Kidzone
Our goal is to provide childcare services, academic enrichment, and youth development to all families in USD 500 – Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools. Please see the chart below for the Kidzone site that will service your child???s school. If you have questions, please contact: Mechelle Wortham, Student Service Coordinator–Kidzone at 913.627.4391; Amber Noutoua, Kidzone Program Specialist at 913.627.4356; or Kidzone Secretary at 913.627.4390. FAX: 913.627.4393
Learn more about AmeriCorps in the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Kidzone program by visiting www.Kanserve.org or by contacting Mechelle Wortham at 913.627.4391.
2019-2020 School Year
| Kidzone Sites open in the Morning | Kidzone Sites open?? in the Afternoon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | Start Date | End Date | School | Start Date | End Date |
| Emerson | ??8/12/19 | 5/15/20 | Emerson | 8/12/19 | 5/15/20 |
| Hazel Grove | 8/12/19 | 5/15/20 | Frank Rushton | 8/12/19 | 5/15/20 |
| W. A. White | 8/12/19 | 5/15/20 | Hazel Grove | 8/12/19 | 5/15/20 |
| Whittier | 8/12/19 | 5/15/20 | New Chelsea | 8/12/19 | 5/15/20 |
| New Stanley | 8/12/19 | 5/15/20 | |||
| Silver City | 8/12/19 | 5/15/20 | |||
| W. A. White | 8/12/19 | 5/15/20 | |||
| Whittier | 8/12/19 | 5/15/20 | |||
Kidzone services available to the elementary schools:
School Name |
AM Kidzone site |
PM Kidzone site |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Banneker | Whittier | Whittier | |
| Bethel | Hazel Grove | Hazel Grove | |
| Claude Huyck | Hazel Grove | Hazel Grove | |
| Douglass | Whittier | Whittier | |
| Emerson | Emerson | Emerson | |
| Eugene Ware | W. A. White | W. A. White | |
| Frances Willard | Whittier | Whittier | |
| Frank Rushton | Emerson | Frank Rushton | |
| Grant | Whittier | Whittier | |
| B. Caruthers | Whittier | Whittier | |
| Hazel Grove | Hazel Grove | Hazel Grove | |
| John Fiske | Whittier | Whittier | |
| John F Kennedy | Hazel Grove | Hazel Grove | |
| Lindbergh | W. A. White | W. A. White | |
| Mark Twain | Whittier | Whittier | |
| McKinley | Whittier | Whittier | |
| **ME Pearson | Whittier | Whittier | |
| **New Chelsea | W. A. White | W. A. White | |
| **New Stanley | Emerson | New Stanley | |
| Noble Prentis | Emerson | Silver City | |
| Quindaro | W. A. White | W. A. White | |
| Silver City | Emerson | Silver City | |
| Stony Point North | Hazel Grove | Hazel Grove | |
| Stony Point South | Hazel Grove | Hazel Grove | |
| T.A. Edison | Emerson | Frank Rushton | |
| Welborn | W. A. White | W. A. White | |
| White Church | Hazel Grove | Hazel Grove | |
| William Allen White | W. A. White | W. A. White | |
| Whittier | Whittier | Whittier | |
HOURS OF SERVICES VARY BY INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS
BEFORE SCHOOL: 7:00 am until 8:00 or 8:30 am
AFTER SCHOOL: 3:15, 3:30 or 4:00 pm until 5:30 pm
Wednesday Early Release: 1:15, 1:30 or 2:00 pm until 5:30 pm
Students enrolled in the Kidzone program at a school that is not their home school will be transported to their home school from Kidzone each morning before breakfast. In the afternoon, students enrolled in the Kidzone program at a school that is not their home school will be transported from their home school to the Kidzone site where the student is enrolled. Parent drop off and pick up is at the respective Kidzone site. PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING THE TRANSPORTATION FORM AND LEAVING IT WITH THE STUDENT???S HOME SCHOOL FRONT OFFICE. The school will process the transportation request through the Transportation Department.
There will be a charge for all students who attend the Before and After School Program Monday through Friday. Limited Kidzone Scholarships may be available based on enrollment numbers at each respective site.
Kidzone fees for the 2019-2020 school year are as follows:
(All Kidzone fees must be paid in advance.)
AM Session Only – $20.00 per child, per week
PM Session Only – $30.00 per child, per week
AM and PM Sessions – $40.00 per child, per week
Wednesdays Only – $15.00 per child, per week
**New Chelsea, New Stanley and Silver City will provide afternoon Extended Day Academic Enrichment programs for their home school students only.