Kids Care 26/27 Enrollment Interest Form Links

Below is the “Interest Form” link for enrolling in the 26/27 Kids Care Expanded Learning Program. This year we are moving our process online! Additionally, for 26/27 enrollment will be done by lottery. See below for details on the priority enrollment categories and the enrollment lottery. Please do not rush to get your registration in, just plan to submit it during the Regular Registration Window, which will close 11:59pm April 17th. 

La Tercera Kids Care Interest Form: https://schools.procareconnect.com/form/d0246c49-79cd-45bc-9d8a-1fdd39aa0554;

Loma Vista Kids Care Interest Form: https://schools.procareconnect.com/form/f4428548-b84e-49c0-80a3-91281aacb948 

Miwok Valley Kids Care Interest Form: https://schools.procareconnect.com/form/9cac48b2-1d23-4b6f-b8b1-d6f9a5555c6c 

Old Adobe Kids Care Interest Form: https://schools.procareconnect.com/form/6986d343-65a5-4335-8854-7eba6ea6f569 

Sonoma Mountain Kids Care Interest Form: https://schools.procareconnect.com/form/773a2960-c04a-48bb-8fd7-f8c33c730629

 

26/27 Sliding Scale Fee Schedule can be found linked below. This fee schedule is pending adoption by the OAUSD Board of Trustees. 

26/27 Sliding Scale Fee Schedule (English)

Tarifario de escala móvil 26/27 (Espanól)

26/27 Enrollment Process

Intent to Enroll forms for the Kids Care Expanded Learning Program 26/27 school year will be available to the greater school community and incoming families beginning April 4th. At that time, the link will be available here and will be distributed via Parent Square to OAUSD families. Site Managers will offer office hours and Chromebooks to assist families with registration as needed. 

For the school year 2026/27, we are introducing our new “registration window + lottery” system. The intention in moving to this system is to alleviate the sense of urgency to  submit paperwork as soon as it is available, an urgency that has increased in recent years. We will have two enrollment windows. Within each of these windows, there will be no priority assigned to the order that forms are received. It is no longer necessary to rush to submit forms, please just plan to submit them at some time during your registration window. 

First, there will be an Advanced Registration Window for all currently-enrolled students (and their incoming siblings). Forms may be submitted any time between March 30th and April 3rd. ELOP-eligible (see definition below) students in this batch will be invited to enroll, and non-ELOP- eligible students will go into an Advanced Registration lottery. 

Second, there will be a Regular Registration Window between April 4th to April 17th. This is the registration window for the greater school community and incoming families. ELOP-eligible students in the Regular Registration group will be invited to enroll, and non-ELOP- eligible students will go into a Regular Registration lottery. In the unlikely case that there are not spaces available to serve all ELOP-eligible students at Kids Care, students will be offered spaces by lottery with the remaining families offered spots with our third party contractor, Boys and Girls Club Lucchesi Clubhouse. 

After all ELOP-eligible students who have applied during the two registration windows have been offered a spot, as well as the children of district staff, remaining open spots will be filled from the Advanced Registration lottery first. 

Once all Advanced Registration lottery families have been offered a spot in Kids Care, remaining spaces will be filled via Regular Registration lottery. On the first day of school, any remaining students from the Regular Registration window and additional spring and summer applicants will be given priority over any newly applying families. Advanced Registration and Regular Registration applicants will remain in their respective batches, and a third batch for newly applying students will be maintained. ELOP students always will have priority, however, as is mandated by ASES and ELOP.  

The lottery will be for families first. Once we are full, if we happen to have spaces in which we can squeeze in one more student at one particular grade level, but for whatever reason do not have room for a sibling (this is not common but can sometimes happen), we will do a lottery for the single spot with all students from that grade level included. Students with siblings would not be excluded from this lottery. If a student from a sibling set is selected, we will offer the spot to the sibling we can accommodate and we will let the family choose what they would like to do. 

Please note that it is our most important goal to keep staff numbers high and to have little-to-no waitlist at Kids Care in 26/27. Eligible waitlisted families will be offered an ELOP-funded spot at the Boys and Girls Club Lucchesi Clubhouse. All students enrolled at the Boys and Girls Club may ride the bus free of charge to the Lucchesi Park Clubhouse. 

2026/27 Intent to Enroll Timeline

• Mar 30- April 3: Registration link sent to currently-enrolled families 
• April 4-17th: Registration link available school-wide & online 
• Early May: Invite first batch of enrollees, based on projected returning staff & using priority categories (see below) 
• May-July: Secure additional staff & spaces as needed to pull remaining students off waitlist
• August onward: continue to enroll as staff and space becomes available

Priority Enrollment Categories

OAUSD prioritizes enrollment for foster or homeless youth (identified students are accepted into the program regardless of waitlist status). Priority enrollment is then given to ELOP-eligible students. This category includes aforementioned foster or homeless youth, students who are designated English Learners (RFEP students are not part of this priority category) and students who qualify for free or reduced price meals (FRPM). The next priority group is children of Kids Care staff and then children of OAUSD staff, returning families who submitted applications during the Advanced Registration window, families who submitted applications during the Regular Registration window, and then families who submitted  after the Regular Registration window. On the first day of school families who submitted applications up to that date will move into the Regular Registration window. New applicants will be maintained in a separate batch. Once school is in session, special consideration will be given to those who are recommended by site principals as students who would particularly benefit from inclusion in the Expanded Learning Program (see below). When spaces open up, students in the appropriate priority category (and grade level group when applicable) will be selected via lottery. 

• Priority 1: Homeless or Foster Youth (no fee in any program**)
• Priority 2: ELOP-Eligible Students
  • FRPM- eligible students have fees waived in our ASES programs*** and per ELO-P****
  • EL students may be charged a monthly fee based on our sliding scale
• Priority 3: Children of Kids Care & OAUSD Staff
• Priority 4: Students not in the above categories who are registered during Advanced Reg Window will be selected via a lottery to fill remaining available slots. 
• Priority 5: Once all Advanced Reg students have been invited via lottery to enroll, Regular Reg students not Priority 1, 2, or 3 will be invited via lottery to fill remaining spaces or those that open up.
• Priority 6: Students who are registered after the Regular Registration Window who are not Priority 1, 2, or 3. Invited by lottery when space allows. 
• Priority 7: Students who are registered after the start of the school year, who are not Priority 1, 2, or 3. Invited by lottery when space allows. 

 

Full Kids Care Registration Process and Procedure can be found here. 

 

25/26 Enrollment Application here:

 Kids Care Expanded Learning Program 2025-26 Intent to Enroll Form (English)

Programa de aprendizaje ampliado de Kids Care Formulario de intención de inscripción 2025-26 (Spanish)

25/26 Sliding Scale Fee Schedule (English)

Tarifario de escala móvil 25/26 (Spanish)

Program Contract (English & Spanish)

25/26 Forms may be submitted in hard copy or via email to your school's Kids Care Site Manager (see email below). If you have trouble accessing the forms, please email your school's Kids Care Site Manager to let them know.

Our program size is wholly dependent upon staffing; enrollment cannot be guaranteed.

The Intent to Enroll form does not guarantee your family a spot in Kids Care. Space in the program is limited. A completed form will place you on a waitlist in the order received **within your enrollment priority category** as set by the California Department of Education and the McKinney Vento Act, our ASES grant, and our ELOP funding. Learn more about ELOP and ASES on our website here: https://www.oldadobe.org/departments/child-development/kids-care-expanded-learning.

As mandated by the California Department of Education’s McKinney Vento Act and our ASES and ELOP funding, the Kids Care Expanded Learning prioritizes enrollment for students who are homeless, foster youth, designated English Learners, and students who qualify for Free and Reduced Price Meals. If your child(ren) are in one of the above priority categories, if we cannot serve them at Kids Care we may offer them a spot at a partner organization such as the Boys and Girls Club.

If you do not fall into one of the ELOP/ASES priority categories listed above, please consider exploring back-up child care options so that your family is covered. It is our strong hope that we can serve your family. We will continue to work to grow our staff size in order to enroll as many students as possible, both within and outside of these priority categories.

We are doing all we can to ensure that Kids Care can serve as many families as possible in the coming year. If you know a responsible, hard-working, thoughtful young person looking for employment please direct them here: https://www.oldadobe.org/departments/human-resourcespayroll/employment-opportunities 

 

About the Kids Care Expanded Learning Program

The OAUSD Kids Care Expanded Learning Program includes the Kids Care Before School Program, the Kids Care Expanded Learning After School Program, and the intersession and summer programs offered by the District. It is our goal to provide a cohesive learning and care experience for OAUSD students and families, in order to support and augment the learning that takes place in the classroom. The Kids Care Before School, After School, and intersession and summer programs provide high quality care, academic support, and enrichment to students in TK-6 grade in informal learning settings. Guided by the principles of Self-Determination Theory, the program is designed to foster students’ feelings of confidence, creativity, competence, and community. Our Site Managers, Instructional Assistants, and Campus Aides work closely with OAUSD teachers and staff to best meet each and every student’s academic, social-emotional, physical, and behavioral needs using an equity-, trauma-, and PBIS-informed lens. 

• The After School Program runs at all five campuses of OAUSD. The program is open from dismissal to 6:00pm every day that school is in session, with the exception of three early release days annually when we close for professional development. The three days that Kids Care will be closed for professional development in 24/25 are: 12/20/25, 5/9/25, and 5/23/25. These three days are Minimum Days. Dismissal on these days is 11:50am for all schools except Miwok Valley, where dismissal is 11:45am. 
• The Before School Program currently runs at select school sites but is open to all OAUSD students.
• La Tercera Elementary: The program opens at 6:30am every day that school is in session.
• Loma Vista Immersion Academy: No program at Loma Vista, but students may enroll at La Tercera and be bused to school.
• Miwok Valley Elementary Charter: The program opens at 6:30am every day that school is in session.
• Old Adobe Elementary Charter: The program opens at 7:00am every day that school is in session.
• Sonoma Mountain Elementary Charter: No program at Sonoma Mountain, but students may enroll at Miwok Valley and be bused to school.
• OAUSD provides expanded learning and care to eligible students for 30 days of intersession (Winter Break, Spring Break, and Summer Break). OAUSD partners with the Boys and Girls Club Lucchesi Park Clubhouse to provide this intersession care.
• The size of each of our Kids Care programs is dependent upon staffing. Our programs maintain a ratio of 20:1 or better for 1st through 6th graders, and a ratio of 10:1 for our TK/K students. 
• Kids Care is not a drop-in program and, regrettably, we are unable to accommodate spur-of-the-moment schedule modifications or child care emergencies.
• Our current Kids Care Program Handbook can be found here. 

Our Mission: 

The OAUSD Child Development Department is dedicated to life-long learning, to continuous growth as educators, and to providing preschool and school-age children with safe, accessible, culturally competent, enriching, educational experiences in formal and informal learning settings. We commit to supporting students to feel motivated, curious, and inspired to pursue their passions. We commit to fostering children’s high engagement and safe behaviors in learning. We strive to partner with families and caregivers by providing resources and an environment that helps them to feel excited to leave their child(ren) in our care. We work alongside families, classroom educators, and additional stakeholders to do our best to meet the needs of each and every child. 

Our Approach: 

The OAUSD Child Development Department is guided by Self Determination Theory. This theory of motivation states that an individual of any age will feel more motivated to engage in an activity or task if the individual is supported to feel 1) competent to complete it, 2) connected to others in doing it, and 3) like they have some control over the situation through choice and voice. Meeting these important three basic psychological needs of competence, connectedness, and control helps to foster an individual’s well-being, goal orientation, and strong sense of self. At all levels of organization within our department, we consider the role that self-determination theory can play in cultivating community and success. 

Our Values:

The Child Development Department of OAUSD believes in respecting children as full human beings with beliefs, goals, valid emotions, and rich inner lives. We are committed to inclusivity, representation, working toward decolonizing education, recognizing families’ funds of knowledge, and to respecting traditionally-excluded communities within and beyond our District. We celebrate radical body positivity, LGBTQIA+ Pride, neurodiversity, and social justice. We honor children: their interests, their lived experiences, their full identities, and their personal growth. We acknowledge that the Old Adobe Union School District is a guest on the land of the Lekatuit Nation, speakers of the Coastal Miwok language and often known as the Coast Miwok people. This institution is an equal-opportunity provider.

CACFP Program Non-Discrimination Statement:

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1. mail:
   U.S. Department of Agriculture
   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
   1400 Independence Avenue, SW
   Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

2. fax:
   (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

3. email:
   Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider

About the Kids Care Expanded Learning Program Funding Sources

The Kids Care Expanded Learning Program operations rely on a combination of grants (below) as well as family payments. Thank you for your support in keeping our program running strong in the service of families.

The Kids Care Programs at La Tercera Elementary and Miwok Valley Elementary are recipients of the ASES grant, which subsidizes some of the programming at those two school sites:

“The After School Education and Safety (ASES) Program is the result of the 2002 voter-approved initiative, Proposition 49. This proposition amended California Education Code (EC) Section 8482 to expand and rename the former Before and After School Learning and Safe Neighborhood Partnerships Program. The ASES Program funds the establishment of local after school education and enrichment programs. These programs are created through partnerships between schools and local community resources to provide literacy, academic enrichment and safe constructive alternatives for students in transitional kindergarten through ninth grade (K–9)[....]

First priority enrollment is given to students who are identified by the program as homeless youth or as being in foster care (EC sections 8483[c][1][A] and 8483.1[d][1]A])."

Students enrolled in our ASES programs are asked to participate in expanded learning for the full program hours. However, we are in full support of those instances when a child's reasonable early release from the program or late arrival to the program is in their best interest. Our ASES Early Release Policy can be found here.

For the 2023/24 school year, the Kids Care Expanded Learning Program at Miwok Valley is participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. This program provides a 5-component "supper"  that follows the nutrition guidelines established by the program.

"The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federal program that provides reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks to eligible children and adults who are enrolled for care at participating child care centers, day care homes, and adult day care centers. CACFP also provides reimbursements for meals served to children and youth participating in afterschool care programs, children residing in emergency shelters, and adults over the age of 60 or living with a disability and enrolled in day care facilities. CACFP contributes to the wellness, healthy growth, and development of young children and adults in the United States."

Beginning in 2021/22 the Kids Care Expanded Learning Program is the recipient of Expanded Learning Opportunities Program funding to provide expanded learning access to unduplicated students. 

“The Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) provides funding for afterschool and summer school enrichment programs for transitional kindergarten through sixth grade. ‘Expanded learning’ means before school, after school, summer, or intersession learning programs that focus on developing the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs and interests of pupils through hands-on, engaging learning experiences. It is the intent of the Legislature that expanded learning programs are pupil-centered, results driven, include community partners, and complement, but do not replicate, learning activities in the regular school day and school year [....]

LEAs that receive ELO Program funding at the lower funding rate pursuant to EC Section 46120(d)(1)(C) will be required to offer the ELO Program to all TK/K-6 classroom based unduplicated pupils and provide program access to any TK/K-6 classroom-based unduplicated pupil upon parent/guardian request."

Kids Care Expanded Learning Program Locations & Site Manager Contact Information:

 

La Tercera Kids Care

1600 Albin Way, Petaluma, CA 94954

Site Manager: Cynthia Granato 

cgranato@oldadobe.org 

707-765-4354

 

Loma Vista Kids Care 

207 Maria Dr, Petaluma, CA 94954

Site Manager: Madison Dwyer 

mdwyer@oldadobe.org

707-975-2414

 

Miwok Valley Kids Care 

1010 St. Francis Drive, Petaluma, CA 94954

Site Manager: Connie Gibbs

cgibbs@oldadobe.org  

707-765-4372 

 

Old Adobe Kids Care

2856 Adobe Road, Petaluma, CA 94954

Site Manager: Rachelle Fugitt Schneider 

rfugitt@oldadobe.org 

707-975-8931 

 

Sonoma Mountain Kids Care 

1900 Rainier Cir, Petaluma, CA 94954

Site Manager: Aiyana Evans

aevans@oldadobe.org

707-231-9757

 

Child Development Department:

 

Child Development Office 

Loma Vista Immersion Academy

207 Maria Drive, Petaluma, CA 94954

 

Child Development Departmental Secretary 

Vanessa Sandoval 

vsandoval@oldadobe.org 

707-765-4366 

 

Director of Child Development

Rebecca Hachmyer

rhachmyer@oldadobe.org