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Helpful Information About E.S.S.

HOURS - 6:30 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday.
E.S.S. is open during Professional Growth Days as well as District Recesses.

A late pick up fee of $1.00 per minute per child will be charged after 6:00 pm

ADMISSION - This program is open to kindergarten through fifth grade students. Children who will attend kindergarten in the fall are eligible to enroll and attend ESS the summer before they start kindergarten. Kindergarteners must be registered at Garden Road School before registering for ESS.

REGISTRATION - A completed registration packet and fees must be received prior to entry into the ESS program. Registration packets are available in the ESS office.

FEES - Please refer to the ESS Fee Chart for monthly breakdown of the 2009-10 Fees. ***Please note that there is a $50.00 registration fee per family per year and a $25.00 re-enter fee after dropping from the program for any length of time.
Fees are due on the first day of each month for full-time and part-time options. They are due at time of sign-up for the minimum day option (Fridays). A fee of $20.00 will be assessed if payment is not received after the 15th of the month. The ESS program is self supporting and financially independent of the Poway Unified School District.

ENROLLMENT OPTIONS & MINIMUM DAY/TIME BANKING - ESS now offers several enrollment options: Full Time, AM Only, PM Only, Fridays Only (Time Banking). Please see our Program Information page for more information on each of these options. Minimum days are included in the Full Time and PM Only options.

DISTRICT RECESS/BREAK RATE - $30.00 per day. Registration for all breaks and recesses is for the entire recess or break duration. (No single days)

SIGNING IN & OUT - Students must be signed in and out of E.S.S. daily. Only an authorized person with a picture I.D. can sign a child out of E.S.S. Your child is expected at E.S.S. each day. Please notify us whenever your child WILL NOT attend E.S.S.

VACATION & ABSENCES - Monthly fees can be prorated only when a two-week notice has been given on a "Fee Adjustment Request" form. Credit is given in five-day increments only and each child is allowed two weeks per school year, excluding Winter Break, President's Week, and Spring Break (these are optional attendance time frames). If you choose to extend the two-week allotment, a withdrawal from the program is required. There are no refunds for absences due to illness or partial attendance.

ILLNESS & MEDICATION - If your child is not feeling well, please do not send him/her to E.S.S. Students who have been ill must be well, and fever free, for 24 hours before returning to E.S.S. or school. If your child becomes ill or suspected to be contagious, you will be notified to pick him/her up promptly. It is very important that you keep us updated on changes in work, home, cell, and emergency phone numbers.

E.S.S. will administer medication (prescription or non-prescription) to students only if a PUSD "Authorization for Medical Administration" form has been completed by a physician and parent. All medication must be in the original container. Sunscreen, chapstick and non-medicated cough drops need only the parent's portion of the form filled in and signed.

For more information about medication, please visit the PUSD Health Services page.