Southwest YMCA - Programs: Child Care and Afterschool

YMCA child care offers a nurturing, caring environment.

Child Care and Afterschool

YMCAs are the nation’s largest provider of child care. We provide high-quality and affordable programs that are family-centered and values-based to nurture children’s healthy development. Our preschool and school-age child care programs encourage family involvement through special events, newsletters, parent advisory committees, and volunteers in the classrooms. The programs are state licensed, and all staff meet or exceed licensing regulations for background checks, education and experience.

Whether your child needs preschool or school-age care, we emphasize values such as caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. Like all Y programs, child care is open to all, with financial assistance available.

Licensed child care for school-age children (K-8) is offered at Alta Vista, Discovery Charter School and Fammatre Elementary Schools during the school year. To enroll for this school year or to reserve a spot for next year, contact the YMCA.

Child care sites vary. For details, view our Program Brochure or call (408) 370-1877.

Child Care

The Southwest YMCA strongly believes in teaching the four core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. We are dedicated to offering the very best summer for your children through state licensed child care programs. We provide daily activities based around weekly themes during the summer months, with exciting weekly field trips.

Qualified, licensed child care teachers provide high quality experiences for school-age children.

Alta Vista Elementary
(408) 356-1866
200 Blossom Valley Dr.
Los Gatos, CA 95032
License # 430709259

Fammatre Elementary
(408) 371-7680
2800 New Jersey Ave.
San Jose, CA 95124
License # 430709870

Discovery Charter School
(408) 761-9018
4000 Rhoda Dr.
San Jose, CA 95117

**In-Service* & Holiday Child Care**

(Grades K–8)
The Southwest YMCA offers this extension of the school age child care programs during school in-service days and most holidays. Activities are similar to those conducted during our regular program, with the addition of fun, weekly field trips and special holiday projects. In-service and holiday child care follow dates of school calendars. Open to current program participants and non-participants.

*In-service days are defined as any day the school is closed for teacher in-service training.

Citizen Schools

An innovative, after-school program for middle school students at Monroe Middle School and Campbell Middle School. More information is available here.

Afterschool Enrichment

A collaboration of the Southwest YMCA and the City of San Jose, ASEP is a grant-funded after-school program available to children, grades K-8, in three elementary schools for little or no cost to families. Our curriculum fosters the YMCA character values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility while strengthening developmental assets, the building blocks children need to thrive. Highly qualified YMCA staff provide and supervise thematic, child-centered curriculum. Activities include homework assistance, arts and crafts, youth fitness, science, and special club activities.

Farnham Elementary (408) 371-8377
15711 Woodard Road

Anderson Elementary (408) 691-7203
4000 Rhoda Drive

Lietz Elementary (408) 488-5200
5300 Carter Avenue

Kids Corner

A safe, inviting space in our YMCA is dedicated to babysitting our facility members’ children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years, while their parents are in the facility. Our Kids Corner includes a large indoor and outdoor area with play structures, sandbox, toys, books, computers, and more. YMCA staff provide supervision while fostering the YMCA character values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility and strengthening developmental assets, the building blocks children need to thrive.

Parents Night Out

Recognizing parents occasionally need a night out without kids, our staff babysit Kids Corner children while their parents go out on a Friday night. This program is offered for a nominal fee.