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Report of the Recreation Department <br /> I am very pleased to submit to the Board of Selectmen and the citizens of Mashpee the Annual <br /> Report of the Recreation Department: <br /> MISSION <br /> To meet the needs of our community by promoting quality continuing education programs, <br /> recreational activities, and special events that are designed to enhance personal growth, learning <br /> opportunities, and community development while focusing on the educational and recreational <br /> interests that influence our health and well-being. <br /> PROGRAMS <br /> We continue to stay busy throughout the year developing programs and activities for the citizens <br /> and visitors of Mashpee. Our department is kept busy throughout the year by providing a variety <br /> of activities including maximizing the use of school facilities by the community, field use <br /> scheduling, pre-school aged and school-aged childcare and after-school programs, camps, <br /> beaches and parks, trips, Adult Continuing Education, and Special Events. A couple of exciting <br /> changes took place within our department over the past year. Our department name changed <br /> from "Mashpee Leisure Services" to "Mashpee Recreation Department" and we launched a great <br /> new department website: www.mashpeerec.com. The main reason for the department name <br /> change was based on the fact that the department staff along w/ Mashpee Town Manager and <br /> Selectmen felt that "Mashpee Recreation" was more suitable of what the department offers and <br /> people weren't quite sure of what "Leisure Services" meant. As far as the launching of our new <br /> I website, that was something the department had been looking into for years, but just hadn't <br /> found the right software that was affordable and met the programming needs. <br /> Kids Klub Childcare Center: - This past year marked our fourth full year of operations of our <br /> Childcare Center program located at the old Senior Center. We again have been able to offer a <br /> quality affordable program for children ages 15 months to 5 years old. Our Toddler program for <br /> infants 15 months to two years was again full with 9 children in the program. We have been able <br /> to maintain this number throughout the year with new enrollees starting while older children <br /> "age-up" once they are eligible for the 3 and 4 year old program. <br /> I <br /> Our older 3 & 4-year-old program up to this past year had consisted of both a full-day childcare <br /> program and a I/2 day morning pre-school program running simultaneously. This past year we <br /> opted to incorporate our pre-school program into our morning day program, which worked out <br /> wonderfully. With this change, we were able to increase the number of children in the program <br /> and expand the amount of children who are actually learning. <br /> We again held our annual Spring Talent Show at the KC Coombs School to a standing-room <br /> only audience, while our 4-year-old graduation exercise matriculated 22 enthusiastic students to <br /> Kindergarten. <br /> School-Aged Programs: We continue to offer a wealth of programs and activities for youth of the <br /> area from grades Kindergarten through 8th grade. Our after-school childcare programs — Kids <br /> Klub for grades K—2, and Adventure Club for grades 3 —4 during the school year continue to be <br /> a big hit with that age group. This program continues to be licensed by the state under the new <br /> direction of the Office for Early Education, whose main focus is to monitor and accredit quality <br /> programs. <br /> 158 <br />