Before & After School Care

The BES Before/After Care Program provides a safe, stimulating environment for students whose family situation requires childcare before/after school hours. Only students who attend K-5 are eligible for enrollment in the Before/After Care Program.

Hours

Before Care:  7:00 am - 8:30 am(regular school day)

After Care:     4:00 pm - 6:00 pm(regular school day)

                                

NO Before/After Care on Teacher Workdays.  NO After Care on Early Release Days

Initial registration fee (per child)

Before Care $10 Drop In  $10 each morning

After Care $10 Drop In $10 each afternoon

    Both (Before/After Care) $15

Enrollment: The Enrollment form must be filled out BEFORE your child can attend.  Space is limited and will be filled on first come first served. 

    https://forms.gle/Fh2m7kzebstCfHdf6

Monthly Fees: (per child)

Monthly fees are due on the 1st day of every month. A late fee of $5 per day will be added if not paid by the 5th day of the month. There will be a $1.00 per minute charge for late pick-up that is due the day of service. 

August    Before Care: $24.00    After Care: $33.00       Both: $57.00

December     Before Care: $73.00    After Care: $98.00       Both: $171.00

  All Other Months

Before Care: $105.00 per month        After Care: $140.00 per month      Both Sessions:   $245.00 per month

  • Please do not include the registration fee with your monthly payment. For record keeping purposes, these fees must be separate. Registration Forms will be available at OpenHouse and in the front office of the school.

  • We encourage you to make your payments online at:  https://osp.osmsinc.com/JohnstonNC.  You will log in by signing up for Free.  Select a school. ( Benson Elementary Before & After School Care).

  • Monthly Payments are due on the 1st day of the month. A late fee will be added after the 5th day of each month until the 10th. After the 10th day your child will be suspended from the program until ALL is paid in full. Kindergarten parents will not be charged for the month of August since Kindergarten does not start until September.

  • Rates are not prorated. Fees will only be adjusted for reduced hours, absences, weather cancellations, etc by the county office. 

  • No Refunds. We will not give refunds if your child is absent or if our school schedule has been affected by inclement weather. Fees are monthly. 

  • For your child’s safety, only the parent or legal guardian may make changes to the registration form. If any information needs to be changed throughout the school year, please see the before/after school care personnel after you have completed the new form online.

  • Inclement Weather: if there is a delay in school starting, then the before-school program is also delayed for the same amount of time. We will not have before school care in the event that Saturdays are used for make-up days. 

  • Medical Conditions: if your child has a medical condition, please make sure it is written on the registration form. Please inform the before/after school care personnel if there are any medical problems if there are any medical changes throughout the school year. Administration of medication can only be performed in accordance with JCS Board of Education policies. 

  • Rules: All Johnston county Code of Student conduct rules, Benson Elementary School rules and JCPS Dress code rules must be followed by all students in the before/after school care program. This does include the new policy for NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES.  Any incidents of student misbehaviors will be discussed promptly with parents, on the 3rd offense, the student will be dismissed from the program. Severe infractions shall result in immediate dismissal. Please discuss the importance of following rules with your child.

  • Enrollment: The Enrollment form must be filled out BEFORE your child can attend. Space is limited and will be filled on first come first served. 

  • Late Pickup: Please be considerate of our Before and After School Care staff and be prompt when picking up your child. Late fee of $1.00 per minute per child shall be imposed when students are picked up after 6:00 PM . After the 3rd late pick up, a student may be dismissed from the After School Program.

  • The BASC program plans on having a schedule to follow each day.  The tentative schedule is as follows: There will be no pick-up until carpool has ended at 4:15. 

4:00 to 4:15pm - Settle in, Bathroom Break and Snack         7:00 to 8:00am - Reading/Quiet Activity

  4:15 to 5:00pm- Homework/Reading/Studying         8:00 to 8:20am - Breakfast (Free for all)

5:00 to 5:45pm - Games, Outside Play, Activity 

5:45 to 6:00pm - Clean Up

  • Snack:  Each child will need to bring a snack designated for After School Care and something to drink if desired.  Please NO Colored Juice or KoolAid. 

  • If you arrive at school to drop off your student in Morning Care after 8:00 am when the carpool line has started please kindly wait in our carpool line. Safety is our number one priority and we must make sure there are NO cars in the parking lot when we have carpool and buses entering the school’s parking lots. 

  • Students will enter through the classroom door where Before and After School Care will be assigned to (Room 505). Parents will sign in/out the students at the DOOR ENTRANCE. Parents are not allowed to enter the classroom. Students will go down to the cafe at 8:00 for breakfast to be served. Students must arrive before this time. No one will be allowed to enter the cafe from the bus parking lot. They will have to wait in the carpool line.