops.
- Provide advisory input concerning administrative policies and developmental programming by participating in the facility’s Parent Advisory Committee or the CYS Parent Advisory Council. Each facility’s Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) consists of Program Administrators, parents, management staff, and caregivers/providers and meets monthly.
- As parents, you have been responsible for the early teaching of your child. Although your child is involved in a CYS program, you are still the most important teachers in your child’s life.
Here are some ways you can help your child:- promote good health and safety habits
- praise your child for things done well
- talk about everyday experiences
- plan Family activities
- read stories
- watch television programming as a Family
- help children start a collection
- teach your child to take care of personal and sanitary needs
Parents are considered an integral part of CYS and are encouraged to participate in many aspects of the programs:
Parent Handbook
Parent Handbooks are available online.
Hours of Operation Depending upon space allocations at each facility, the hourly program at Meadows CDC and Montague CDC is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Depending upon space allocations at each facility, hourly care for preschool (ages 3-5 years) is offered during the school year only between the hours of 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. and is not available when school is not in session (i.e., summer, holidays, teacher inservice days). On early release days, preschool hourly care is available from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
The facility is closed on all Federal holidays and some training holidays.
