JCPRD Children's Services offers a wide range of services aimed at preschool through school-age youth. Our staff of Youth Specialists administrates programs in the following areas: Summer Camps - Indoor Summer Camps / Outdoor Summer Camps, After School Care and Preschool Programs.

JCPRD Children Services Mission Statement
To support working families by providing their children a safe and structured setting, facilitated by caring and qualified staff.

SUMMER CAMPS - Outdoor & Indoor
Children Services Outdoor Summer Camps (Ages 3-13 years old)
JCPRD is home to many different summer camps and are held in local schools, parks and other community facilities. Camps are directed by highly qualified individuals who possess specialty certifications, and all camps are fully licensed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Each day offers a new variety of activities, including socialization, group games, sports, creative arts, special events, weekly swimming and field trips.

For detailed information visit our Outdoor Summer Camps web page.

For detailed information visit our Indoor Summer Camps web page.


AFTER SCHOOL CARE
School Age Care & Enrichment (Ages K-6)
JCPRD provides a wonderful child care service for working families with children, kindergarten through sixth grade. This service is located on-site in specific Shawnee Mission, DeSoto and Gardner-Edgerton Elementary schools. This program offers kids the opportunity to enhance their socialization and physical skills, and provides a quiet place to do homework. Experienced staff present a rewarding setting through recreational games, board games to increase social skills and turn taking, crafts to improve creativity and homework time to encourage discipline and responsibility.

For more information visit our After School Care web page.


PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS
Early Childhood Development Centers (Ages 3-5 years old)
Our centers are fully licensed by the State of Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Our Early Education Center is open from 7am to 6pm, Monday through Friday. Each center features a morning preschool component, extended programming for the working parent, daily hot lunch, early afternoon quiet period, and late afternoon creative arts and socialization activities. Our program focuses on self-awareness, motor development, self-selected activity, pre-academic skills, and creative arts along with field trips, classroom visitors, and special events. We will be equipped with a variety of learning centers that encourage the young child to explore and understand his/her environment. Through the gentle guidance of our caring and experienced teachers, each child is able to achieve realistic goals specific to individual needs.

Preschool Enrichment Programs (Ages 3-5 years old)
Preschool enrichment programs focus on giving young children opportunities to explore and discover their creativity through exposure to a variety of arts media. Program activities focus on the creative process and shift emphasis away from the product of the experience. Enrichment themes integrate visual, tactile and auditory experiences that capture interest and fuel the curiosity of young children.

For more information visit our PreSchool Program web page.