The Red Oak After School Program provides licensed after school child care for children ages 5 to 13 in a multicultural and bilingual environment. Ethnically diverse, Red Oak's children are divided into groups by age and grade level. Children are actively engaged in academic activities, reading, arts, clubs, field trips, homework support, and recreation in a year-round program which closes only on holidays. One of Boston's largest after school programs, Red Oak serves more than 130 children during the school year and 160 during the summer. Red Oak utilizes community resources to provide expanded opportunities for children in out-of-school time and partners include Tribal Rhythms and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

At Red Oak, we value and encourage parents to actively participate through parent meetings, family nights, workshops, Reading is Fundamental (RIF) activities, holiday celebrations and family field trips.

Red Oak is open from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm on school days.
Red Oak is open from 8:30 am - 6:00 pm on school vacations and the summer.

A snack is provided each day. On school vacation days, an afternoon snack is provided and parents are asked to send a lunch with the child. Lunch is provided daily during the summer.

All families must pick up their children at the end of the Red Oak day. Any other transportation arrangements must be made by the families.

Red Oak uses a sliding fee scale and has both private tuition and publicly subsidized slots (there is a wait list for subsidized slots). Every family must verify their family income unless they are paying full tuition. Red Oak maintains a wait list.

For more information on fees and availability, please contact Kathy Choi, 617-635-5129 ext. 1033 or at Kathy.Choi@bcnc.net.

Click here to view the Red Oak Program Holiday Calendar 2007-2008 - PDF version