Drop-In Child Care

The Sally's YMCA Drop-In Child Care is dedicated to enriching and supporting healthy child and family development in spirit, mind, body through the fulfilment of our Christian mission. Our curriculum is built upon the YMCA's Five Building Blocks – Socialization, Fine & Gross Motor Skills, Education, Christian Emphasis, and Healthy Choices.

Enjoy a good workout or period of relaxation while your children play, explore and learn with experienced, caring YMCA staff. Drop-In Child Care is more than a babysitting service. During each child's stay, YMCA staff members provide learning experiences in a fun environment.

Hours:

MONDAY - THURSDAY:	8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
	4:15 - 7:30 PM
FRIDAY:	8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SATURDAY:	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Parent Information
Drop-In Child Care is a free service for members. 2 HOURS MAXIMUM stay per day. Parents must remain on the Sally's YMCA property. Drop-In Child Care will adhere to the holiday hours of the branch. Please label all your child(rens) personal belongings with their first and last names and assure they are dressed for indoor and outdoor play. Infants are bottle fed on demand. All bottles must be prepared prior to entering the infant room. Leave personal items such as toys at home where they are safe.

Please remember to bring your child(ren) well fed, rested and in a clean diaper.

Infant Room: 6 weeks – 1 year old
Our infant room is based on the individual needs of each child. It is an introduction and exploration of new things. While we make an attempt to meet your child's schedule, please keep in mind that we ask for infants to come in fed, in a clean diaper and well rested. If the need arises to feed your child a bottle during his/her stay and we have the staff available we will honor this request.

Toddler Room: 1 – 2 years old
Our toddler/big kid room focuses on early learning through interactive play, exploration of the environment and the introduction of new materials and activities.

Big Kid Room: 3 – 9 years old
Our toddler/big kid room focuses on early learning through interactive play, exploration of the environment and the introduction of new materials and activities.

ACTIVITIES:
It's a Great Way to Start the Day/Afternoon: Get ready for the day or afternoon by warming up our minds and bodies through singing songs, story time, daily devotions and meeting new friends.

Shake, Rattle and Roll: Come on in and join the band! Sing, dance, play instruments and create musical fun! We'll move to the beats of all different music from Beethoven to the Wiggles.

Little Artists: Children will be introduced to a variety of art projects to keep their creativity alive! We'll experiment with mediums including crayons, play dough, paint and more! Please dress accordingly.

My Y: A fun, interactive activity time where we'll run, hop, skip and jump through games and activities that develop gross motor skills (usually done outside or in the gym).

Use your Noodle: They're smarter than you think! Come have fun as we learn all kinds of new things from shapes, colors and the alphabet to discovering far off places and languages.

Can I Tell You a Story?: Kids love to listen and tell stories! We'll read stories and perform skits and see puppet shows. Watch as our imaginations grow!

Goodbye Friends: End the morning/afternoon with us by saying our daily devotion and saying so long to our new and old friends.

IMPORTANT: While the YMCA of Greater Charlotte is committed to a peanut allergy friendly facility, we cannot guarantee that peanuts will not find their way into our facility. We ask that you continue to take every precaution to protect yourself and your children from unwanted exposure to peanut allergens.

YMCA Mission: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.