Mission Statement: 
“To provide families with high quality care for their school aged children through positive adult interactions, engaging activities, and new experiences.”
 

The School Age Connections Program is designed to keep children engaged physically and intellectually.  We identify and address their specific needs and interests and enrich their minds and bodies individually, as well as collectively.  Students are encouraged to participate in group activities to foster social skills, but are also supported in self-choosing activities that cultivate independence and intrinsically-motivated learning.
 

We believe the purpose of school age care is two-fold:

• Children should be cared for in a safe, nurturing environment that parents can trust when children and parents are apart.

• Children should be involved in a developmentally appropriate program, which fully promotes each child’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual skills.
   

We strive for an atmosphere that respects the individual differences of children and their parents, and yet appreciates the similarity in all of us.  Additionally, we set high standards for our program as an example in our community of the quality childcare services that all children deserve.

After School:
 

• What will my child do in afterschool?
  We have flexible schedules in afterschool to meet the individual needs of each program.  Each program has time for outdoor play (weather permitting), enrichment activities, snack, homework/quiet time, and free play activities.
   

• Where:
  Nichols Elementary & Ona Elementary

      

• Hours:
  Afterschool staff are on site Monday-Friday, from the time school dismisses until 6:00pm.

• We are also open to accommodate Cabell County's 2 hour early release.

 

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• Enrolling:
  To enroll in an afterschool program, your child MUST attend one of the schools where we are housed.  Enrollment instructions and forms can be found below or you can contact School Age Connections via email SAC@rvcds.org

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All Day Release:
 

• What is all day release?

• All Day Release (ADR) is a component of the School Age Connections program that provides all day care for school aged children, when school isn’t in session (Christmas break, Spring break, some holidays, OSE days, and snow days.)
   

• What will my child do all day?
  We offer various enrichment activities such as arts & crafts, science experiments, cooking, technology enrichments, organized games, outdoor time (weather permitting), quiet time for reading, free play time, guest speakers, field trips, and more!
   

• What about food? Will I need to pack lunch or snack?
  Nope! We’ve got you covered with a healthy breakfast, lunch, and snack meeting the USDA and Child and Adult Care Food Program nutrition standards.
   

• Where:
  2021 West Fifth Avenue Huntington, WV 25704

 

• Hours:
  7:30am-5:30pm (subject to change)

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• How do I get signed up?
  The ADR program is open to ALL children ages 4-12 who are enrolled in PK-5th grade.
  If you are already enrolled in one of our afterschool programs, you will need to fill out the All Day Release Enrollment form and pay a $10 supply fee. 
  
  If you are new to the program, you will need to complete a full enrollment packet and pay a $15 enrollment fee and a $10 supply fee.
  
  Enrollment instructions and forms can be found here, or you can contact us via email SAC@rvcds.org

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Summer Camp:

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• What is summer camp?

• We believe the purpose of Summer Camp is two-fold:

  • Children should be cared for in a safe, nurturing environment that parents can trust when children and parents are apart.

  • Children should be involved in a developmentally appropriate program, which fully promotes each child’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual skills.

• What will my child do all day?
  Our program is run by educated and dedicated staff. Each week will have a theme that will include games, activities, events, crafts and special guest speakers. Each week will also consist of STEAM activities and life skills classes. Nutritious meals and snacks are also provided for students each day.

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• What about food? Will I need to pack lunch or snack?
  Nope! We’ve got you covered with a healthy breakfast, lunch, and snack meeting the USDA and Child and Adult Care Food Program nutrition standards.
   

• Where:
  2021 West Fifth Avenue Huntington, WV 25704

 

• Hours: (Monday June 14, 2021- Tuesday August 17, 2021

  • (Hours and dates subject to change due to COVID-19 regulations.)
    7:30am-5:30pm (subject to change)
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• How do I get signed up?
  Enrollment instructions and forms can be found below, or you can contact SAC, at via email SAC@rvcds.org

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Enrollment 
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• **Before enrollment, please contact  SAC for availability.**

• Choose the program for which you wish to enroll, download, and complete ALL forms.  Enrollment will not be complete and the start date may be delayed until all forms are received.

• Once you have completed all forms, please return the enrollment packet to the School Age Connections office (611 7th Avenue Huntington, WV 25701) or to the main office of your child’s school.

• An enrollment fee of $15 and a supply fee of $10 are due before you can enroll.

• Additional forms may be required

• If you are a receiving Link child care subsidy, please submit a copy of your Link certificate.

• If there are any custody issues that affect who can pick up your child, on what days, etc. please submit a copy of any relevant court documents.

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If you have any medical concerns – such as allergies (food or otherwise), seizures, medications we need to administer on site, etc. – please contact SAC, for additional forms.
 

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• Enrollment Forms ​​​

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Enrollment Form

CACFP Enrollment Form

Authorized Pick Up List

Family Handbook

Fee and Attendance Agreement

Fee and Attendance Agreement (All Day Release)
Signature Page (last page of the Family Handbook)

Grievance Procedure
WV Dept. of Education Free & Reduced Price Meals Application

Child Health Assessment & Vaccine Record​

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Summer Camp

Summer Camp Fee and Attendance Agreement

Enrollment Form
Authorized Pick Up List
Family Handbook
Signature Page (last page of the Family Handbook)

Grievance Procedure
WV Dept. of Education Free & Reduced Price Meals Application

Child Health Assessment & Vaccine Record​

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If you have any difficulties downloading any forms, you can have digital copies emailed to you, or a hard copy sent to you in the mail. To have copies sent to you, please contact us via email SAC@rvcds.org
 

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Tuition / Make a Payment
You may pay your tuition for School Age Connections through our secure authorize.net account by clicking the button below.

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Reminders:

Be sure to fill in all required fields so that your payment can be properly credited to your account.

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If you are paying tuition for the first month of your enrollment, please remember to also include enrollment fees & supply fees.

Monthly tuition payments are due each month by the 15th to avoid a $10 late fee (per child.)
 

This payment service is linked to River Valley at our main office, so your current balance information will not be available at any other location. If you have any questions regarding the amount of your balance, please contact, our Comptroller at (304) 523-3417.

 

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