Tobin Afterschool Now Enrolling for 2022-23
We are an EEC and COA accredited afterschool program with coverage that spans from the first day of Natick Public School to the last day of Natick Public School. Our EEC-qualified teachers operate under a 13:1 ratio, which we strive to stay well-below. We pick up at all 5 Natick elementary schools with clean, seatbelt-equipped buses where students ride along with our faculty. Our programs run from your child’s public school dismissal time until 6pm Monday through Friday. We offer extended coverage (often, 7:15am-6pm with some exceptions) on some holidays, snow days, vacation days and early release days.
Throughout the school year, we are closed on the following holidays:
- Labor Day
- Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day
- Veteran’s Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- The day after Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- New Year’s Day
- MLK Day
- Presidents’ Day
- Patriots’ Day
- Memorial Day
Our tuition options are $1015/month for 5 days/week of care, $860/month for 4 days/week, $660/month for 3 days/week, or $450/month for 2 days/week. We do not offer 1 day/week. Wednesdays are only available to those enrolled for 3+ days/week. We also offer a sibling discount of 10% off the sibling with the lower rate, including siblings in all our Tobin Children’s School & Tobin School programs. These are blended rates that remain the same for the 10 months of September to June. This means the rate won’t go up in a month such as December when we have multiple full days of coverage, but it also won’t go down in a month such as June when we end based on the public school closure date.
We ask that you send your child each day with a peanut/nut-free snack, water bottle, and when applicable, a peanut/nut-free lunch.
Tobin Afterschool Daily Schedule
(Subject to Change)
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3:00-3:20pm |
Children Arrive Our buses return from their respective schools with our teachers accompanying all children. |
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3:00-4:00pm |
Home Base/Snack/Choice Picking Children are able to have a nut-free snack they’ve brought from home. After snack, they enjoy a variety of small games/activities such as Legos, coloring, reading, board games, or free play outside if weather permits. During Homebase, children will have an opportunity to pick their first choice. |
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4:15-5:00pm |
1st Choice Activity Choice activities vary from day-to-day. These include, but are not limited to: Animal Science, Fuse Beads, Model Magic, Musical Chairs, Painting, Tin Foil Creations, Gaga Ball, Playground Games, Basketball, Soccer, Football, Capture the Flag, Dodge Ball, Sledding, and much more. |
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5:05-5:45pm |
2nd Choice Activity |
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5:45-6:00pm |
Small Group Activities and Last Pick-Ups As the day comes to a close, our remaining children come together in one of our larger indoor spaces, or outdoors if the weather permits. The teachers will host a few different small activities, such as drawing, basketball, tag games, circle games, etc. We ask that final pick-ups are made by 5:55pm to allow for end-of-night teacher/parent check-ins when needed. |
On-Site Specialists
With COVID rates greatly reduced, we’re excited to bring back our on-site specialists. These activities are optional activities that will be held on specific days during choice times. There is a small additional fee for these activities and they will be advertised ahead of time. Some of these optional activities include, but are not limited to:
- Dance Force
- Martial Arts
- Mad Science
- Lego Engineering
- Animation
- Chess
- …and more!
Contact Joe Dumas for more information or to enroll at 508-650-1561 or at jdumas@thetobinschool.org