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Enrollment

To register for an Open Door center in your child's school, call the office at 410-825-6300 for a fee schedule and registration form today!

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, and many centers fill early.

Fees are paid monthly in advance of care. A 10% discount is available when more than one child in a family attends the same center. Federal subsidy is available for child care on a sliding fee basis, through the local Department of Social Services. Automatic credit card payment is available.

Full Day Care

Open Door may provide full day care on days when schools are closed, if school custodians are on duty and permission is given to use the school facilities.

Inclement Weather Policy

Anne Arundel County

If schools open late because of inclement weather, Open Door centers open at 8:00 am.

If schools close early because of inclement weather, Open Door centers open at the time school closes and remain open until 6:00 pm. If schools announce in the morning that they are closed for the day because of inclement weather, Open Door centers are CLOSED.

Harford County

If schools open late because of inclement weather, Open Door will open at 8:00 am.

If schools close early due to inclement weather, Open Door opens at the time school closes. Parents must pick up their children within 2 hours of an early closing.

If schools announce in the morning that they will be closed for the day because of the weather and it is a CODE BLUE, Open Door will be open from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm. Open Door will be CLOSED for CODE RED or GREEN.

Baltimore County

Due to new stipulations from Baltimore County Public Schools, the following weather policy changes are effective 12/4/06:

If schools open late due to inclement weather, Open Door will not provide morning care, but will provide care after school.

If schools announce in the morning that they will be closed for the day because of the weather, Open Door will be closed.

When schools close early due to inclement weather, Open Door will be closed.

If schools are in session for the day, but an announcement is made that all evening activities are cancelled, Open Door will be closed.

Security

Open Door requires that parents accompany their child(ren) and sign in at the center upon arrival for before school care and full day care. We request that parents initial and note the time of pick up of their child(ren) on the sign-out sheet. Children will be released only to the parents, unless otherwise specified. The minimum age of a person designated by a parent to pick up a child is 18 years old. Such a designee must be listed on the emergency card. Identification will be required if staff on duty are unfamiliar with the person requesting to pick up the child(ren).

For the safety of the child(ren) and staff, only one entrance to the building will be accessible for arrival and pick up.

Emergency Procedures

Building Emergency

A building emergency is any situation where the physical building is unsuitable for use, such as loss of water or electricity.

  • If children are already in our care, we take responsibility for notifying parents to arrange for immediate pick up and stay with the children until they are picked up.
  • If school is still in session when the closing is announced, we will not open; however, we will attempt to reach parents by telephone. (Other means of communication are listed below.)

State of Emergency

A state of emergency is rare, but when it is declared, Open Door will comply with the mandate.

The Director of each school-age child care center will have a list of names and telephone numbers and attempt to call parents. Given the difficulty of getting through on telephone lines during such times, we hope the other means of communication will enable our parents to be informed.

When children are not already in our care and a state of emergency requires that schools close early, we advise parents to: