Before and After School Childcare
Lake and Shore Community Centre now offers before and after School Childcare
2026-2027.
Thank you for choosing Lake&Shore before and after school programs.
Please read this document and have everything you need ready for the first day.
Before&After school programs start September 3, 2026 – June 25, 2027.
Before Care 6:30-7:55 am cost $6 per day / $30 per week.
After School Care 2:00-5:30 pm, cost $15 per day / $75 per week.
There is a registration fee per child, per year of $35.
After School Program is full. Spots available Before Care.
• Please provide snacks for morning or afternoon and a fillable water bottle. No
peanut or tree nut products.
• Please provide indoor sneakers with your child’s name to be kept on site
• Please provide a change of clothes in a Ziplock bag with your child’s name on
it to stay on site during the school year.
• Attached is a copy of our violence and behaviour policy. Lake & Shore is not
able to support children that require one on one support or that have
behaviour issues.
• Attached is a list of the holidays and professional development days; there
will be no charge for these days. Ecole des Beaux-Marais participants please
note that our program will be closed on Porters Lake Elementary PD days.
• If your child is sick or absent, call the centre and leave a message on our
phone line 902-827-2700. There is no refund for sick or absent days.
• In the event of a snowstorm, early dismissal because of a storm, or if school
is closed for any reasons there will be no before/after school care. This will be
posted to our Facebook Page. Participants will be billed as we pay our staff
for these emergencies.
• Each day our staff will do a variety of activities and games with the kids.
• Billing will be the last Monday of every month with the card you have
provided, and a receipt will be on file and/or we can provide a yearly receipt.
• Ecole des Beaux-Marais kids will be dropped off at the front doors of the
centre by bus and staff will greet them and bring them into the centre
• $10 late fee applied when late for pick up.
Holidays for Both Schools
Sept 7 Labour Day
Sept 30 National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
Oct 12 Thanksgiving
Nov 11 Remembrance Day
Dec 21 – Jan 3 Christmas break
Feb 15 Heritage Day
Mar 8-12 March Break
Mar 26 & 29 Easter
May 24 Victoria Day
Professional Development Days Porters Lake Elementary
September 2
September 25
October 23
December 4
December 21
April 2
April 30s.
Note For Parents:
We will be introducing fun clubs to our program this year Tuesday- Fitness club,
Wednesday games club, Thursday dance club. Children will have the option to join
clubs if they choose.
Please be advised we will only be doing canteen on Fridays. You can send money
along with your child or prepay a tab for them.
PDF Version Childcare guide 25-26
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Violence & Behaviour Policy
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