School Year Kid's Connection
Kid’s Connection is a recreational before and after school
program for first through fifth graders, held in the cafeteria of each District 308 elementary school, with additional use of the gym and playground.
The program is available from 6:30 to 8:30am and 3:30 to 6:15pm, Monday through Friday. Full days are available during holidays and days off school.
Children play games, make crafts, enjoy playground, gym, and computer time, cook, go on field trips, or choose to do homework. Our caring staff will provide plenty of fun in a safe, nurturing environment. Breakfast and afternoon snacks are included.
Kid's Connection Staff
A site supervisor and adult leaders staff each Kid's Connection site in a 1:10 staff to child ratio. In addition, all staff members are:
- Caring individuals who enjoy working with school-age children
- CPR and First Aid certified
- Screened and approved through background checks
Recreational activities
Kid's Connection offers plenty of fun in a safe, nurturing environment. Kids can choose to:
- Unwind from school
- Participate in extracurricular school activities
- Do homework
- Play games
- Make cool crafts
- Art activities
- Play in the gym or on the playgrounds
- Use the computer
- Cook
- Go on field trips
- Optional programming
- And MORE!
Registration
Registration for the 2008-2009 school year is on-going. Registrations will be accepted as long as space is available. You may be placed on a waiting list if your child's school site is full.
- Registration for the 2008-2009 school year begins May 12 for returning participants, and June 2 for new participants. Elementary school year 2008/09 fees.
Registration for all Kid’s Connection programs can be completed in person at the Civic Center, Prairie Point, Boulder Point, or South Point. Registration is accepted anytime, as long as space is available.
A non-refundable registration fee is due at the time of registration. The part-time option means that you may enroll your child for three specific days of the week that will remain the same throughout the school year.
The Kid’s Connection 2008/09 Handbook explains fees and payment policies as well as drop-off and pick-up guidelines, payment schedules, etc.
Part-time options
Full and part-time* options are available. (*Part-time means that you choose to attend three specific days of the week, which remain the same throughout the school year.)
School holidays
Kid's Connection is open most non-holiday days off school and all partial days for an additional fee. Check here for the holiday listings grades 1 - 5.
Kid’s Connection Flexible Fun Pass
Ever find yourself in a last minute crunch for childcare? A Flexible Fun Pass may be the answer. This pass is good for 5 days of before and/or after school childcare that can be used throughout the 2008-2009 school year. Once the pass is purchased and a Health and Emergency form is completed, you can use the pass by notifying the Kid’s Connection coordinator at 630.554.4487 to check on availability. The pass is not valid for non-school days and is non-refundable.
Cost for a 5-day Pass:
| Grades 1-5 | Half Day Kindergarten | Full Day Kindergarten | |
| Morning Only | $120 | $210 | $150 |
| Afternoon Only | $140 | $220 | $170 |
| Morning & Afternoon | $180 | $280 | $190 |
Kindergarten Kid's Connection
Fees and Payment Schedule
Full Day Option (available to half-day Kindergarteners)
An all-day recreational program, open to Kindergarten children enrolled in District 308, Kindergarten Kid’s Connection is located at South Point, 810 Preston Lane in Oswego.
The program is available from 6:30am to 6:15pm, Monday through Friday including holidays and full days off school. Kindergarten children will be transported to and from their District 308
elementary school. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are included. Full-time and part-time options available.
Partial Day Option (available to full-day Kindergarteners)
The program is available from 6:30 to 8:45am and 2:50 to 6:15pm, Monday - Friday including holidays and full days off school. The partial day option is located at South Point adjacent to Southbury Elementary School.
Flex Fun Pass (see information and pricing above)
School Holidays
Kindergarten Kid's Connection is open most non-holiday days off school and all partial days for an additional fee. Check here for the Kindergarten holiday listings.
Site Phone Numbers
Each Kid's Connection site has a phone number that rings into the site during program hours and goes to voice mail off hours. If your child is going to be absent, or if you have concerns or questions, please call and let Kid's Connection staff know.
For Program Information Contact:
- Lynne Saidac, Kid's Connection Cluster Coordinator, 630.554.4485 or lsaidac@oswegolandpd.org.
- Pieper Sackett, Kid's Connection Cluster Coordinator, 630.554.4060 or psackett@oswegolandpd.org.
- Cheryl Keilson, Superintendent of Early Childhood, 630.554.4484 or ckeilson@oswegolandpd.org.
How can I contact my child's Kid's Connection Site?
Below are phone numbers for all current Kid's Connection Sites. If you don't receive an answer at the site you're trying to reach, please call Kid's Connection Coordinator, Cheryl Keilson at 630.554.4484. There is also 24 hour voice mail.
| Kid's Connection Sites | Phone Numbers |
| Boulder Hill Elementary | 630.897.4997 |
| Churchill Elementary | 630.551.0770 |
| East View Elementary | 630.554.9928 |
| Fox Chase Elementary | 630.551.4366 |
| Homestead Elementary | 630.851.7876 |
| Grande Park | 815.436.1008 |
| Lakewood Creek Elementary | 630.801.0629 |
| Long Beach Elementary | 630.906.0872 |
| Old Post Elementary | 630.554.7247 |
| Prairie Point Elementary | 630.551.0674 |
| Southbury Elementary | 630.554.0312 |
| The Wheatlands Elementary | 630.236.6204 |
| Wolf's Crossing Elementary | 630.357.7647 |
| Kindergarten | 630.554.0490 |
| South Point | 630.554.5119 |
| Prairie Point Center | 630.554.1010 |
| Civic Center | 630.896.2016 |
| Billing Department | 630.554.4443 |