Childcare During Town Meeting

If you are looking for childcare during Town Meeting, there are several options available to you:

• The Duxbury Student Union is sponsoring The Wacky Olympics from 12:30-5:00 on Saturday, March 12. School-aged children can be dropped off for an afternoon of games and fun while you exercise your right to vote! The cost is $20 per child or $30 per family, and advance registration is required. Contact the DSU directly at admin@duxburystudentunion.com to register or learn more.
• Child care services for preschool (ages 3 and up/must be toilet trained) – school age children will be available at a reduced cost for Duxbury residents attending Town Meeting on Saturday, March 12th.   High school students will provide care in the Extended Day program classrooms at the Alden Elementary School.  The service is available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the exception of the town meeting lunch break, when parents are asked to pick up their children.   The cost is $12 per child per day, or $6 per child for the morning session or afternoon session.  Each child should bring his/her own drink and snacks.  Families must register in advance for the child care service during Town Meeting.  Registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-serve basis, and the number of children attending will be limited to ensure proper staffing ratios.  Please call the Community Education office at 781-934-7633 by Thursday, March 10th  if you wish to register your child for the reduced cost child care service.
• Kate Garrity, a college (and DHS) graduate now living in Boston, plans to return home for the day with a couple of friends to care for a group of children at her parent's home. If you'd like to use this in-home option, please contact us and we'll put you in touch with Kate promptly. Email us at DuxburyCARES@gmail.com for more information. Thanks, Kate!
• Several teenagers in town have expressed an interest in helping with childcare for individual families. We have a limited list, but if you email us we can hopefully connect you. Again, email us at DuxburyCARES@gmail.com.
• If none of those options works for you, why not bring your kids to Town Meeting with you? Not only will your children learn about democracy in action, but they can show to others in town who, exactly, will be benefiting from new school buildings. Your children are the face of Duxbury Public Schools! In fact, there's still time to order (with rush deliver) a tshirt that says at much from the CafePress store. Visit CafePress.com/DuxburyCARES.