Before & After School Care

Licensing

Saint Mark is licensed by the State of Hawaii to provide Before and After School Childcare for a total of 80 students up to 13 years of age.

Admissions & Enrollment

Admission into the Before and After School Program is available for an additional cost to any student under the age of 13 enrolled in our regular elementary school program. Acceptance is on a first come basis. Students applying after the school has reached the maximum allowed will be placed on a waiting list.

A separate application form is used to register for either or both of the following:

• Before School Care: 6:30 – 7:15 a.m.
• After School Care:    2:45 – 5:30 p.m. (Wednesdays 1:15 – 5:30 p.m.)

Students can register for 1, 3 or 5 days a week.  Students registered for 1 day or 3 days a week must be registered for pre-selected days of the week. Drop in care is not allowed.

Please refer to the application form for the current fee schedule. Annual and monthly payment plans are available. Monthly payment plans must commit to a minimum of a semester term.  Withdrawals will be charged up to the month in which the withdrawal is made.  No differential rate, credit, or refund is given for only partial use of the program. If re-enrollment is desired after withdrawal, it will be based on availability and a re-enrollment charge of $25 will be applied.

Included in the program are school days that dismiss early between 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. (except for the last day of the second quarter and fourth quarter when no after care is offered). Students are to bring their own lunch on those days. The program does NOT include vacation periods such as Fall Break, Christmas Break and Spring Break.

All students must be signed in when dropped off into Before School Care and must be signed out when picked up from After School Care. No students are to be dropped off before 6:30 a.m.

Late Fees & Other Fees

Those picked up after 5:30 p.m. will be assessed a late fee of $5 for each 5 minute increment (or any part thereof) per child. Frequent late pick-ups may result in termination of After Care.

Any student not registered for Before or After care who is dropped off before 7:15 a.m. or not picked up by 3:00 p.m. will be held in the office and charged a fee of $10 per hour or any part thereof.

Daily Activities

The daily activities for the After School Care Program include outdoor play, homework, games, and arts and crafts.

Field Trips & Transportation

Saint Mark does not arrange field trips for this program since children are picked up after school within a wide range of times. All students are assigned a classroom area and are expected to remain on campus at all times until picked up by a designated adult. We do not provide transportation to and from school.

Discipline

Students are held to the same standards that they observe during the school day. If students develop a pattern of discipline problems, they will not be permitted to continue in the Before and After Care program and must seek other supervision.

Illness & Medication

Students with communicable illnesses will not be permitted to attend childcare, and those that become ill while at the facility will be separated from other students and sent home with a parent or guardian.

Adventist Health – Castle Medical Center is the closest medical facility to Saint Mark Lutheran School.

Special need items such as medicines must be given to the director so that they may be properly stored, administered, and checked out by the director in accordance with school policy.

Disclaimer

Saint Mark Lutheran School facility is not set up to accommodate physically handicapped students; therefore, we will have to thoroughly evaluate and assess any student applicant with a physical handicap to determine the feasibility for our being able to properly care for them.

Fees and/or policies for the Before and After School Care Program will not change without at least 30 days notice.

2024 – 2025 Annual Fees
Before & After Care     $2,180