Announcements

Information for New Teachers

Posted September 2, 2010

There is exciting bonus information for teachers hired beginning August 1, 2010. Go to Teacher News on the Teacher Page for more details.

NEW Bloomsbury Center Open for Full Daycare

Posted August 23, 2010

Alternate care is available at the new Bloomsbury Center when schools are closed. The center is located at 106 Bloomsbury Avenue, 21228 and is available from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm on the dates listed below. Parents can download the Bloomsbury Center Location Sign-up Form and fax it to the office at 410-825-6304 or send it by mail. Sign-up for care will be taken on a first come, first served basis until capacity is reached. Full day care is free if your child is registered with Open Door for before and after school care 5 days per week.

The fee for full day care is $30 per day if your child is not registered with Open Door before and after school 5 days per week; or you sign up for care and your child does not attend.

Tuesday, September 14
Friday, October 15
Tuesday, November 2
Monday, November 22
Monday. December 27
Tuesday, December 28
Wednesday, December 29
Thursday, December 30
Monday, January 24
Monday, April 18
Tuesday, April 19
Wednesday, April 20
Thursday, April 21
Monday, April 25

Pay In Full and Receive a Discount

Posted July 28, 2010

Families who pay in full for the school year (through June) by the end of September 2010, will receive a 5% discount on the total fee for the year.

Two ALTERNATE locations when Baltimore County Schools are Closed!

Posted July 12, 2010

Open Door now has two alternate locations to provide full day care on days when Baltimore County Schools are closed. The first floor of our main office at 518 Virginia Avenue, Towson, 21286 is available from 7:00 am – 6:00 pm on the dates listed below. The second alternate location is at the Bloomsbury Center, 106 Bloomsbury Avenue, 21228 and is available from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm on the dates listed below. Parents can download the Towson Location Sign-up Form or the Bloomsbury Center Location Sign-up Form and fax it to the office at 410-825-6304 or send it by mail . Sign-up for care will be taken on a first come, first served basis until capacity is reached. Full day care is free if your child is registered with Open Door for before and after school care 5 days per week.

The fee for full day care is $30 per day if your child is not registered with Open Door before and after school 5 days per week; or you sign up for care and your child does not attend.

Available dates in Towson (7:00 am – 6:00 pm):

Thursday, September 9

Tuesday, September 14

Friday, October 15

Tuesday, November 2

Monday, November 22

Monday. December 27

Tuesday, December 28

Wednesday, December 29

Thursday, December 30

Monday, January 24

Monday, April 18

Tuesday, April 19

Wednesday, April 20

Thursday, April 21

Monday, April 25

Available dates at Bloomsbury Center (9:00 am – 6:00 pm):

Tuesday, September 14

Friday, October 15

Tuesday, November 2

Monday, November 22

Monday. December 27

Tuesday, December 28

Wednesday, December 29

Thursday, December 30

Monday, January 24

Monday, April 18

Tuesday, April 19

Wednesday, April 20

Thursday, April 21

Monday, April 25

Inclement Weather Policies – Baltimore County

Posted February 2, 2010

Dear Parents,

Well, winter is here in full force! Remember the Open Door Website is up to date as our easiest and most immediate way to communicate, about closings, planned and weather related. For days we know schools are closed, the availability of care is listed on-line at www.opendoorcare.com.

With the prevalence of inclement weather this time of year, please take a few minutes to review the Baltimore County Public School’s policies in regard to whether child care services can operate in the schools.

School opens late due to inclement weather – Open Door Centers are closed.

School closes early due to inclement weather – Open Door Centers are closed.

BCPS announces that after school and evening activities are cancelled – Open Door Centers are considered an after school activity by BCPS, and are closed.

Schools announce in the morning that they will be closed for the day due to inclement weather – Open Door Centers are closed.

When early closings or announcements of cancelled after school activities occur, your Open Door Director will use phone numbers, that you have provided, to call and alert parents of the current situation and to instruct them to pick up their children as soon as possible upon dismissal by the school. Any Plan of Action for the pick-up of your child, such as going home on the bus or going home with another parent, should be communicated with the school.

Please take this opportunity to provide your Director with the most up-to-date phone numbers they can use to communicate with you.

We apologize for any inconvenience, and wish you and your family the best.

Open Door

News

BREAKFAST is an Educational “Magic Bullet”

Posted January 6, 2009

Open Door serves nutritious breakfast daily to children in our before school program, to better prepare them for success during the school day!

In an article by Ric Kahn in The Boston Globe published January 4, 2009 -

Nearly 18 million low-income U.S. children receive free or reduced-price lunches, but less than half of those opt in to similar breakfast programs, according to a recent study from Harvard University researchers. While researchers say school breakfasts may improve attendance, test scores, grades, behavior and health, many parents remain unaware of the option or have a difficult time getting children to school in time to eat before classes begin.

High-Quality After-School Programs Tied to Test-Score Gains

Posted September 19, 2008

EDUCATION WEEK has published an article discussing the results of a recent study known as the Promising Afterschool Programs study which links supervised after school programs to gains in social, academic and behavioral outcomes for student participants.

Download PDF File Here

Quality School Age Care Programs – Research Article