Parents push for after-school options: Affordability a key issue

Posted in: After School Care, Massachusetts
METHUEN - Kathi Ingram spends close to $600 a month for a private after-school program for her two children.


When Mom's at work ... Demand for before- and after-school child care outstripping supply

Posted in: After School Care, Massachusetts

Dozens of local working parents rely on before- and after-school programs to care for their children while they're at work. Most programs are run by organizations, such as the YMCA, right inside the school the children attend.


After-school program thriving, set to expand

Posted in: Massachusetts, After School Care

The YWCA of Greater Newburyport has received overwhelming response to three new after-school programs that were launched last week in an effort to make after-school child care easier for parents.