Stripes & Smiles Summer 2026 Childcare Program
Rochester Community School Corporation will be offering a summer child care program for any current PK-4th grade student enrolled in our corporation. Our program will work in conjunction with the city park program, so students can do both or just one. If they choose to do both, RCSC will provide transportation from one program to the other. Breakfast and lunch will be served at no charge to those enrolled in the program. We plan to take trips over the summer and utilize local resources (pool, local parks, theater, library, trails, etc.). Childcare services will be provided Monday-Friday, June 1st through July 31st (Childcare will be closed on July 3rd). Students would need to be dropped off and picked up. Times will be from 6:30am - 5:30pm. Cost will be $175 per week for the first child, $75 for an additional child, and $50 a week for a third child. If your child is attending the parks program as well, you will receive a $25 discount. If you have 3 kids in the parks program you would receive a $50 discount. Discounts are only for weeks that the parks program is in session. We are starting registration NOW and it will close on APRIL 17th. There will be a $50 deposit needed to hold your child's slot and your first weeks pay will need to be paid in full before the start of the summer. Childcare will need to be paid a week in advance throughout the summer. If you have multiple kids you need to enroll, please just fill out and submit this for each child.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to brooke.towell@zebras.net
Please use this link to register your kids. Thanks.
Parents: Columbia will open up the car line at 7:30am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. We will open up the line at 7:45am on Wednesday.
Arrival/Dismissal Information
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday - doors open at 7:45am; school will begin at 8:15am.
- Wednesday - doors open at 7:45am; school will begin at 8:30am.
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The mission of Columbia School is to ensure that all programs are dedicated toward enhancing student achievement and that each school is a humanistic organization, valuing students emotionally and academically providing the highest quality education possible in a personalized environment. We aspire to enable each student to realize maximum potential as a responsible citizen who will enhance the community and society.
The Columbia Elementary School Community believes our mission is to facilitate and engage the students in optimal learning and social development in a safe and orderly environment. Our expectation for all students is to empower them to lead fulfilling and productive lives as life-long learners in a rapidly changing and increasingly complex society.
The Columbia School Elementary staff is dedicated for providing a rich educational environment that challenges all students to think critically, solve complex problems, express themselves articulately, in speaking and writing, and work cooperatively and individually in a diverse and multicultural world.
