Maineville – Little Miami Learning Center

Infant/Toddler Care

Full Time Preschool

Before & After School – during the school year, Kindergarten through sixth grade

Summer Adventure – a summer camp program for school age children

Children are exposed to a variety of experiences. Infants six weeks to when they are developmentally ready to move the Toddler Room are on their own individualized schedule.

Feeding and nap times are scheduled according to the parent’s request. Infants that are not napping or being fed are placed in an area near or with a caregiver for age appropriate play.

A daily report will be given to the parents, letting them know how their child ate, napped, and when he or she was changed

In our toddler room, the children are hard at work learning important physical skills as they gain muscle control, balance, and coordination.

We also work on language development and learning to share with others. Each new skill lets them progress to the next one, building on a foundation that leads to more complicated physical tasks, such as jumping rope, kicking a ball on the run, or turning a cartwheel.

As children get older they receive an ample amount of uninterrupted free play to explore, individuallized time to work on and develop their Kindergarten Readiness skills, gross motor time, and much more.

Lessons are designed to enhance problem-solving skills, improve personal interaction, and showcase each child’s natural creativity.

The well-planned curriculum is consistent with the YMCA’s philosophy to offer child-centered and holistic learning. The curriculum is aligned with the State of Ohio’s learning and development standards for Social-Emotional Development, Approaches Toward Learning, Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (including Mathematics, Science and Social Studies), Language and Literacy Development, and Physical Well-Being.

Breakfast and afternoon snacks included in the price.

During the academic year, we provide before and after school care for youth in kindergarten through sixth grade in the Little Miami school district & SMOY. Our vision is for all Countryside YMCA childcare programs to be the leaders in building children of character. Our program encompasses the YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, and faith.

A variety of activities provide opportunities for children to grow cognitively, socially, emotionally, physically and creatively. Children develop a positive self-concept through a balance of self-directed and teacher-assisted activities.

You pick and pay for only the weeks you want to attend

Foster each child’s curiosity and desire to explore through group focused and individual activities

Inspire imagination with creative themes for each week

Arts and crafts, outdoor fun, guest speakers, field trips and swimming.

Breakfast and afternoon snacks included in price

Low child/staff ratio

Safe, caring and fun environment

Fun, engaging summer care while school is out

Off-site field trips

Trips to the Lebanon YMCA outdoor pool

Must be eligible for Kindergarten in the fall

Upon enrollment there is a non-refundable registration fee that will secure your childcare spot. This fee is for each child enrolled. A child is not considered enrolled until the registration fee is paid in full.

Automatic Bank Draft is the only payment method. Tuition payments can be drafted from your checking account, savings account or credit card. If using a credit card, a processing fee will be applied. Payments will be drafted bi-weekly. This will make it easy for you to pay your childcare fee automatically, at absolutely no cost to you if you are using a checking or savings account.

Tuition is due on draft Friday for the upcoming two weeks.

Our program is a not-for-profit organization. We base our operating cost on annual registration projections. In order to continually assure the highest quality of staff, equipment and supplies, we cannot offer reductions in our fees for absences due to illness, school delays, and delays changing to closures, holidays, inclement weather conditions or vacations.

Parents will be notified through our mass communication system of any delays or closures.

If the program’s local school district closes for inclement weather or other conditions, our programs will operate on a TWO HOUR DELAY. Programs will begin at 8:30 am. If there is a change or deviation to this policy, parents will be notified through our mass communication system of any delays or closures.

In the event of a level 2 weather advisory, programs will decide on an individual location basis, if travel is safe. In the event of a level 3 weather advisory, programs will be closed. In the event a level 2 or 3 weather advisory, natural disaster or other environmental conditions presents, when children are already in our care, parents will be contacted to pick up their children.