Child Care

The goal of the YMCA Preschool is to give children a balanced experience that develops social emotional, and intellectual skills.  The objectives of the YMCA Preschool are as follows:

Learning to communicate effectively with other children and teachers

Learning to follow simple instruction

Large and small muscle development

Hand/eye coordination using various art materials

Music for an understanding of rhythm and song

Outside play

Number recognition

Color and shape recognition

Encourage the child to make choices and express opinions

Vocabulary building with stories, pictures, records and videos

Alphabet study for visual recognition and phonics

  Preschool/Child Care Handbook

  Enrollment Forms                                                            

YMCA School Age  Child Care: The YMCA of Pomona Valley offers school-age child care at 5 locations throughout the Pomona Valley area.  These learning support programs offer a theme-base, balance and integrated curriculum. In YMCA School-Age Child Care, children and youth practice  positive social development in an environment that teaches and practices the values honesty, respect, responsibility and caring.  In addition, YMCA School-Age Child Care programs builds developmental assets young people need to succeed in life. The program curriculum includes homework support, literacy development, games, sports, arts and craft, and science activities.  The Afterschool Program is offered 5 days a week to meet the needs of working parents.  The program begins the first day of school and follows the school calendar.  Program staff have a background in working with grade school children and attend training throughout the year.  All staff have completed the National YMCA Child Abuse Prevention Training and hold current certifications in First Aid and CPR.

           School Age Child Care Handbook

         Enrollment Forms