After School at the J

2026-27 Programs and Rates

Students must have youth/teen or family membership
Rates based on 10-month school year
*Fee is in lieu of paying for Wednesday After School
**Fee is in addition to paying for Thursday After School

After School Application

New Application Process

New this year, you will be filling out an application for the 2026-27 school year rather than registering for a specific program.  A binding $200 deposit is charged at the time of application.

The application form includes:

• All registration information including your child’s school
• Your After School at the J program choice (days and dismissal time)
• Your child’s friend requests

Once you complete the form on April 8, we will confirm your child’s spot by email within 48 hours; if we are unable to confirm the spot, we will notify you of your waitlist status.

Spots will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis based on availability within each grade level and each school's bus. Once your child’s spot is granted, the $200 deposit is non-refundable, and we will officially register your child for the selected After School at the J program.

A five-child minimum per school is required in order to secure a bus route. If your child's school does not have enough applicants, you will be notified that this is the reason your child is on a waitlist. 

On May 1, if your child is still waitlisted, your $200 application deposit will be refunded to your payment method.  If your child is granted a spot from the waitlist after May 1, the deposit will be due at that time.   

2026-27 School Year Change/Cancellation Policy

The following are deadlines for submitting enrollment changes for After School at the J

• August 3 – Deadline for changes effective September 1 – October 31
• October 19 – Deadline for changes effective November 1 – December 31
• December 14 – Deadline for changes effective January 1 – March 31
• March 15 – Deadline for changes effective April 1 – end of June

Changes include

• Updates to the number of days per week a child attends
• The days which a child is scheduled to attend
• Hebrew School transportation cancellations 

Additional Policies

• Cancellations can be requested for any month but must be submitted at least 10 business days before the first day of the upcoming month.
• Changes and cancellations submitted after the deadlines above will incur an $80 late change fee.
• Requests to switch between 4:45pm and 6:00pm dismissal times may be submitted at any time, subject to availability. Approved changes will take effect on the first day of the following month.

After School 2025-26 Calendar - 2026-27 coming!

DOWNLOADABLE CALENDAR 

After School at the J 2025-26 Guidebook - 2026-27 coming!

Aftercare Guidebook spreads 25-26

DOWNLOADABLE GUIDEBOOK

Required Forms

Information to Parents  Guidebook and Agreement Acknowledgement

Emergency Treatment Form  Parent Activity Statement

Protecting Children from Child Abuse

At the JCC of Central NJ our Mission is to educate, enrich and empower our community- from generation to generation. The safety of children is the utmost priority at the JCC. Child Abuse Prevention takes an entire community and the JCC stands with our community, as our vision states. In our community, with our community, for our community.

The following is in place for all programs at our JCC that serve children. These protocols ensure that we protect your children while in our care, protect our staff and protect the JCC.

• Criminal background, sex offender registry and reference checks are conducted on all staff prior to hiring.
• Staff must agree and sign our Child Abuse Prevention Code of Conduct which remains in their employee file.
• Staff are required to complete online Child Abuse Prevention training prior to their 1st day of work.
• Staff are annually trained on Child Abuse Prevention.
• All guests and vendors are screened when visiting the JCC through the Nationwide Sex Offender Database.
• In order to protect the staff, volunteers, and program participants – at no time during a program may a staff person be alone with a single child where they cannot be observed by others. As staff supervise children, they should space themselves in a way that other staff can see them.
• As part of our Culture of Safety Engagement Plan, we have established protocols for screening volunteers at the JCC. As an agency that serves children, developmentally disabled, and the elderly, this is best practice as outlined by our Insurer.
• Volunteers are screened by the Program Director and referred to the Volunteer Coordinator to begin the volunteer screening process which includes, reference checks, national sex offender registry checks (ongoing), training, and supervision.
• Our Children’s Services programs adhere to all guidance (including staff supervision ratios) set forth by the Department of Children and Families (Early Childhood and Afterschool at the J) and the Youth Camp Safety Standards and American Camp Association Standards (Camp Yachad). The standards set forth by these guiding bodies inform our policies and procedures.

As designated mandated reporters, the director(s) of all Children’s Services programs are required to report any instance of suspected abuse whenever there is reasonable cause.