JEFFERSON CITY AREA YMCA

Y-Care After School

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

Click here for the enrollment form to be turned in to the Knowles YMCA front desk.

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

Y-Care offers 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.

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.