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YMCA Before & Afterschool (on campus) Year Round Licensed Child Care
Offering year-round licensed child care provides families with a dependable, high-quality solution they can count on throughout every season. Children benefit from consistent routines, nurturing relationships, and enriching activities that support their social, emotional, and academic development all year long. For working parents, it means peace of mind knowing their child is in a safe, licensed environment where they’re learning, growing, and thriving—even during school breaks or holidays.
Year-round care builds a strong foundation of trust and continuity, helping children feel secure and supported every step of the way.
Subsidized Program
Our subsidized CCTR (California Center-Based Child Care) program offers free or very low cost licensed child care for eligible families, making high-quality early education more accessible and affordable. Through this program, children receive nurturing, developmentally appropriate care in a safe and enriching environment that supports school readiness, social-emotional growth, and lifelong learning. Call us at 8183148819 for more information on eligibility guidelines.
Discovery Group
Entering ETK/TK/K - 2nd Grade Children get to know themselves and others through age-appropriate, hands-on experiences in the classroom as well as cool field trips during the summer, on-site shows, music, art, crafts, homework support and sports enrichment programs.
Adventure Group
Entering 3rd Grade - 5th Grade children can explore their interests and broaden their horizons with our high energy camp that includes weekly field trips during the summer, on-site shows, music, art, crafts, homework support, service learning activities, sports enrichment programs and much more.
Veronica Espinoza
Community Resource Director
Harding Street Elementary
NORTH VALLEY FAMILY YMCA AT PORTER RANCH
13060 N. Harding Street, Sylmar, CA 91342
(P) 818-314-8819
Please contact Veronica Espinoza at (818)314-8819 or [email protected] for more information.
Our Program: At The Y, we care for the kids! With so many demands on today’s families, parents need all the support they can get. That’s why child care at the Y is about more than looking after kids. It’s about nurturing their development by providing a safe place to learn foundational skills, develop healthy, trusting relationships and build self-reliance through the Six Pillars of character-Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship.
With several affordable care options, including financial assistance for, qualifying families, YMCA Before & After School meets all of your needs by providing safety, homework support, recreation, and enrichment for your child before and after school. Our caring staff and well-rounded curriculum provide opportunities for your child to learn, grow, and thrive through participation in the fine arts, sports, and educational & recreational enrichment.
Veronica Espinoza
Site Director-Harding
NORTH VALLEY FAMILY YMCA at PORTER RANCH
11336 Corbin Avenue Northridge, CA 91326
P (818)314-8819 F (818) 368 5437
E VeronicaEspinoza@ymcala.org W www.ymcala.org/nv
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