2025-2026 Extended Day Program Quick Links
2024-2025 Extended Day Program Quick Links
Registration for the 2025-2026 School Year
- Registration for NEW STUDENTS opens on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM and closes at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
- Registration is online via Google Form. Links to the school-specific NEW STUDENT registration forms and full details regarding registration can be found in the 2025-2026 New Student Before School and Extended Day Program Informational Smore linked here.
- Registration is not first come, first served. A lottery for enrollment for NEW STUDENTS will be held on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
- Families will be notified via email on or before Friday, May 30, 2025 if their student is being offered a confirmed space or if they were waitlisted.
- Registrations received after the May 21, 2025, deadline will be added to the waitlist on a first come, first serve basis behind students who were waitlisted as a result of the lottery for enrollment.
- There is a one-time registration fee of $100.00 per child to activate your student’s registration. Registration fees are due after the lottery for enrollment takes place. You will receive instructions on how to submit your registration fee when you receive your student’s enrollment lottery results. The registration fee does not go towards the cost of tuition.
- If, following the lottery for enrollment, your student is offered a space in the 2025-2026 Before School and/or Extended Day Program their first full month’s tuition payment will be due by Friday, June 6, 2025, to confirm and secure their enrollment. Registration fees are also due by this date. Payment instructions will be emailed to families.
- PRIORITY registration opens on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, and closes at 11:59 PM on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. PRIORITY registration status will not be honored for any students who are registered after April 15, 2025.
- If the number of PRIORITY student registrations received exceeds the total program capacity and/or the capacity of a single grade/age grouping, a lottery for PRIORITY enrollment will be held on Wednesday April 16, 2025, and families will receive an email notifying them if their student is being offered a space or has been waitlisted on or before Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
- PRIORITY registration is offered to the following students:
- RETURNING STUDENTS - Students actively enrolled in the 2024-2025 Before School and/or Extended Day Program as kindergarten through grade 5 students at the time of 2025-2026 priority registration (4/1/25 - 4/15/25). *Students enrolled in the 2024-2025 PreKindergarten Extended Day Program are not eligible for priority enrollment as incoming 2025-2026 kindergarten students.
- SIBLINGS OF RETURNING STUDENTS - Students entering kindergarten through grade 5 for the 2025-2026 school year who have one or more siblings who are actively enrolled in the 2024-2025 Before School and/or Extended Day Program as kindergarten through grade 5 students at the time of 2025-2026 priority registration (4/1/25 - 4/15/25). *Students entering PreKindergarten in the 2025-2026 school year are not eligible for sibling priority.
- PREVIOUSLY WAITLISTED STUDENTS: Students who were registered as kindergarten through grade 5 students for the 2024-2025 school year Before School and/or Extended Day Program during the initial new student registration period (6/3/24 - 6/23/24), AND whose registration fee to activate their waitlist status was paid by the initial deadline of July 22, 2024, AND who remain active on the 2024-2025 Before School and/or Extended Day Program waitlist at the time of 2025-2026 priority registration (4/1/25 - 4/15/25). Students who were previously waitlisted for the 2024-2025 PreK Extended Day Program are not eligible for 2025-2026 priority registration.
- STUDENTS OF WPS EMPLOYEES - Students entering kindergarten through grade 5 in the 2025-2026 school year whose parent and/or legal guardian is an active employee of Watertown Public Schools at the time of 2025-2026 priority registration (4/1/25 - 4/15/25). There is no priority available for students of WPS employees entering PreKindergarten in the 2025-2026 school year.
- School-specific Priority registration links can be found in the 2025-2026 Priority Registration Before School and Extended Day Program Informational Smore linked here.
The Extended Day Program is run by Watertown Community Education, a department of Watertown Public Schools (WPS). This is an optional, fee-based program for WPS students in prekindergarten through grade 5. There is an Extended Day Program location on-site at the Cunniff, Hosmer, and Lowell Elementary Schools. The Extended Day Programs provide a safe, nurturing environment after school for students from 2:30 PM to 6:00 PM each day. The Extended Day Programs are not academic programs. These are social and play-based programs offering students a schedule of activities each day that includes a balance of structured and unstructured time. The programs offer arts and crafts, movements activities, group-based activities that are both student- and teacher-led, and free playtime with a variety of toys and materials. Students enrolled in the Extended Day Program will spend time outdoors daily, weather permitting. The Program offers additional enrichments for enrolled students during conference days and early release days.
K-5 Before School Program - 7:15 AM - 8:05 AM
Students can be dropped off anytime within these hours
PreK-5 Extended Day Program - 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Students can be picked up anytime during these hours
Before School Program (Open to students in kindergarten through grade 5)
5 day per week enrollment (only registration option)
Extended Day Program (Open to students in prekindergarten through grade 5)
5 day per week enrollment
3 day per week enrollment (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays)
2 day per week enrollment (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
*No exceptions can be made to the days included in these enrollment options.
*Priority will be given to registrations for 5 day per week enrollment.
2025-2026 Before School and Extended Day Program Tuition Rates (click here to view the tuition rates)
- The annual tuition is paid on a monthly basis and is broken down into 10-equal monthly payments.
- The first month’s tuition, Payment #1 (for September) is due in advance to secure and confirm your student’s enrollment. The due date for this payment is included in your student’s space offer email.
- Tuition Payments #2-#10 (for October through June) are due in advance, on the 10th of the month each month for the upcoming month. If the 10th falls on a day that school is not in session, payment is due on the school day preceding the 10th.
- Since the tuition is broken down into 10-equal monthly tuition payments, the tuition amount remains the same each month, September through June, regardless of how many days the program actually runs each month.
- Tuition will not be prorated due to absences, holidays, snow days, and/or any other days school is closed for any reason or a student is unable to attend.
- Watertown Community Education does not offer scholarships or reduced rates based on income. Child care vouchers are not accepted for these programs.
2024-2025 School Year Extended Day Program
The initial registration period for new student registration for the 2024-2025 Before School and Extended Day Programs for incoming grade K-5 students closed at 11:59 PM on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
The Extended Day Programs at the Cunniff, Hosmer, and Lowell Elementary Schools are enrolled to capacity for all grades K through Grade 5. The PreK Extended Day Program is offered at the Hosmer School only and is also enrolled to capacity. There is currently an active waitlist for these programs. Please scroll down to view detailed instructions on how to register your student and activate their registration.
If you have any questions regarding Watertown Community Education's Before School and/or Extended Day Program, please contact Debi Cornelius at debora.cornelius@watertown.k12.ma.us and Jeff Bodner at jeffrey.bodner@watertown.k12.ma.us.
2024-2025 School Year Important Documents for The Before School and Extended Day Programs for Grades K-5:
2024-2025 School Year Important Documents for The Prekindergarten Extended Day Program:
Registration and Enrollment Information for the 2024-2025 Extended Day Programs
Is there space to enroll my student in The Extended Day Program for the 2024-2025 school year?
- The Extended Day Programs at the Cunniff, Hosmer, and Lowell Elementary Schools are enrolled to capacity based on our current staffing for all grades PreK - Grade 5. There is an active waitlist for these programs.
How can I add my student to the waitlist for The Extended Day Program for the 2024-2025 school year?
- If you would like to add your student to the waitlist you must register them AND pay the registration fee.
- To register your student, please click on the school-specific registration link below.
- Once you submit your online registration form you will receive an email from the email address “Google Forms” with a copy of your registration form. Please check this and review your submission to ensure it is accurate. If you notice errors in your registration form, please submit a new corrected registration form. We will honor your most recent registration form and discard any older, prior registration forms received. Sometimes the email from “Google Forms” can go to your junk or spam folders, please make sure to check these.
- To activate your student's registration there is a one-time, per student registration fee of $100.00. Your student's registration is not considered complete until the registration fee is received. Registration fee payments can be made online or by check or money order. Full payment instructions are listed below for each payment method.
- Once both your online registration form and registration fee have been received, you will receive an email within 5 school days confirming your student has been added as an active student on the program waitlist. If and when a space becomes available, we will reach out to you via email to the email address(es) you provided on your registration form to offer you a space. Please make sure the email address(es) you provide are ones that you check regularly as space offers are time-sensitive.
- Please note that there is no guarantee that a space will become available for your student in the program. If you are not offered a space in our program this year, the registration fee will show as paid for future years if you wish to register your student for our program. If you wish to register your student for the program again in future years, you must complete a new registration form each year. You will not need to pay the registration fee again.
How do I make a registration fee payment online?
- To make a payment online, please visit the City Hall Systems payment platform.
- You will be prompted to Enter Your Municipality. Begin typing Watertown, MA and select Watertown, MA from the drop down menu below once it appears. Select View/Pay Bills to proceed.
- On the Select Your Bill page, select Community Education from the vertical menu on the left hand side on the screen.
- Select Extended Day Program (K-5) *If you are registering for PreK Extended Day, you’ll also select Extended Day Program (K-5)
- Select the Program You Would Like to Make Payment For *If you are registering for PreK Extended Day, you’ll also select Hosmer Extended Day Program (K-5)
- If you are making a registration fee payment, select the Custom Tuition Amount then enter $100.00 in the Total Payment box and proceed with completing the rest of the form and adding it to the cart.
- Enter Student First Name
- Enter Student Last Name
- Enter Parent Guardian First & Last Name AND fill out all required Contact Information fields
- Select Add to Cart
- From here, you can either select Add Additional Items to Cart OR Proceed to Checkout
How do I make out my registration fee payment if paying via check or money order and where do I drop it off?
- Check or money orders should be made payable to the City of Watertown.
- For all payments, please make sure to include your student’s full name and program code on the memo line. Program codes are as follows:
- Cunniff Extended Day is CEDP
- Hosmer Extended Day is HEDP
- Lowell Extended Day is LEDP
- PreK Extended Day is HEDP-PK
- Before School Program is BSP
- If submitting your payment via check or money order, your payment should be dropped off in the payment box located in the Phillips Administration Building parking lot. You can find this parking lot by putting 31 Marshall Street into your gps. The payment drop-off box is located next to the stairs leading into the building from the parking lot. Click here for a photo of the payment box outside of the Phillips Administration building.
- Please do not drop payments off your school’s main office.
Where to find information about Watertown Community Education Programs:
Please check our Watertown Community Education Webpage for more information about our Before School and Extended Day Programs as well as other programs offered through our department at this link.
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How to contact Watertown Community Education:
If you have any questions, please contact Debi Cornelius, Director of Community Education at debora.cornelius@watertown.k12.ma.us and Jeff Bodner, Assistant Director of Community Education at jeffrey.bodner@watertown.k12.ma.us
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