JEFFERSON CITY AREA YMCA

Y-Care After School

REGISTRATION OPENS on May 1, 2025! Apply in person at the Knowles YMCA

Y-Care After-School Program – Grades K-5

Y-Care offers various fun, inclusive activities to keep your school-age child entertained and learning! Our curriculum supports learning through active play and a focus on character development. Y-Care is a state-licensed childcare program that maintains a 16:1 child-staff ratio. Children will choose from a variety of activities, including Physical Education, crafts, and more! We provide an afternoon snack with milk. Y-Care after-school session hours are from school dismissal until 5:30 p.m.

Register in person at the Knowles Welcome Center on Stadium Blvd.

Y-Care closes when school dismisses for inclement weather and on early release days. Y-Club is not in session when JCSD has a late start.

Monthly Fees: $160 Y-members; $190 Non-members

  • A non-refundable $30 registration fee is due at the time of enrollment.
  • August fees are prorated at $80/members, $95/nonmembers. August is the only prorated month.
  • Fees are drafted the first of each month, with the first draft on August 1.
  • Jefferson City School District and Blair Oaks School District staff receive a 20% off Y-Care fees.
  • YMCA Outreach Scholarships are available to families who apply and qualify. Download an application here.

Important Documents:

We offer Y-Care at the following locations.

  • Belair
  • Cedar Hill
  • Lawson
  • Moreau Heights
  • Thorpe Gordon (JCSD transports to Knowles Y)
  • West
  • North
  • Pioneer Trail
  • South (JCSD transports to Knowles Y)
  • Blair Oaks

Please note: Parents must give the school permission to release their children to Y-Care. The YMCA is not authorized to take a child from school into Y-Care without prior parental permission. Parents are responsible for providing the YMCA with a current copy of their child’s immunization record.