Child Care

Child Care comes in many forms at the Two Rivers YMCA. Our on-site child care facility for 2 to 5 year-olds is DCFS licensed and prepares children for kindergarten with academic, social, and motor skill development as well as water safety skills and life lessons. Give your little one the best start in social learning at the YMCA full/part time day childcare. The Y offers developmentally appropriate activities while utilizing the Y facility.

The YMCA School Age Child Care Program offers before and after school child care to children in grades K-6 at 25 schools in Rock Island and Henry Counties.

Our Kids’ Gym allows you to enjoy a workout knowing your child is cared for in a well-supervised, fun environment. The Kids’ Gym is available for children ages 6 months to 7 years.

A variety of Summer Camp options offer your child a wonderful summer of fun in a safe, secure environment.

All of these programs provide a nurturing environment and stress the development of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility in all of our young participants. Please feel free to browse any of the Child Care headings above for more specific information.

Preschool Child Care Sue DeTaeye, Director	(309) 797-8925 sdetaeye@tworiversymca.org

School Age Child Care Shannon Flynn, Director	(309) 736-7812 yschoolage@tworiversymca.org

Kids' Gym Hours:
Monday – Friday Monday – Thursday Saturday	8:00 am - 12:00 pm 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Kid's Gym Fees:
Members: Free with Family/One Parent Family Memberships
Community: $2.00 per child per hour, or $32.00 for a 16-hour punch card when accompanied by a member.

For additional information regarding Kids' Gym, contact the Kids' Gym/Nursery Coordinator at 797-3945.

Preschool Child Care

The purpose of the YMCA Preschool Child Care is to be a partner with parents in the social, mental, physical, and spiritual development of their children by offering a structured and creative program provided by a qualified and nurturing staff.

Each child shall be recognized as an individual whose gender, ability, personal privacy, choice of activities, and cultural, ethnic and religious background is respected.

The Two Rivers YMCA understands the sensitive needs of your preschool child. We offer developmentally and age appropriate activities that ensure your child gets the most out of his/her YMCA experience.

Pre-Kindergarten / Four & Five-Year-Olds

We understand the importance of preparing children for success in elementary school. This unique program stresses learning through action while utilizing the entire YMCA facility for exploration and creative play. Our thematic approach emphasizes learning through experiences in writing, math, literacy, language, science, social and emotional activities, dramatic play, and music. The goal of the program is to help your child succeed and develop a positive feeling about themselves and school. Field trips and guest speakers are also part of the curriculum.

Three & Four-Year-Olds

This age is a critical learning period. Our program features a thematic approach to learning and offers a variety of intriguing activities to stimulate early development. This class utilizes the entire YMCA facility to foster social and emotional growth as well as large and small motor skills. Children realize personal interests at their own pace while developing language skills, writing, number and letter recognition, and their imagination. Field trips and guest speakers throughout the year help to complete the curriculum.

Two-Year-Olds

We strive to create a developmentally appropriate hands-on learning environment designed specifically for two-year-olds. Your child will learn through discovery during busy, fun-filled days at the Y. Social skills, language development, and large and small movement skills are the focus for your little one. Our nurturing staff understands the development needs of this tender age.

School Age Child Care

The School Age Child Care Program is available to you through your school district and delivered and administered by the Two Rivers YMCA.

The School Age Child Care Program is full of excitement and challenges. Staff members plan each day with new and exciting activities which develop spirit, mind and body. Our goal is for each child to feel successful about his/her accomplishments. The staff plan special themes designed to add different activities and challenges each week.

The goals of the program are:

to provide quality care for children
to support the needs of the family unit
to help children develop to their fullest potential
to assist with academic achievement
to foster fitness and physical skills
to deliver the program in a positive YMCA environment of safety, support, and care
to offer activities that encourage confidence and feelings of self-worth
to provide the children with an environment which promotes the core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility
to promote the 40 Developmental Assets
to provide the children with nutritional snacks

School Age Child Care is offered at the following sites:

Moline School District
Bicentennial	Butterworth	Franklin	Garfield
Hamilton	Horace Mann	Jane Addams	Lincoln Irving
Logan	Roosevelt	Washington	Willard

East Moline School District
Bowlesburg	Hillcrest	Ridgewood	Wells

Rock Island School District
Audubon	Denkmann	Earl Hanson	Horace Mann Choice
Jefferson	Ridgewood	Eugene Field

Silvis School District
George O'Barr

Hampton School District
Hampton

School's Out Club

Looking for a place to take your child when school is out for the day (due to a holiday, institute day, intercession, seasonal break, etc.)? The YMCA School’s Out Club provides children with fun, safe, supervised activities. Our staff will keep your children busy with sports, arts, crafts, games, swimming and movies. An afternoon snack is provided, but students should bring a bag with sack lunch, swim suit and towel. This program is offered on emergency days when school is cancelled due to inclement weather for Moline, East Moline, and Rock Island Schools. We also offer a half day program at the school sites when school is dismissed early.

Summer Camp

Summer is a special time for children to enjoy the outdoors and have fun with their friends. It can also be a time to make new friends from different schools and neighborhoods and to learn outside of the classroom setting.

Our Y Summer Camps provide worthwhile summertime activities for kids and peace of mind for parents who are concerned about what their children are doing with their time away from school.
Y Summer Camps feature fun new experiences and personal enrichment. Our camps are staffed with counselors who have YMCA camp training and a genuine concern and love for children. Our camp will help children develop their creative abilities, make new friends, learn more about nature, be active, and above all, have fun! During your child’s day they will be involved in activities which focus on the core values of the YMCA – caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

Small Wonders Camp (entering grades K-1st)
Watch your little ones grow in our newest summer camp! The activities in this camp are developmentally appropriate and designed to introduce new experiences and activities to our young campers in a safe and caring environment. Participants will experience challenges and expectations with boundaries every day. Children will play, swim, learn, sing, meet new friends, relax, go on one field trip each week, and have fun at the YMCA.

Discovery Camp (entering grades 2nd-3rd & 4th-5th)
Does your child like a variety of activities indoors and out? Then this summer they will enjoy exciting daily activities at our YMCA and out in thecommunity. This camp provides children with a chance to develop character, learn valuable life skills, create new friendships and discover new interests. There will be sports, games, arts, crafts, reading, writing, music, outdoor education and one field trip each week.

Sports Camp (entering grades 2nd-3rd & 4th-5th)
Ready, set, go! Children in this camp will be on the move every day! This program offers a variety of sports, fitness activities, daily conditioning and education about health and nutrition. Participants will enjoy the outdoors learning basic fundamentals and skills on new and familiar sports. This group will take some additional trips to local aquatic centers throughout the summer along with the weekly field trip.

Teen Adventure Camp (entering grades 6th-8th)
Do you want a fun and supervised place for your teen this summer? Join Teen Adventure Camp! Campers will explore, hike, play and have fun all around the Quad Cities area. Our trained staff will keep your camper busy throughout the summer. Two field trips are offered each week.

C.I.T. Program (entering grades 9th-10th)
Our Counselors in Training program will teach your young person how to work with kids in a day camp setting. We prepare CIT’s to join our trained camp staff during YMCA summer programs to develop leadership and job skills.

Come and join the fun! Registration deadline is May 30, 2008. Each family is required to pay for one day of camp per week, regardless if child attends or not. Each family is allowed two weeks of vacation for which they will not be charged.

Day Camp Hours: 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Day Camp Fees:
Members: $22 per day per child & $62 annual activity fee*
Community: $24 per day per child & $124 annual activity fee*

C.I.T. Fees:
Members: $5 per day & $62 annual activity fee*
Community: $10 per day and $124 annual activity fee*

* Annual non-refundable activity fee is due at time of registration.

For more Information about Summer Camps -contact Shannon Flynn at (309)736-7812.
The YMCA serves all ages, abilities, incomes and faiths. Financial assistance is available.