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Before & After School Child Care

Before- and After-School Child Care

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Glendale Unified is proud to offer childcare opportunities to support our families. We are constantly working to hire new staff and engage with community partners to expand our programs to as many students as possible. Applications for the 2025-26 school year open February 18!

Our childcare programs are currently at capacity. If you need child care for the 2024-25 school year, please email us at cdcc@gusd.net. If we can offer you a spot, we will reach out to you directly. We appreciate your patience as we try to meet the needs of every family!

2025-26 Elementary Child Care Programs

  • Sun
    AM Child Care Supervision from 6:30 a.m. until the school gates open. $90 per month (flat fee)
  • Kids
    TK Bridge Supervision from TK dismissal until 3:00 p.m. TK students receive homework assistance and enrichment. $180 per month (flat fee) Free to eligible families
  • Slide
    Dismissal +60 (Grades 1-6) Supervision only from primary dismissal until 1 hour after the last school dismissal. $90 per month (flat fee) Free to eligible families
  • crayons
    After School Care (Grades TK-6) Full after-school expanded learning program. Includes homework assistance, physical education, and enrichment from dismissal until 6:00 p.m. $270 per month (flat fee) Free to eligible families

Program Details

General Information

  • Program capacity is subject to staffing availability
  • Attendance will be reviewed regularly to maximize participation
  • Child care programming during non-school days is available throughout the school year for a fee (fee waived for income-eligible families)
  • Program ratios
    • TK Bridge: 10 students per 1 staff member
    • Dismissal +60: 25 students per 1 staff member (available for grades 1-6 only)
    • After School Care: 10 students per 1 staff member (TK/K), 20 students per 1 staff member (grades 1-6)
       

Enrollment Priorities

  1. Students who qualify for subsidized child care
  2. Students who qualify for Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) 
  3. Students of GUSD staff members
  4. Returning private pay families
  5. New private pay families
     

Program Fees

  • AM Child Care: $90 per month flat fee
  • TK Bridge: $180 per month flat fee (free for income-eligible families)
  • Dismissal +60: $90 per month flat fee (free for income-eligible families)
  • After School Care: $270 per month flat fee (free for income-eligible families)

Program fees are charged at a flat monthly rate each month for 10 months (August-May) regardless of the number of days students attend that month. The daily rate for each program is multiplied by 180 school days and divided by 10 months to get the monthly fee for that program.

Income-eligible families: Please complete a subsidized child care application IN ADDITION to your 2025-26 child care application.

Subsidized Child Care Application (Income Eligible Families)

Please complete a 2025-26 childcare application on EZChildTrack in addition to this subsidized application.
 

Parent Handbooks

Additional Information

Contact CDCC Office

Glendale Unified School District Child Development and Child Care
440 W. Lomita Avenue, Glendale, CA 91204

Phone: (818) 247-0775
Email: CDCC@gusd.net

Deidre Corwin, Director, Child Development and Child Care Department
Marcy Ostrom, Sr. Administrative Secretary