Berkshire BadgerCare
Now Registering for 2025-2026
Looking for a convenient and engaging option for your Preschool - 4th grader to go before and/or after school while you are at work? Look no further, Berkshire Local Schools now offers a before and after school program. Find additional information below!
The Berkshire Before and After School Badgercare Program:
It is a supervised program held at the Berkshire Schools Campus within the Berkshire Early Childhood Center (BECC) that provides a safe and secure environment for children.
View BadgerCare 2025-2026 Handbook
Activities include:
Arts & crafts, indoor/outdoor games, STEM activities, homework help, and more.
The mission:
To enhance the quality of life for our students as participating members of a richly diverse society. With emphasis on being socially and economically inclusive, the program helps youth to realize their potential for growth, development, and leadership.
Hours:
The program opens at 6:30 a.m. at the BECC Building. Staff will walk students to the adjacent Elementary building at 7:50 a.m. After school, students are picked up from their assigned area of the Elementary by staff and walked back to the BECC building at 3:10 p.m. We are open till 5:30 p.m.
Rates:
The cost is $5/hour per student. Payments are collected before attendance in prepayment installments of twenty (20) hours, which is one hundred ($100.00) dollars. There is a two (2) hour minimum/weekly charge. If the child is picked up after 5:30 p.m., there will be a surcharge of $3.75 for each additional 5 minutes.
Registration:
A Berkshire Schools Before and After School Badgercare Program Registration form must be completed for each child, and a registration fee of $50.00 per student/$75.00 for two students (min. $90.00 per family).
Calendar:
The program will follow the Berkshire School Calendar.
Daily Schedule:
BadgerCare activities will include group or individual games, opportunities for quiet time or homework/study support, arts and crafts, STEM activities, and self-directed activities. With adult supervision, children will have access to the gymnasium or playground. Limited age-appropriate videos will also be shown. One afternoon snack is provided.
- Breakfast is not included with BeforeCare.
- Please ensure your child is fed before they arrive, OR pack a breakfast, and we will provide them time to eat.
- Please make sure your child has the necessary supplies for homework assignments and that you communicate homework directives to your child.
- Afternoon snack(s) will be provided, there will be a snack calendar posted with a choice of two different options for students each day.
- Children with special dietary needs should pack a snack for afternoon Badgercare.
Director:
Bill Kermavner
Phone: 440.834.3380 x2108
Email: bill.kermavner@berkshireschools.org
Secretary:
Amy Dawson
Phone: 440.834.3380 x1163
Email: amy.dawson@berkshireschools.org