Before & After School Care

The registration period for the Spring Session of Early Birds, After 3 Club and After School Programs (ASPs) opens Wednesday, February 15 at 10:00 am and closes on Wednesday, February 22 at 6:00 pm on the NPS Auxiliary Programs Registration site.

All registration fees must be prepaid, regardless of whether the child is registered for the year or only one session. No refunds are given for absences. Families receiving Financial Assistance for tuition receive a Financial Aid Discount on registration fees for After 3 Club. Registration for After 3 Club is held three times per year for the Fall, Winter and Spring Sessions.

If you signed up for Early Birds or After 3 Club during the enrollment process, you do not need to register again.  

There are two ways to check your registration for Early Birds and After 3 Club.

The first is during the NPS enrollment and re-enrollment period.  When families complete their enrollment contract, they have an opportunity to select Early Birds and After 3 Club at that time.  If you don't remember whether you selected this option, please follow these steps to check:  

• Log into CardinalNet and click on the Student Records button
• Click on the Enrollment/Re-Enrollment link
• You will see a "View Contract" icon that links to your Enrollment Contract.  On the second page, you will see if you selected Early Birds and/or After 3 Club.
• If you are happy with your selection on the contract, you do not need to do anything else.  If you need to change or cancel your selection please contact Auxiliary Programs Director Caitlin Webster.  Changes will be made according to availability.

The second is by registering during the Auxiliary Programs enrollment period. You may register for the full school year during the Fall season.  Registration for single days or single seasons is required at the beginning of the each season, and you will need to re-register Early Birds and After 3 Club in the Fall, Winter, and Spring. If you need to check your registration, you may log into your account on CampBrain, the NPS Auxiliary Programs Registration site. 

Financial Aid and other discounts do not apply to drop ins.

Early Birds
Students may drop in to Early Birds any time without registration. The fee for an Early Birds drop in is $8 per day, per child. Any students arriving to school before 8:00 a.m. will be automatically signed into Early Birds and incur the drop in fee.

After 3 Club
For planning and staffing purposes, there are two methods by which students may “drop in” to After 3 Club:

• Weekly Drop In Reservations – To drop in to After 3 Club, families should sign up for individual days the week prior to the desired drop in date by making use of the Weekly Drop In Reservation form. A link to this form will be made available on the NPS website and will reset weekly. All weekly reservations must be made by 6 p.m. on the Friday of the week preceding the day of the drop in. The fee for registering via Weekly Reservations is $32 per child, per day.
   
• Last-Minute Drop Ins – To accommodate last-minute needs, families who miss the cut-off time for the Weekly Drop In Reservations form may notify the school by 2 p.m. the day of the drop in by emailing frontdesk@nps-dc.org. The fee for a Last-Minute Drop In is $45 per child, per day. Students who are picked up after the NPS carpool has ended at 3:30 p.m. will be automatically signed into After 3 Club and will incur the Last-Minute Drop In fee.

Pick Up 

Children may only be released to the authorized persons listed on the Dismissal Arrangements Form turned in prior to the  beginning of the school year. Any changes to that form must be put in writing and emailed to frontdesk@nps-dc.org.

After 3 Club children may be picked up anytime between 3:15 and 6:00 pm at the parents’ convenience. There is no 6:00  pm carpool line. Caregivers must park and come to the Front Desk to sign their student out. A staff member will bring the  student to the Front Desk at that time.

You may also give advance notice to the Front Desk of at least 30 minutes and staff can bring your child to the Front Desk to wait ahead of time.  

Late Pick Up

If a student is not enrolled in After 3 Club and is not picked  up by the end of carpool, the student will be asked to wait at the front desk area and may not join After 3 Club.  

After 3 Club closes at 6:00 pm. If a student has not been picked up by 6:00, a late charge of $2.00 per minute per child is  charged.  

Every effort should be made to pick up students on time and as promised. In the case of an unpreventable delay, it is imperative to communicate with the school as soon as possible. 
 

Dismissal Changes 

Registered students will be dismissed or escorted from their classrooms directly to After 3 Club at the start of carpool.  

If you wish to pick up your student from carpool instead of After 3 Club, you must notify the Front Desk by 2:00 pm that day (11:00 am on Noon Dismissal Days). You may call (202) 537-7500 or email frontdesk@nps-dc.org. If you do  not notify the Front Desk, please park in the lot and walk to the main entrance for pick up. 
 

Noon Dismissal Days 

On Noon Dismissal days, After 3 Club runs 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Students in After 3 Club eat lunch with their groups on these days, and there are typically slight changes to the schedule. Students in grades K-6 watch a movie and may take part in a special activity. Students in grades N-PK have a story and rest period from 1:00-2:00 pm.

When the school closes at noon for holidays or before breaks, After 3 Club is not offered. Please see the school calendar for these dates.