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PROGRAMS: program. The program runs for 8 weeks and provides Kids Klub Childcare Center parents with a quality, affordable program from 7:30AM to 5:30PM. This coming year will mark our 20th year in operation as a town-sponsored program. In 2005, we Youth after-school and summer programs moved to our new location at 501 Great Neck Road, included—Youth Tennis &Golf,Chess Club,Track& North (the old senior center) and added on a full-time Field, Gymnastics, Indoor Soccer&Basketball recre- daycare program. It is the only center in town that ational league, Sailing Lessons, hoops cam offers year round,full time daycare,in addition to half events swim lessons, and Arts & Crafts. Special again day preschool that is accredited by the National included our Valentine Dance in February,Easter Egg Association for the Education of Young Children Hunt in April, Mother/Son Dance in May, Youth (NAEYC) and licensed by the Commonwealth of Fishing Derby in June, and the annual Sandcastle Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Competition in July,. Care. Adult Programs - We are extremely happy to be Our self-funded center, offers affordable care able to work with the Mashpee School Department in and quality programming to over 70 families with offering our many adult evening programs. Fitness children ranging in age from 15 months to 6 years old. Classes continue to do well, as we've expanded our Our toddler,preschool and full time daycare programs offerings to 5 nights a week. Recreational sports pro- typically fill to capacity during the course of the year. grams continue to draw in a good amount of men and Children who are 3 and 4 attend our half day or full women of all ages (Young Adult & Over 30 day preschool program, any number of days during Basketball, Co-Ed Volleyball). Overall, program the week,providing families with more latitude in the offerings and income were again up while our care and education of their children. High staff reten- expenses remain in check tion provides consistency in teaching standards and a dependable and familiar environment to the children SPECIAL EVENTS: as they grow with the center. Our 22nd annual Mashpee/Cape Cod Super Swim at John's Pond was held again at the end of Our 5 full time employees and 12 part time June. With the great spring weather that we had,over employees work closely with the Mashpee School sys- 135 swimmers signed up for this year's event. The 1 tem to prepare the children for kindergarten. Our mile and 3.1 mile swims are highlighted by a family annual Spring Talent Show and Graduation Exercise picnic afterwards which draws many swimmers from for those students eligible for kindergarten continue to off Cape each year. be the highlights of the year and are now held at the Mashpee High School to accommodate the growing Our annual Woodland 5K Run held in July audience. became a community fund raiser in the memory of Rhiannon McCuish this past year, and over 150 run- School-Aged Programs: We continue to offer a ners came out to support this effort and Rhiannon's wealth of programs and activities for youth of the area family. Proceeds from this event help to offset fees for from grades Kindergarten through 8th grade. Our Mashpee youth participating in recreational activities after-school childcare programs —Mashpee Extended throughout the year. We are greatly indebted to the Day program for grades K — 2 and Adventure Club McCuish family, friends and all who have made this for grades 3 — 5 during the school year continue to event a special activity for the community. expand and we have had great success.. This program continues to be licensed by the state under the new We again give a special "Thank you,,to our ded- direction of the Office for Early Education and Care icated Special Events Committee who worked under the Department of Education whose main focus extremely hard in providing community-wide activi- is to monitor and accredit quality programs. ties for our residents this past year. Kudos again go to Our Summer Da Cam Lissa Daly of Mashpee Commons,Mark Lawrence of Y p programs for kids and Polar Cave Ice Cream, Connie Baker of Cape Cod older youth again were huge hits for 1st through 6th Children's Museum, Margie Phillips of the Citizen's graders, including an expanded Counselor In Training Police Academy, and citizen members Ted Theis and xs 122