Kidz at the Cross -- Children's Day Out Program

The Children's Day Out program was launched in 1988 with the purpose of caring, educating, and developing each child to his or her greatest potential.  The program recognizes that each child is growing spiritually, mentally, physically, emotionally and socially. Kidz at the Cross provides learning and developmental experiences consistent with the Christian principles of Church at the Cross.

E-mail our CDO Director Trish

Contact the CDO office at 817-421-5437

ENROLLMENT

 

 

 

 

Enrollment is open to children age 5 months (as of 8/1) through 5 years old. Class 1B and up are required to attend two days. Infants have the option of attending one or two days based on availability.

HOURS

C.D.O. operates every Tuesday and Thursday.  Our school hours are 9:00am to 2:00pm.  Extended Hours are 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Parent Orientation will be Thursday, September 2, 2010
1st Day of CDO will be Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Last Day of CDO will be Tuesday, May 17, 2011

EXTENDED HOUR OPTION – “STAY & PLAY ”

We are very excited to offer “Stay & Play,” a new extended hour option from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. This is an extended playtime offered to children who are enrolled at Kidz at the Cross. Age appropriate activities for children in 1C through PreK will be offered and led by some of our very qualified staff. Ideas such as playtime rotating between our TREEHOUSE play center, our outdoor play park, an occasional movie, craft, snack, etc will extend your child’s day of fun while you take care of errands that you need to run.

HOLIDAYS

We follow the GCISD calendar for holidays. There will be no C.D.O. the week of Thanksgiving and the week of Spring Break. In addition we will not have C.D.O. on December 17th, the last Thursday before Christmas break, or Tuesday, January 19th, a school holiday for GCISD.

ClASS /STUDENT RATIOS

 

TUITION & FEES

REGISTRATION FEES
Non-refundable Registration/Activity Fee.  All fees are due upon registration.
$150 ~ Babies through 4s/PreK.  $175 ~ Transitional Kindergarten

TUITION
$175/mo. ~ All Students
Tuition is due the first class day of each month and is considered late after the 5th of the month ($10.00 late fee applies.) There is no reduction in tuition for absences.

STAY & PLAY FEES
For children in 1D through PreK/ Transitional Kindergarten
$10.00/Day per child

There will be no Stay & Play on the afternoon of our evening Spring Program.

CDO CURRICULUM

The teaching staff is dedicated to making C.D.O.  a positive experience. The rooms are arranged into play-learning centers where children can make choices for individual and small group activities.  The C.D.O program uses the WeeLearn Curriculum, which is a developmentally based curriculum. An academic curriculum which consists of various academic tools including Alpha Time and Frog Street Press is added in the Four Year Old/Pre-K classes.   Each 4’s/Pre-K class focuses on helping to prepare the children for a positive kindergarten experience.  Our goal is to build upon the developmental foundations of trust, independence and initiative so that each child will feel good about himself and his world.

We are excited to offer a new addition to our program…a Transitional Kindergarten. This class has been created for those children desiring more time before starting kindergarten. TK will include a brand new curriculum building upon the skills presented in our Pre-K classes. We will work on mastering fundamentals in preparation for reading and writing. This will ensure the child’s developmental progress and prepare for a successful kindergarten experience the following year.

SPECIAL DAYS

What great fun! There are two special days each month. Some of our favorites are Drive-In Movie Day, Western Day, Pajama Day, and State Fair Day. We also have a special mother's tea and a graduation for our PreK students.

ACTIVITIES

Children's Day Out also includes the following activities to enhance our curriculum:
    Chapel
    Music
    Library and/or Story Time
    Computer Lab (4’s/Pre-K)

MEDICAL /SICKNESS

Shot records are due no later than the first week of school. We do ask that your child not attend when they have had a fever, vomiting or diarrhea in the previous 24-hour period.

REST TIME

We do require all children to have a rest time each day. We provide mats for each child and they are allowed to bring blankets and security items. We play quiet music while the children rest. They are not made to sleep, but must rest quietly.