Extended Child Care Services
Extended Child Care Services offers licensed and accredited programs for pre-K through middle school students Monday through Friday. After School Programs and Summer Camps are designed to provide age appropriate ciniculum and fun places for children that allows each child to participate in a variety of well-planned activities that foster social, emotional and intellectual growth. After School Care is available from school dismissal until 6 p.m. at St. Louis, lmmaculate Conception, St, Paul and St. Mary's Jackson. Full-day Summer Camps run through the summer months. Camp Love and Learn, a multi-cultural, enrichment camp for children ages 5-12, operates throughout the summer. All programs offer full day care on most school closing days.
Contact Virginia Davenport, Director, 722-4718
The mission of Extended Child Care Services is to provide a safe, fun place for children that encourages peer interaction, stimulates learning processes through developmentally appropriate activities, and fosters social, emotional, and intellectual growth. DEVELOPING YOUNG LIVES Extended Child Care Services offers licensed and accredited programs for school aged children.
After School Programs and Summer Camps are designed to provide a safe, fun place for children. The age appropriate curriculum allows each child to participate in a variety of well-planned activities that foster social, emotional and intellectual growth. After School Care is available from school dismissal until 6 p.m. Full-day Summer Camps run through the summer months. Services are available Monday through Friday for Pre-K through Middle School students. Peace of Mind for Parents To help parents juggle today's demanding schedules, child care is available five days a week, 12 months a year through six programs at five locations in the Memphis area. Full-time, part-time and drop-in care is available after school and during the summer months. Providers You Trust For more than 30 years, Catholic Charities has provided quality and affordable child care.
After-School and Summer Camp Programs
ST. PAUL
After School
Angela Atkins, Director
1425 East Shelby Drive
(901) 503-0945
Whitehaven
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
After School
& Summer Camp
Angela Suriani, Director
1669 Central Avenue
(901)725-2713
Central Gardens
ST. MARY'S EXTENDED CARE--JACKSON
After School
Janice Bitondo, Director
1665 Highway 45 Bypass
(731) 668-2525 ext. 320
Jackson, TN
38305-4414
ST. LOUIS
After School
& Summer Camp
Lori Tucker, Director
5192 Shady Grove Road
(901) 820-0408
East Memphis
CAMP LOVE AND LEARN
Evelyn Velasco, Director
69 North Cleveland
(901) 726-9933
Midtown
Catholic Charities of West Tennessee
Extended Child Care Services
offers full, part and drop-in after-school care for school-aged children at five locations: St. Augustine, St. Louis, St. Paul, Immaculate Conception, and St. Mary-Jackson. We also offer summer camp programs at three locations -- St. Louis, Immaculate Conception, and Camp Love and Learn at 69 North Cleveland.
The programs provide a range of growth activities within a caring environment, complementing the values of both school and family. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS... *Academic Enrichment *Arts and Crafts *Homework Time *Outdoor Recreation *Gymnasium Activities *Library Time *Licensed *Nutritious meals and snacks *Affordable rates *Evening and summer care *Developmentally appropriate activities *Organized Games *Movies and Videos *Music *Field Trips *Swimming and Water Play *Parent, Family and Community involvement *Full-time, part-time, and drop-in care *Services available 5 days per week, 12 months per year *Experienced and trained staff in a nurturing environment
What are the components of high-quality care for school-age children?
How can parents and others tell the quality of care being provided on a daily basis?
Catholic Charities' child care programs are constantly reaching for the heights. Now, however, they are Reaching for the Stars too, in the state of Tennessee's Quality Child Care Evaluation System.
The top rating using this system is three stars and includes a quality of care assessment using a School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale (SACERS) for school-age programs.
The SACERS consists of 49 items, organized under 7 categories: Space & Furnishings, Health & Safety, Activities, Interactions, Program Structure, Staff Development, and Supplementary Items.
Virginia Davenport, Director of Child Care Services for Catholic Charities of West Tennessee , is pleased to announce that all of Catholic Charities of West Tennessee child care programs have received a three-star rating under this new system!
Ms. Davenport says that "Our staff work hard to maintain the highest levels of care for children.
When quality care and excellent service are a part of a program's daily routine, reaching the stars does not seem impossible."